UCLA Spotlight




2008

Women's Water Polo: Four-Peat

Hoisting the trophyThe Women's Water Polo team captured UCLA's 101st NCAA team championship. It was the fourth championship in a row for this undefeated team.   Continue »
May 13, 2008


Inauguration of Gene D. Block

Detail of University of California gownThe formal ceremony installing Gene D. Block as Chancellor of UCLA is a community celebration involving students, staff, faculty and friends of the University of California.  Continue »
May 6, 2008


Here-and-now heroes: Humanitarian Award winners

These three UCLA students have a commitment to public service that reaches far beyond UCLA's borders.   Continue »
Apr 28, 2008


Splash! Festival

Mami Wata imageMermaids will take on a whole new meaning once you've experienced the Splash! Festival at the Fowler Museum.  Continue »
Apr 11, 2008


Historians win two Pulitzer Prizes

Pulitzer Medal Saul Friedlander and Daniel Walker Howe are both members of the UCLA history faculty. And on the same day, their books were awarded Pulitzer Prizes.   Continue »
Apr 7, 2008


How Christopher Looby found a long-lost novel

Close-up of Prof. LoobyWith help from Edgar Allan Poe, English professor Christopher Looby has resurrected a long-forgotten 1836 novel.   Continue »
Apr 6, 2008


Headed for the Final Four

Bruin fansIt hasn't happened since the glory days of John Wooden: the men's basketball team is making its third straight appearance in the Final Four.  Continue »
Mar 30, 2008


Titans of Teaching

 The Distinguished Teaching Awards honor a select group of UCLA's finest teachers. Our 2008 winners talk about their philosophies of teaching.   Continue »
Mar 17, 2008


Lynn Vavreck, Political Science

Political scientist Lynn VavreckAs an expert on presidential campaigns and elections, political scientist Lynn Vavreck finds 2008 a very busy year.  Continue »
Mar 10, 2008


Energizing the teaching of black history

close-up of Lisbeth Gant-BrittonLisbeth Gant-Britton, a student affairs officer at UCLA, has written a history book that's energizing the teaching of black history in high schools.  Continue »
Feb 29, 2008


UCLA at the Oscars 2008

Producer Gil CatesMaybe Oscar's not a Bruin, but he sure gets lots of Bruins involved, backstage and on stage, for the annual Academy Awards.   Continue »
Feb 22, 2008


Academic Advancement Program at 35

jubilant graduateIn its 35 year history, UCLA's Academic Advancement Program has welcomed and challenged undergraduate students. Today the focus is on first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students.  Continue »
Feb 19, 2008


Don Marquardt brings Frederick Law Olmsted to life

Don Marquardt as Frederick Law OlmstedFrederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, lives again in a one-man show by UCLA Extension instructor Don Marquardt  Continue »
Feb 11, 2008


Bruin Cody Decker

Cody Decker, baseballCody Decker was "born" a Trojan - but he ended up at UCLA, a history major and a Bruin baseball player.   Continue »
Feb 1, 2008


UCLA at Sundance 2008

Movie marquee at SundanceUCLA's film school has close ties to the Sundance Festival, starting with alumnus and festival director Geoff Gilmore.  Continue »
Jan 26, 2008


Dr. Wayne Grody: medical miracles and movie magic

Dr. Wayne GrodyDr. Wayne Grody knows many people learn their science from entertainment and media. That's why this expert in genetic testing works on movies and tv shows.  Continue »
Jan 22, 2008


Amy Zegart, Public Policy

Amy ZegartHave the CIA and FBI learned the lessons of 9/11? UCLA's Amy Zegart doesn't think so. But she doesn't agree with all the conclusions of the 9/11 Commission, either. Watch the sparks fly as ex-CIA agent Larry Johnson questions Zegart about her research.   Continue »
Jan 14, 2008


Math grad student Craig Citro

Math grad student Craig Citro on the Wooden Center rock wallMathematics grad student Craig Citro loves number theory, but sometimes it drives him to climb the walls. Luckily the rock wall at the Wooden Center is close by.  Continue »
Jan 7, 2008