On May 9, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block led a delegation of UCLA administrators, alumni and undergraduate students to participate in UC Day. UC Day involved all 10 University of California campuses and focused on vocalizing support for the Governor's budget proposal, which includes a five percent increase for UC’s core operations. This funding will assist the University with its enrollment growth, sustain campus services and instruction, and deliver high quality health care to Californians.
The UCLA delegation had over 30 meetings, including with state legislators who represent districts in Los Angeles County and/or are UCLA alumni as well as key legislative and executive branch staff.
On May 18, the UC Board of Regents unanimously voted to begin exploring whether, how and when to employ undocumented students on campuses, creating a new Regents working group (Equitable Student Employment Opportunities) to develop a plan by November. The group will work with the President of the University to determine next steps.
On May 19, the Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) held the 21st annual summit at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center. The event convened leaders from many perspectives to debate and discuss how to achieve Los Angeles’ Housing Element goals, how to scale solutions to prevent the proliferation of people experiencing homelessness, and the impact of federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package and the Inflation Reduction Act on transportation infrastructure and housing.
UCLA Chancellor Block was honored with the Chairman’s Award by the LABC, recognizing his and UCLA's commitment to student housing for all Bruins.
Speaking on the UCLA campus during a May 3 lecture organized by the Luskin School of Public Affairs, Mitchell urged a crowd of faculty, staff, alumni and students to rally behind a current movement that goes beyond simply strengthening the social safety net.
A tradition since 1946, the UCLA Awards are bestowed on distinguished UCLA alumni to recognize exceptional merit and leadership. This year’s recipients are:
Keith Terasaki - Edward A. Dickson Alumnus of the Year LaMar Hasbrouck - Award for Public Service Kiet Lam - Volunteer of the Year Sarah Kapnick -Young Alumnus of the Year Afaf Meleis - Award for Professional Achievement Kristina Wong - Award for Community Service UCLA Daily Bruin Alumni Network - Network of the Year
A new policy brief published by the Luskin Center for Innovation proposes five actions for California policymakers to prepare the state’s K-12 public school system for rising temperatures under climate change. This is the latest in a series of policy briefs to help guide state policymakers in advancing equitable and effective strategies to protect Californians from extreme heat. The first policy brief recommends an overall approach to heat management in California and the second outlines actions to protect Californians where we live.
On May 5, UCLA graduate student Brandon Tsai won the UC Grad Slam with a three-minute talk on how a new design for COVID-19 vaccines could target nearly every variant. Celebrating its eighth year, the competition presents emerging scientists and scholars with a unique challenge: to distill their life’s work into a three-minute talk that enlightens and entertains a general audience.
Undergraduate Research Week celebrates the innovative work of students across campus who are performing research and creative inquiry in all disciplines.
Anna Scott, journalist and creator of the KCRW podcasts Samaritans and City of Tents, moderates a series of Hammer Forums exploring the city’s housing crisis on June 6, July 11 and August 22.
Bruins and Lakers legend joins the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Board of Advisors.
“Kareem is a legendary UCLA Bruin, NBA icon and a long-time collaborator and friend of UCLA Health. We greatly value his experience in social justice issues and his strong connections to the communities we serve,” said Johnese Spisso, president of UCLA Health, CEO of UCLA Hospital System and associate vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences. “We look forward to this new partnership where UCLA Health stands to greatly benefit from his ideas and insight so that we can continue to excel in providing quality health care and equitable access for the community we serve.”
The California Center for Rare Diseases at UCLA was recently designated a NORD Rare Disease Center of Excellence joining a network of 40 medical institutions dedicated to diagnosing, treating, and researching rare diseases. The network is led by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) and is designed to foster knowledge sharing between rare disease experts across the country to help meet the unmet needs of more than 25 million Americans living with a rare disease.
After an injury or hard workout, our stem cells play an important role in rushing to our muscles to repair damaged tissue. While this has led to breakthroughs in the use of stem cells in clinical settings, patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy don't respond to treatments. A new understanding of how scarring interferes with stem cells along our "collagen highways" may help deepen our understanding of the disorder.
