The Bruin athlete and art major earned a silver medal with the U.S. women’s artistic swimming team. Read more about her story and see Team USA in action!
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Five recent graduates and one faculty member will conduct research and promote cultural exchanges.
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As the NEOWISE spacecraft is shut down, its UCLA project leader Amy Mainzer readies NASA’s next study on near-Earth objects.
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UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute is out to definitively map the West African rainforests, a mission that could revolutionize climate science — and just maybe save the planet.
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Read more of the latest research & news stories
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David Eisenman — UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences and co-director of the UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions and the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters — discusses a new online tool that aims to show how specific neighborhoods are harmed by extreme heat.
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Aug
9
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7:30 PM
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Billy Wilder Theater
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The UCLA Film & Television Archive summer sci-fi series continues with writer-director Boots Riley’s 2018 feature debut, starring LaKeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson. Whether set in a parallel universe or a near-future Oakland, Sorry to Bother You remains a bitingly funny and incisive satire of our world today. Admission is free; no advance reservations; seats are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Aug
14
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Drawing from the rich tradition of the Yoruba people of West Africa, The Brothers Size is a modern-day fable about two brothers in the Deep South wrestling with loyalty, freedom and duty. This raw and heartfelt exploration of the bonds of brotherhood from playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney kicks off his inaugural season as the Geffen’s artistic director. The show runs through Sept. 8 in the intimate Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen.
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This weekend is your last chance to check out the striking work from South African artist Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi in the Hammer Museum lobby. Against the backdrop of the Olympics, take a closer look at ARENA V (2024), a large-scale piece in which Nkosi extends her study of the social and psychological experiences of Black gymnasts. The installation closes this Sunday to make way for the Hammer’s forthcoming PST 2024 exhibition Breathe: Toward Climate and Social Justice.
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