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“I love commencements,” Chancellor Julio Frenk has said. “There’s something wonderful about seeing students first arrive, full of expectation, and then ultimately reach the milestone of graduation.” As the members of the class of 2025 prepare to launch into the next chapter of their lives, we are pleased to honor them by spotlighting just a few of their stories.
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The UCLA- and Google-led study found that if every city expanded its bike lane network and redesigned streets, global walking and biking rates would increase by 412 billion miles per year — leading to an estimated 6% reduction in global carbon emissions and $435 million in health benefits.
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How homemade queso de cincho and a transnational flight inspired UCLA history major Guillermo Miranda to look at history through the lens of dairy.
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June is Pride month! Read a curated selection of stories from across the UCLA campus spotlighting LGBTQ+ voices, histories and research.
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Just last week, Frenk was inaugurated as our seventh chancellor. See some of the action behind the scenes as Bruins celebrated the start of a new chapter at UCLA.
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Read more of the latest research & news stories
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Read an important message from campus leadership reaffirming what Chancellor Frenk and campus leaders shared in March: UCLA’s international and undocumented students, scholars, faculty and staff are deeply valued members of our community.
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Morning anxiety isn’t a technical term or a clinical diagnosis, says UCLA Associate Professor of Psychiatry Kate Wolitzky-Taylor. But she says many of her patients with generalized anxiety disorder say they wake up feeling anxious.
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While she was on a sabbatical, UCLA Sociology Professor Abigail Saguy discovered a new AI software that would help encourage her students to have more open dialogue in the classroom.
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Most of the festivals people might be familiar with now — Coachella, Lollapalooza, even Warped Tour — began in the 1990s. “It was a great experience for people, because you got to see so many acts and things like that, for so little money. Right now, that has obviously changed,” said Tiffany Naiman, director of music industry programs at UCLA.
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June
13
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In honor of Pride Month, this collection pays homage to instances of LGBTQIA+ love and connection in the Clark Library and will feature rare books, drawings, correspondence, photographs, fine press books, screenprints and ephemera that recognize a range of non-heteronormative and gender non-conforming relationships. Register on the event website.
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June
13
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Super Nothing, a new dance performance from internationally recognized choreographer Miguel Gutierrez, is an exploration of the intersections between art and life. It delves into the essence of the creative process and how our bodies hold stories that shape our understanding of community and identity. Purchase tickets from the UCLA Central Ticket Office.
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June
15
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Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
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The annual Global Japan Forum brings together renowned experts in various fields to analyze and discuss key issues facing Japan today in a global context and create a platform to connect the world of academic scholarship to the broader community. Register to attend on the event website.
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June
16
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Now in its 16th year at the Hammer, Bloomsday is a worldwide annual celebration of James Joyce and his landmark book Ulysses. This lively celebration features a cast of veteran actors delivering dramatic readings from the novel interspersed with songs. Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Chancellor Frenk has often shared his love of opera, which closely harmonizes with the Herb Alpert School of Music’s commitment to the art form via Opera UCLA, an ongoing collaboration with the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television. During the ceremony, graduate voice student Leela Subramaniam performed a challenging aria from Gioachino Rossini’s opera “The Barber of Seville,” bringing rapturous applause from attendees. Undergraduate voice student Olivia Salazar opened the segment with a scene created by Opera UCLA Director James Darrah that begins with a monologue by Federico García Lorca.
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