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The three-time gold medal winner, Bruin alum and philanthropist will speak to graduates at all three UCLA College ceremonies on June 12 at Pauley Pavilion. “UCLA helped shape not only my athletic journey but also the woman I have become. To stand before the students and share a message of perseverance, purpose and belief reminds me that greatness begins with faith in yourself,” Joyner-Kersee said.
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The UCLA scholars are engaged in transformative work in areas ranging from law and chemistry to theater, musical composition and medieval studies.
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New research from the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools details rising homelessness among youth in grades K–12 since 2022, especially in the eastern part of the county and the San Gabriel Valley.
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Professor Anne Andrews’ journey — from discovery to invention to founding the startup FemSync — has involved more than a few “left turns.”
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A year into her tenure as the steward of one of the cultural jewels of the university, the director of the Hammer Museum at UCLA is bringing to her role a finely tuned global perspective, unbridled optimism and lots of can-do spirit.
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Read more of the latest research & news stories
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UCLA professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Dan Blumstein writes that studies show that animals living in urban environments around the world exhibit common sets of behaviors, but are losing traits they would need in the wild. This “behavioral homogenization” accompanies the loss of species diversity with urbanization.
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Yalda T. Uhls, founder and chief executive of UCLA’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers, says younger generations reject stereotypes and are responding well to more authentic and diverse characters. UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity report was also cited as evidence that diverse casting and storylines are in high demand among audiences.
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“The further you go into space, the more radiation you get exposed to,” said UCLA director of space medicine Dr. Haig Aintablian. “Once you go beyond low Earth orbit, you lose much of the protection of Earth’s magnetic field,” he tells Sky News, adding radiation is one of the “real challenges” deep space poses.
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Apr
20
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7:30 p.m.
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Billy Wilder Theater
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Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Coming to America is a case study in power and authorship, showing how box office clout enabled Black cultural specificity while embedding sharp critiques of race, class and respectability within comedy. This event is free on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Apr
21
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12:30 p.m.
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Location provided upon RSVP
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Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau will discuss their new book, P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance, as part of the Albert M. Camarillo Lecture Series at the Chicano Studies Research Center, co-sponsored by the Bunche Center for African American Studies. RSVP for this event.
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Apr
21
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4:30 p.m.
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University Club
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A durable future world order will not rest on any single principle — whether power, law or markets — but on overlapping systems that make conflict both costly and unnecessary. Sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations. RSVP for this event.
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Apr
22
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Sponsored by the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center, UCLA Professor Kimberle Crenshaw and Dorothy Roberts, professor of law and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, will engage in a reflective conversation on their memoirs, exploring the intersections of critical race scholarship and personal narrative. Register for this free event.
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Apr
23
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11 a.m.
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Powell Library, Room 186 or virtual
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The Teaching and Learning Center’s Summer Institute is an annual professional learning opportunity open to all UCLA instructors of record and will take place on campus from July 13–16. Applications are open through Friday, May 8. RSVP for this information session.
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In honor of National Poetry Month, a familiar UCLA tradition gets a personal twist. Inspired by CAP UCLA’s Poetry Bureau — where writers craft spontaneous poems on vintage typewriters in response to audience prompts — let us write you a poem. Share a prompt by way of this form, and a poem will arrive (at some point), typed on a vintage machine, imperfect and unedited, shaped in the moment it was written, inspired by the thoughts you choose to share. In a time when so much communication and creation feels artificial and intangible, here’s a chance to slow down — to notice, to write, to connect, to give and receive — which feels both rare and essential.
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