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The day’s festivities began with the dedication of a new mural gracing the school’s Skyhook Court, a basketball court named for alum Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Skyhook Foundation. “To be honored in a place dedicated to learning, community and creativity means a lot to me,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “Education has always been close to my heart because it shapes how we understand the world and our place in it.”
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Under the Bruin blue skies of Gulf Shores, Alabama, the team took home another championship — the first under coach Jenny Johnson Jordan.
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Latinos in the U.S., whose population now exceeds 68 million, generated $4.4 trillion for the economy in 2024, according to the latest research from UCLA and Cal Lutheran.
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A nasal spray developed by UCLA virologists has been shown to be highly effective at preventing or minimizing COVID and several other deadly viruses in mice and cell models.
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The official campus station has been broadcasting Bruin DJs since 1962. Come along on a tour of this Westwood treasure.
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Read more of the latest research & news stories
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Please take this quick survey to help us better understand what matters most to you. It’s completely anonymous and the questions will change — so repeat takers are welcome. The survey will close next Wednesday at 5 p.m. Thank you for your time!
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The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden’s upcoming Clarkia Flower Festival celebrates native California wildflowers and community education. Victoria Sork, director of the garden and herbarium and a distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, says the event is an opportunity to showcase plant diversity beyond familiar blooms.
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“Certain workers are always more vulnerable when the economy drops in any kind of way,” said Saba Waheed, director of the UCLA Labor Center. “When there’s an unemployment bump, you often see Black workers experience it harder, first and so on.”
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This new badge is necessary for Spotify to protect its own credibility, according to Tiffany Naiman, the director of music industry programs at UCLA.“This move reflects a repositioning toward something closer to an editorial and authenticating authority, a role historically held by labels, tastemakers and curators,” Naiman says. “When a streaming platform starts deciding who qualifies as a legitimate artist … That’s not a technical question. It’s a cultural and economic one.”
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Join us on Wednesday, May 13, from 4–5:30 p.m. for a campuswide conversation designed to bring together students, staff and faculty in meaningful dialogue around the draft refreshed values. This final gathering of the quarter is an opportunity to share perspectives, listen deeply and strengthen our sense of connection across the UCLA community. Register for this event. Campus location will be provided upon RSVP.
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May
9
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Experience what the New York Times calls a “raucous, grungy, irresistibly exuberant…virtuosic family.” Wild Up has been lauded as one of music’s most exciting groups by critics around the world. Purchase tickets for this event.
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May
12
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1. p.m.
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Charles E. Young Research Library
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This workshop will focus on writing effective prompts, evaluating A.I.’s ability to understand and summarize academic writing and more while keeping issues of plagiarism, intellectual property protection and other impacts of A.I. in mind. Register for this workshop.
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May
12
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4:30 p.m.
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Bunche Hall Rm 10383
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The UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies invites you to a talk by journalist Andrew Ryvkin exploring how the Kremlin uses influencers, streaming platforms (the Kremlin has its own “Netflix”), branded content and more to promote its president’s agenda. RSVP for this talk.
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May
13
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6 p.m.
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UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon, Kerckhoff Hall
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UCLA professor Terence Keel will deliver a lecture on The Coroner’s Silence, examining how race shapes forensic science and the investigation of death in the United States. Book signing to follow. Register for this free event.
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May
14
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1 p.m.
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Pritzker 1531 or virtual
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This workshop from the Teaching and Learning Center will explore key findings on post-COVID students in higher education and consider a range of practical, evidence-based practices to engage learners. Register for this event.
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At the Hammer’s Gala in the Garden last week, UCLA alumna Betye Saar took the stage to accept an honor from the Hammer alongside TV legend Darren Starr.
“You have given us language where there was silence, beauty where there was erasure, and possibility where there was constraint. You have shown us that truth, when spoken through the right hand of an artist like you, can change everything,” said independent scholar and curator Sandra Jackson-Dumont of Saar’s legacy as a pioneering artist.
Saar was met with thunderous applause and a standing ovation and thanked guests, saying, “By you being here, it encourages a lot of other people who are not here to love art, to use art, and to know how important art is in our lives.”
As she approaches her 100th birthday, Saar says her secret to living a long life has been a good diet, spending time in nature — and being a California girl. On view now in the Hammer galleries as part of the Space is the Place exhibition is a mixed-media assemblage work by Saar titled “Memory is a Fire.” Pictured above. Learn more about Saar’s legacy as part of Hammer’s “Now Dig This” digital archive.
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