Diego Sarmiento awarded prestigious Truman Scholarship
Sarmiento is the first UCLA undergraduate to receive award since 2009
3 UCLA undergraduates receive Goldwater Scholarships
Just 438 students were selected for the prestigious award, out of more than 5,000 applicants.
In the News: What Support Do Community College Students Need To Transfer?
Read more about UCLA’s Center for Community College Partnerships on LAist.
UCLA College honors 5 visionary supporters with centennial awards
The awardees — alumni and friends of the College — were recognized for their extraordinary leadership and philanthropy at a Royce Hall event
Unlocking opportunities: Undergraduate scholars programs empower UCLA student researchers across disciplines
The UCLA Undergraduate Research Centers’ partnerships with prestigious foundation scholars programs are a cornerstone of efforts to advance outstanding Bruin undergraduate research.
Claudia Salcedo named director of Center for Community College Partnerships
Claudia Salcedo, who has served the UCLA community for more than two decades, has been appointed director of the Center for Community College Partnerships at UCLA, or CCCP, starting April […]
Four hands, two hearts, one mission
Teaching ASL at UCLA distinguishes Benjamin Lewis and Mariam Janvelyan — and their friendship
An even Bigger Bang: Chuck Lorre’s $24.5 million gift to empower low-income STEM students
New UCLA Chuck Lorre Scholars Program will boost scholarship funding and cultivate leaders in science and technology
In a world shaped by data, what happens to social justice?
UCLA cluster course draws from humanities, social sciences to examine the impact of statistics and AI data drives life-changing decisions in every social sector.
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A UCLA-led project aims to increase the availability of Spanish-language neuroscience research.
UCLA creates first disability studies major at a California public university
New program launched thanks in part to overwhelming popularity of the campus’s existing minor.
Arushi Avachat selected as 2024 Marshall Scholar
Arushi Avachat, who plans to graduate in June with degrees in English and political science and a South Asian studies minor, is the latest UCLA student to win the prestigious […]
Academic Advancement Program Student Awarded Arthur Ashe Scholarship
Sydney Do credits an entire community with paving her path to UCLA. After high school, the Maryland native moved to California to live with her grandparents and attend a local […]
Getting paid to get ahead: A new program helps students gain career experience and earn money for college
Learn more about theLearning-Aligned Employment Program (LAEP). This new program, funded by the California Student Aid Commission aims to provide paid, career-building jobs for undergrads with financial need.
Students’ community service projects earn Strauss scholarships
A program that provides career mentorship to college students and recent graduates on the autism spectrum and those with developmental disabilities. Another that ensures children in the Mojave Desert will […]
UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Legacy Fund Launches Ashe Internship at SPORTFIVE Agency
Arthur Ashe‘s legacy will live on at UCLA in a new form with the debut of a summer internship offered to one UCLA student or recent graduate each year, supported […]
Social justice in the spotlight during UCLA Undergraduate Research Week
An examination of how a museum exhibition that told the stories of HIV-positive people around the world through photographs they took of their daily lives affected people’s attitudes about HIV. […]
Two Bruins win prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
UCLA undergraduates Jovian Cheung and Kevin Jiang have won this year’s prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, among the 410 natural science, engineering and mathematics students from across the U.S. to be awarded […]
Undergraduates publish paper about remote learning disparities
In a course catalog at a place that offers as many different classes as UCLA, “Health Disparities and the Environment” might not stand out. But the undergraduates in biology professor […]
Lessons Learned: UCLA Symposium on Remote Teaching during COVID-19
Students haven’t been the only ones navigating a new college experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. For faculty, switching to fully remote teaching posed a challenge unlike anything they’d experienced before.
Students’ UCLA journeys start in Summer Sessions precollege programs
Ryan Vuong, back row far left, and friends at the Sci | Art Lab Summer Institute Ryan Vuong and Alysa Kataoka each spent a week at UCLA participating in UCLA […]
From Startup to Social Change: UCLA’s Blackstone Launchpad Social Impact Fellows
Startup companies have introduced innovative technology, unique products and even new social networks. At UCLA, four startups are also addressing some of society’s most important challenges, from reaching swing voters […]
UCLA VIP Scholars staffer Trimaine Davis named honorary Super Bowl captain
A longtime educator in Los Angeles has been named one of three honorary captains for upcoming Super Bowl LV.
UCLA alumna awarded Mitchell Scholarship, first in 20 years
This time next year, Genevieve Finn ’20 will be studying creative writing at Trinity College in Dublin as one of 12 winners of this year’s prestigious Mitchell Scholarship. She is […]
UCLA Ranks #5 Top College for Future Philanthropists
Students at the University of California, Los Angeles must be strong, considering they’re carrying around enormous hearts of gold for their community. While over 200 student organizations regularly undertake service […]
Center for Community Engagement Debuts New Name, New Website, and Campus Database for Community Partnerships
The UCLA Center for Community Learning has a new name. As of November 10, the Center will be known as the UCLA Center for Community Engagement, reflecting the Center’s continued […]
Vahagn Aldzhyan Selected as Second Arthur Ashe Jr. Scholar
While volunteering with the UCLA undergraduate-led International Collegiate Health Initiative (ICHI), which aims to provide healthcare to underserved communities in Los Angeles, UCLA senior Vahagn Aldzhyan and his coworkers completed […]
Second annual cohort of Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Research to incorporate social justice into undergraduate courses
UCLA undergraduates will soon have the opportunity to gather primary source documents about California Indian dance, interview migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, study emerging online platforms for community organizing, and […]
Arthur Ashe’s Protest for Haitian Refugees Inspires UCLA Senior Thesis
Looking back, it seems destined that graduating political science and global studies major Maripau Paz’s senior thesis would be inspired by Arthur Ashe.
Faculty get creative to teach about the COVID-19 pandemic
The screen shows the familiar grid of small faces but everyone’s focused on the guest speaker, a student joining the class from his home in Wuhan, China, eager for their […]
AAP research program renamed to honor Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Huggins, Jr.
The Academic Advancement Program (AAP)’s Community Development and Social Justice Program has been renamed to honor John Huggins, Jr. and Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter, two Bruins who fought for community and […]
Alumni win graduate scholarships to study overseas
Leia Yen, who graduated from UCLA in 2019, has won the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, making her the first Bruin to win in nine years, and also the first UCLA transfer student […]
Student launches mobile health clinic to increase access to care
On a sunny autumn Saturday at the Southeast-Rio Vista YMCA in the city of Maywood, kids colored drawings and played Jenga while their parents and other family members underwent basic […]
Entrepreneurship program expands from UCLA throughout UC
Based on its successful first few years of incubating startups at UCLA, the Blackstone Charitable Foundation has partnered with the University of California to bring the Blackstone LaunchPad to eight more […]
New majors, changes to existing minors’ names, curricula announced
The community engagement and social change minor changed its name this fall from the civic engagement minor. The change intends to better reflect the component of the curriculum that involves […]
Center for Community College Partnerships recognized for Latino transfer student success
UCLA’s Center for Community College Partnerships, a unit of the Academic Advancement Program, has been announced as one of four national 2019 Examples of Excelencia for its efforts to increase transfer […]
New data shows Academic Advancement Program is closing achievement gaps
Research conducted by the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) has found that students in AAP have higher graduation rates compared to the overall underrepresented minority student population at UCLA – evidence […]
Disabled dancers learn to redefine the aesthetics of movement at UCLA
As the 10 dancers moved across the studio floor in Kaufman Hall, their instructor closely watched how each dancer’s body movements transitioned from one to the next. Victoria Marks, associate […]
Arthur Ashe’s Most Impactful Serve – The National Junior Tennis League
Fifty-one years ago, Arthur Ashe became the first (and last) African American man to win the U.S. Open, which begins tomorrow. As is fitting, last year the tennis community celebrated this […]
Autism Media Lab at UCLA teaches — and practices — inclusion
Judy Mark was observing her students working in their four-person groups in her Autism Media Lab when she noticed one group quietly working on their laptops. No one was talking […]
Faculty Innovation Fellowship helps UCLA professors launch startups
Karida Brown, UCLA assistant sociology professor, was inspired to create a support network for academics of social change last year when she realized how many of her contemporaries, herself included, […]
Six professors receive Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Research
The inaugural Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Research, which is supported by the Chancellor’s office and the UCLA Center for Community Learning, has allocated six $10,000 research grants to develop new undergraduate research […]
UCLA helps faculty keep their skills polished
Whether they’ve already risen up the ranks in their department or are still early in their careers, just about every professor is familiar with the feeling of walking into a […]
Scholarship recipients and donors come together at scholarships luncheon
Scholarship recipients had a unique opportunity to meet their donors and share their achievements at the UCLA 2019 Scholarships Luncheon on March 3. The annual brunch was held in Carnesale […]
AAP Alum Featured on Fox 11 Los Angeles
Academic Advancement Program alumna Ashley Williams ’12 was featured in a Fox 11 Los Angeles news segment honoring anchor Christine Devine. The Drew Child Development Corporation honored Devine at its […]
Associate vice provost Charles Alexander selected to contribute to Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research selected UCLA associate vice provost for student diversity Charles Alexander as a contributor for the 2020 Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health. […]
U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu says government can help make society more just for all
U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu came from Taiwan to the United States with his family when he was 3 years old. And since then, he has tried to champion the ideals […]
UCLA alumnus awarded Knight-Hennessy scholarship
Akiva Nemetsky, who graduated from UCLA in 2018 with a degree in film, television and digital media, has won a prestigious Knight-Hennessy scholarship, the largest endowed graduate scholarship in the […]
Two UCLA students win Strauss scholarships for public service projects
Whenever his teachers would give his class a writing assignment, the other kids would groan, but Nathan Mallipeddi was always secretly relieved. He much preferred writing over oral presentations because […]
A dream fulfilled on Denali
Early in the morning, while most people are still sleeping, Joy McKee climbed out of her tent at an altitude of 17,200 feet. After two and a half weeks of […]
UCLA to celebrate Jackie Robinson’s 100th birthday
At a time when Major League Baseball was a whites-only profession, Jackie Robinson, one of UCLA’s most esteemed alumni and one of the nation’s most respected athletes and advocates, stood […]
UCLA students and alumni work together to tackle food justice
Sarina Morales is a self-proclaimed “city girl.” Born and raised in San Fernando Valley, Morales had never worked on a farm, planted her own food, or chased chickens. But all […]
Pat Turner: Looking Back, Looking Forward
As she meets with colleagues across campus and even across the entire University of California, Dean and Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education Patricia Turner is always struck by how highly […]
New Student and Transition Programs director trains therapy dog for patients and students
As director of New Student and Transition Programs, Roxanne Neal knows just how to make new Bruins feel comfortable and cared for during the sometimes difficult transition to college. Now, […]
UCLA’s top teachers recognized at ceremony at Chancellor’s residence
The recipients of UCLA’s highest honor for teaching, the Distinguished Teaching Awards, were honored by the UCLA Academic Senate at the Andrea L. Rich Night to Honor Teaching awards ceremony at […]
UCLA receives grant from the Amgen Foundation to continue hosting Amgen Scholars Program
UCLA has been awarded a four-year grant from the Amgen Foundation to continue providing hands-on laboratory experience to undergraduate students across Southern California through the Amgen Scholars Program. The Amgen Foundation […]
UCLA seeks community feedback during accreditation process
UCLA has begun the three-year accreditation process administered by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).
Shalom Staub named director of UCLA Center for Community Learning
Following a national search, Shalom Staub has been selected as director of the UCLA Center for Community Learning, effective September 1.
UCLA recognized for commitment to supporting transfer students
The American Talent Initiative (ATI) and the Campaign for College Opportunity have both recognized UCLA for its dedication to helping community college students transfer to and graduate from four-year universities.
Undergraduate research inspires UCLA alum’s future career
Douglas Yao discovered his passion for research as an undergraduate at UCLA. Now, he’s embarking on a PhD at Harvard in pursuit of his goal to run his own lab […]
UCLA Honors Legacy of Arthur Ashe on 50th Anniversary of His Historic U.S. Open Win
The 2018 U.S. Open Tennis Championships kicks off today, marking 50 years since UCLA alumnus Arthur Ashe ’66 won the tournament’s first men’s singles title. In honor of this milestone, […]
Startup UCLA Accelerator teams meet with Chancellor Block
Chancellor Gene Block offered encouragement to UCLA’s newest entrepreneurs during his visit to Startup UCLA’s Summer Accelerator in early August.
Conference at UCLA prepares underrepresented students for graduate school
As UCLA undergraduate Jendalyn Coulter spoke to the several dozen professors, students and educational leaders about her research on former foster youth who go on to college, she was poised […]
Art gallery publishes UCLA undergraduate’s research on artist Patssi Valdez
Fourth-year art history major and digital humanities minor Rocio Sanchez-Nolasco is about to have her original research published by a southern California art gallery, all because of a photo her […]
UCLA College Honors Students Present at Major Conference
Two UCLA College honors students presented at the annual Academic Resource Conference sponsored by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission. Held in April […]
Bunche Center Launches New Arthur Ashe Legacy Website
Hundreds of videos, interviews, photos, articles and other resources related to the life of tennis legend and UCLA alumnus Arthur Ashe are now accessible via the Ralph J. Bunche Center […]
Seen and Heard Backstage at UCLA College Commencement’s 2 p.m. Ceremony
Friday, June 15, 1 p.m. It’s College Commencement Day at UCLA and one of the biggest ceremonies of the year is about to start. Across campus, families and graduates take […]
UCLA Faculty on Undergraduate Research Week
Professors Gregory Pottie, Kara Cooney and Alvaro Sagasti share why they support undergraduate research and why they find Undergraduate Research Week so impressive. Undergraduate Research Week showcases and celebrates undergraduate […]
Two UCLA students win Strauss Scholarship for public service projects
For the first time in three years, UCLA students have been named recipients of the Donald A. Strauss Foundation’s annual public service scholarship. Second-year psychobiology and political science double major […]
Why Do Students Participate in Undergraduate Research Week?
Students share why Undergraduate Research Week is a unique and valuable opportunity. Learn more about Undergraduate Research Week: http://urweek.ugresearch.ucla.edu/
Advising Communities of Excellence (ACE) fosters community of advisors
Twice per quarter, around 50 staff from across UCLA gather at interactive workshops to discuss best practices, tools, and theory about the work they do every day: advising students. The […]
Study abroad peer advisor and UCLA Guardian Scholar encourages students to see the world
Walk into the International Education Office in 1332 Murphy Hall and you might be greeted by Montana Epps, a third-year history major and study abroad student peer advisor with infectious […]
UCLA students learn history from Holocaust survivors
At age 15, Ann Signett was surrounded by war. Every morning she would go out on her balcony and watch B17 bombers as they flew over her hometown of Rome […]
UCLA class turns downtown Los Angeles into a classroom
As the crowded Metro Rapid 720 bus heads east on Wilshire Boulevard, the 20 UCLA undergraduates on board are captivated as they pass the marble and travertine Scottish Rite Masonic […]
UCLA students get busy during Summer Sessions
Priority enrollment for summer 2018 opened on February 1, which means that students like Arpi Beshlikyan are already deciding whether to catch up, get ahead or explore future careers.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel urges students to embrace risk in Startup UCLA roundtable
In a roundtable discussion with UCLA students and Chicago entrepreneurs at Startup UCLA on Feb. 12, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was adamant that despite all his career accomplishments, it is […]