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The Master of Science in Engineering Online program at UCLA Samueli has consistently ranked among the nation’s best for a dozen years — and for the fourth year in a row, the program has earned top honors in the “Best Online Programs” survey. The program offers a robust curriculum in high-demand fields, with certificates in three specializations and a hybrid online–in-person option.
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Felicia Marie Knaul, associate of the chancellor and a distinguished professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, joined more than 160 volunteers as part of an annual effort to accurately tally the number of unhoused people living in the local community.
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Researchers from UCLA’s Center for Neighborhood Knowledge and colleagues report that noncriminal Latinos have become a central target of enforcement, despite claims that policy prioritizes serious offenders.
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The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs’ inaugural poll of Californians looked at financial well-being, ballot access, climate change, wildfires and more. Among the biggest findings: 1 in 5 homeowners have dropped their home insurance and most would rather stay in their communities than relocate.
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Extraordinary UCLA engineering students are bringing their optimistic, altruistic, we-can-do-it attitudes to Engineers Without Borders, working with global nonprofits to bring life-changing solutions to some of the world’s most vexing problems.
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“With antisemitism on the rise across the nation, it is more important than ever that we remember our shared humanity and practice empathy and respect,” Chancellor Frenk said. “This moment calls for decisive action grounded in moral clarity. Hate — of any kind — has no place at UCLA or anywhere. We must choose kindness by lifting up dialogue and stamping out intolerance and bigotry in all forms.”
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Whenever you find yourself thinking of a friend, call them, said Jaimie Krems, director of the UCLA Center for Friendship Research. She does this even if she only has five minutes, and even if it feels totally out of the blue. “Instead of thinking, ‘Oh, I should call them’ and putting it on my to-do list, I just do it,” Dr. Krems said.
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A year after the fires, scientists are trying to understand the fallout — what chemicals got left behind, how to remediate them and the threats to our health. UCLA environmental scientist Yifang Zhu, who is at the forefront of this research, talks about her findings.
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Some people just really enjoy pushing molecules out of their comfort zones. Professor Neil Garg and his team at UCLA proudly count themselves among those people. Their latest work explores the chemistry of cubene and 1,7-quadricyclene, two molecules with extremely distorted double bonds. It’s “pushing the limits of what geometric distortion looks like,” Garg says.
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Jan
30
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Ban stands as one of contemporary architecture’s most radical humanists. A 2014 Pritzker Prize laureate, he pioneered the structural use of recycled cardboard tubes, beginning in the mid-1980s with exhibition designs and evolving into disaster relief architecture deployed across five continents. Admission is free and open to the public.
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Feb
1
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7:30 p.m.
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Billy Wilder Theater
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When a devoted terrier and a shaggy mutt battle for supremacy of their owner’s big city apartment, they both end up lost in Manhattan and on the run from a feral band of abandoned pets led by a psychotic bunny. Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Feb
4
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12 p.m.
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Kerkhoff Grand Salon
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The Bruin community is invited to the Dashew Center for International Studies’ signature World Café event! Attendees can sample complimentary coffee, teas and snacks from around the world while meeting other globally minded folks at UCLA. Admission is free.
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Feb
4
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In this talk hosted by the UCLA Latin American Institute, University of Pittsburgh Professor Tamara Kay explores how Sesame Workshop and its international partners co-create local versions of Sesame Street through a process of cultural coproduction, allowing Sesame Street to thrive in more than 50 countries. Register for this free webinar.
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Feb
10
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From Feb. 10-12, join Fitwell for an energizing warm-up and a walk through our beautiful campus. Bring coworkers, meet new walking buddies and choose from short or long routes. Walk at least one day to receive a FREE I Heart Walking t-shirt and be entered to win raffle prizes. Register for this event.
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If you’re on campus next Wednesday, Feb 4, swing by the Kerckhoff Grand Salon to mingle with international students and sample coffees and pastries from around the world. It’s the annual World Café event, presented by UCLA’s Dashew Center, Wescom Financial and ASUCLA. The Dashew Center is a resource hub that supports international students as they navigate UCLA. It also aims to serve the entire UCLA community by promoting the values of creating global connection, international understanding and cultural sensitivity. The center annually publishes “Envelope: Art & Writing Magazine,” which highlights creativity and artistry from across our student population. Work from the 2025 edition will be on display at World Café.
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