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Anderson School of Management
Never Giving Up, Always Giving Back
After suffering from Guillain-Barré syndrome, Nhat Tran ’97, MPH ’17 refused to let disability discourage him from reaching…
In the Market for Excellence
When it comes to business, few know it like UCLA alumnus Bernard (“Bernie”) Briskin ’49. After serving in…
The College
Transforming Faculties
A great university, like UCLA, is a melting pot of dynamic people and ideas. On our campus, budding…
The Power of the Past to Better the Future
If forgetting the past means repeating mistakes, remembering it can change the course of history for good. Honoring…
Students Are Donors, Too
Navjot Sandhu ’15, a neuroscience major and research assistant in the UCLA Semel Institute focusing on autistic and…
David Geffen School of Medicine / Health Sciences
The Criterion for Cancer Care
Dr. Vicki Simms and her husband, Ron, learned firsthand about the struggles that cancer patients and their families…
Value Added: Graduate Scholarships
A message from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Dean Kelsey Martin Graduate students are integral to…
To Women’s Health
UCLA is committed to equity in health care delivery, and philanthropy helps make it a reality. Iris Cantor…
Fielding School of Public Health
Never Giving Up, Always Giving Back
After suffering from Guillain-Barré syndrome, Nhat Tran ’97, MPH ’17 refused to let disability discourage him from reaching…
Making Headlines by Changing Them
What if tomorrow’s above-the-fold headline reads “Studies Show Dramatic Drop in Gun Violence”? If Dean Hansell, partner at…
A Challenge for Chairs
University of California President Janet Napolitano has issued funds — and a challenge. Among the factors that distinguish a…
Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
UCLA: World Citizen
After two world wars, members of the United Nations decided it was time for, in the words of…
Potential, Meet Opportunity
People of all backgrounds, abilities, and ambitions can live full and fulfilling lives when given the opportunity. And…
Learning to Last a Lifetime
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”– Albert Einstein A passion for learning infuses…
Herb Alpert School of Music
Vocal Victories
College is the proverbial time for many to find their voices, an adage particularly appropriate for voice performance…
Playing it Forward
UCLA is an inspiring place. Bruins of all backgrounds — from students and faculty to alumni and donors…
Musical Firsts
Primi! The first music school in the UC system, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music also leads the…
Luskin School of Public Affairs
A Lift for Latinos
“We succeed because we are dreamers, not dividers,” said Kevin de León, president pro tem emeritus of the…
A Legacy — and a Lift for Luskin
Fall 2018 brings complementary good news to UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs — a new undergraduate major…
Equal to the Task
Optimism and opportunity are hallmarks of UCLA. It is only fitting, then, that the university is now home…
Samueli School of Engineering
Support for All Students
A UCLA educational experience often inspires graduates to give back. As a student, Mukund Padmanabhan, MS ’89, PhD…
Visionaries
The Bruin family is about to get bigger. To help more students get an engineering education and lead…
Off and Running
When UCLA publicly launched the Centennial Campaign for UCLA in May 2014, what we really kicked off was…
School of Dentistry
Providing People with Disability the Ability to Thrive
UCLA and its donors never shy away from a challenge. One example is how they are leading the…
A Challenge for Chairs
University of California President Janet Napolitano has issued funds — and a challenge. Among the factors that distinguish a…
Top Talent at the Table
The Centennial Campaign has helped UCLA reach a lot of milestones leading up to the big one: the…
School of Law
That’s Entertainment Law
Situated in the home and the heart of the entertainment industry, UCLA is poised perfectly to prepare the…
Raising the Bar
For the third time, UCLA School of Law’s Entertainment, Media and Intellectual Property Law Program has been named…
Justice Should Be Indigenous
UCLA leads many efforts to create justice for all. Case in point: The university has a powerful relationship…
School of Nursing
Providing People with Disability the Ability to Thrive
UCLA and its donors never shy away from a challenge. One example is how they are leading the…
Open Doors Open Possibilities
A UCLA education is transformative. That fact drove a record-breaking 102,000 prospective freshmen and more than 22,000 transfer…
Legacy of a Lifetime
Elsie Beard Studer, MSN ’65 was looking for the perfect gift. A UCLA alumna, faculty, administrator, and donor,…
School of the Arts and Architecture
Teaching Artists
Those who can — teach. Teaching is an art form. Thanks to a progressive program called the Visual…
State of the Arts
In 2016 Margo Leavin ’58 gave $20 million to renovate UCLA’s graduate art studios in Culver City. Three…
Giving Down to a Fine Art
One of the many ways UCLA contributes to the vitality of Los Angeles is through the arts. In…
School of Theater, Film and Television
Real Science on Screen
What do screenwriting, an education in human rights and ethnic studies, time spent in Uganda, and a fascination…
Off and Running
When UCLA publicly launched the Centennial Campaign for UCLA in May 2014, what we really kicked off was…
Artists Empowered
In the right hands, the arts are a powerful force for positive change. Milton and Judith Stark firmly…
Students
Transforming Faculties
A great university, like UCLA, is a melting pot of dynamic people and ideas. On our campus, budding…
UCLA All Over the Map
UCLA has been developing relationships across continents and cultures for decades. One key advocate for those international efforts…
Value Added: Graduate Scholarships
A message from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Dean Kelsey Martin Graduate students are integral to…
Research
UCLA All Over the Map
UCLA has been developing relationships across continents and cultures for decades. One key advocate for those international efforts…
True-Blue Bruin
When it comes to UCLA, Paul Terasaki’s ’50, MA ’52, PhD ’56 allegiant generosity is as storied as…
UCLA: World Citizen
After two world wars, members of the United Nations decided it was time for, in the words of…
Places
UCLA Soccer Scores
Thanks to a lead commitment of $5 million, the Annenberg Foundation is leading the way to transform the…
State of the Arts
In 2016 Margo Leavin ’58 gave $20 million to renovate UCLA’s graduate art studios in Culver City. Three…
Seeing to the Future of Medicine
The intersection of Le Conte and Tiverton Avenues in Westwood is now also a critical juncture in medical…
Campaign milestones
True North: UCLA and Northern California
In mid-May, UCLA officially launched the Centennial Campaign in Northern California with a dinner and a reception on…
The Turn of UCLA’s Century
When the Centennial Campaign for UCLA launched, the university was looking forward to its hundredth year. It arrived…
Vantage Point
Mark this happy milestone: The Centennial Campaign for UCLA recently passed the campaign midpoint on the calendar, and…
Arts & culture
UCLA All Over the Map
UCLA has been developing relationships across continents and cultures for decades. One key advocate for those international efforts…
True-Blue Bruin
When it comes to UCLA, Paul Terasaki’s ’50, MA ’52, PhD ’56 allegiant generosity is as storied as…
That’s Entertainment Law
Situated in the home and the heart of the entertainment industry, UCLA is poised perfectly to prepare the…
Athletics
UCLA Soccer Scores
Thanks to a lead commitment of $5 million, the Annenberg Foundation is leading the way to transform the…
Opportunity Served
He broke racial barriers in sports and society with his athletic and scholastic talents. So far, he has…
Off and Running
When UCLA publicly launched the Centennial Campaign for UCLA in May 2014, what we really kicked off was…
Environment & climate
Teaming Up to Transform L.A.
UCLA crosses divides, connects disciplines, and comes together to promote progress. And thanks to a new round of…
Ripple Effects
Scholarships make dreams of coming to UCLA come true. And that’s just the start of what students achieve…
No Drought of Generosity
California is experiencing its third worst drought in recorded history. Most of us are worried about brown lawns…
Health & behavior
The Criterion for Cancer Care
Dr. Vicki Simms and her husband, Ron, learned firsthand about the struggles that cancer patients and their families…
Value Added: Graduate Scholarships
A message from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Dean Kelsey Martin Graduate students are integral to…
To Women’s Health
UCLA is committed to equity in health care delivery, and philanthropy helps make it a reality. Iris Cantor…
Nation, world, & society
UCLA All Over the Map
UCLA has been developing relationships across continents and cultures for decades. One key advocate for those international efforts…
True-Blue Bruin
When it comes to UCLA, Paul Terasaki’s ’50, MA ’52, PhD ’56 allegiant generosity is as storied as…
UCLA: World Citizen
After two world wars, members of the United Nations decided it was time for, in the words of…
Science & technology
Teaming Up to Transform L.A.
UCLA crosses divides, connects disciplines, and comes together to promote progress. And thanks to a new round of…
Taking a Stand Against Depression
What starts at UCLA spreads hope. From breakthrough research to new technologies, discoveries developed on campus reach communities…
Support for All Students
A UCLA educational experience often inspires graduates to give back. As a student, Mukund Padmanabhan, MS ’89, PhD…
Students & campus
Transforming Faculties
A great university, like UCLA, is a melting pot of dynamic people and ideas. On our campus, budding…
UCLA Soccer Scores
Thanks to a lead commitment of $5 million, the Annenberg Foundation is leading the way to transform the…
UCLA All Over the Map
UCLA has been developing relationships across continents and cultures for decades. One key advocate for those international efforts…
UCLA & community
The Criterion for Cancer Care
Dr. Vicki Simms and her husband, Ron, learned firsthand about the struggles that cancer patients and their families…
The Turn of UCLA’s Century
When the Centennial Campaign for UCLA launched, the university was looking forward to its hundredth year. It arrived…
Teaching Artists
Those who can — teach. Teaching is an art form. Thanks to a progressive program called the Visual…