From the clinic to the concert hall to the cosmos: Emmanuel Masongsong - Audio Descriptive Version UCLA College 2026-09-22 | From the clinic to the concert hall to the cosmos: Emmanuel Masongsong - Audio Descriptive Version
The Entrepreneurial Iron Man: Matthew J. Sánchez | A UCLA College State of Mind story UCLA College 2025-09-03 | From a "banker by day, perfumer by night" origin story, UCLA grad Matthew J. Sánchez is crafting a legacy that fuses grit, art and science. His fine fragrance brand and health-tech startup prove you don’t need a superhero suit to transform the world — just curiosity, culture and courage. 🦸♂️ https://ucla.in/4g9I2ab #uclacollege #StateOfMind #Fragrance #entrepreneur Videography by: Steven Ruiz '22
A UCLA College State of Mind UCLA College 2025-09-03 | At the UCLA College, the power of our shared state of mind starts with you — because every idea, every breakthrough, every journey begins with a Bruin. #UCLACollege #StateOfMind https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/state-of-mindVideography by: Damon Cirulli
Tell Us What You Know: Minds in Motion | A UCLA College State of Mind story UCLA College 2025-09-02 | The brain: our most mysterious and magnificent organ. 🧠 In the latest episode of the UCLA College podcast "Tell Us What You Know," three passionate Bruin researchers — Jennifer Noji, Adriana Galván and Pablo Alvarez — dive into what fascinates them most about the brain and how it helps us understand ourselves, our world and our place in the cosmos. 🌌 🎧 Tune in, and don’t miss the accompanying Q&A for even more insights into this crown jewel of human biology. https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/a-mind-of-ones-own#UCLACollege #StateOfMind #TellUsWhatYouKnow #Podcast
Professor Jamie Krems and four undergraduates on friendship | A UCLA College State of Mind story UCLA College 2025-09-02 | Want to make a new friend today? 🤝✨Find out how from Jaimie Krems, an associate professor of psychology and director of the UCLA Center for Friendship Research. Learn more about what her research has gleaned, and who knows? You might just become best friends! [add link] #UCLACollege #StateofMind #CatalinaWineMixer #stateofmind Videography by: Roger Lee/UCLA
Tell Us What You Know: Minds in Motion | A UCLA College State of Mind story [updated] UCLA College 2025-09-02 | The brain: our most mysterious and magnificent organ. 🧠 In the latest episode of the UCLA College podcast "Tell Us What You Know," three passionate Bruin researchers — Jennifer Noji, Adriana Galván and Pablo Alvarez — dive into what fascinates them most about the brain and how it helps us understand ourselves, our world and our place in the cosmos. 🌌 🎧 Tune in, and don’t miss the accompanying Q&A for even more insights into this crown jewel of human biology. [link to Newsroom story]#UCLACollege #StateOfMind #TellUsWhatYouKnow #Podcast
Anastasia Pipi on the quantum mind: A UCLA College State of Mind story UCLA College 2025-09-02 | “When we think about the future of quantum, it’s easy to get swept up in the hype,” said Anastasia Pipi, a quantum researcher and doctoral student at UCLA. “But the real excitement lies in the tangible, transformative progress we’re making — even if it comes with big challenges.”Learn more about how Pipi and quantum are shaping our shared future. #UCLACollege #StateOfMind #quantum Videography by: Roger Lee/UCLA
A UCLA College State of Mind UCLA College 2025-09-01 | At the UCLA College, the power of our shared state of mind starts with you — because every idea, every breakthrough, every journey begins with a Bruin. #UCLACollege #StateOfMind https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/state-of-mindVideography by: Damon Cirulli
The Entrepreneurial Iron Man: Matthew J. Sánchez | A UCLA College State of Mind story UCLA College 2025-09-01 | From a "banker by day, perfumer by night" origin story, UCLA grad Matthew J. Sánchez is crafting a legacy that fuses grit, art and science. His fine fragrance brand and health-tech startup prove you don’t need a superhero suit to transform the world — just curiosity, culture and courage. 🦸♂️ Read his story. [story link] #UCLACollege #StateOfMind #Fragrance #entrepreneur Videography by: Steven Ruiz '22
Professor Jamie Krems and four undergraduates on friendship | A UCLA College State of Mind story UCLA College 2025-09-01 | Want to make a new friend today? 🤝✨Find out how from Jaimie Krems, an associate professor of psychology and director of the UCLA Center for Friendship Research. Learn more about what her research has gleaned, and who knows? You might just become best friends! https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/state-of-mind #UCLACollege #StateOfMind #CatalinaWineMixer Videography by: Roger Lee/UCLA
Anastasia Pipi on the quantum mind: A UCLA College State of Mind story UCLA College 2025-09-01 | “When we think about the future of quantum, it’s easy to get swept up in the hype,” said Anastasia Pipi, a quantum researcher and doctoral student at UCLA. “But the real excitement lies in the tangible, transformative progress we’re making — even if it comes with big challenges.”Learn more about how Pipi and quantum are shaping our shared future. https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/state-of-mind#UCLACollege #StateOfMind #Quantum Videography by: Roger Lee/UCLA
The Power of Higher Education ft. UCLA Professor Jaimie Krems UCLA College 2025-08-25 | When @UCLA psychology professor Jaimie Krems, director of UCLA’s Center for Friendship Research, had her federal research funding interrupted, she knew more than just science was at risk.Hear directly from her — and how you, too, can make your voice heard to protect the future of UCLA, the No. 1 public university in the nation.How has the #PowerOfHigherEducation impacted you?Learn how you can #StandUpforUC! https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/get-involved/stand-up-for-uc | #ResearchPowersProgress
A Mind of One’s Own: Exploring the wonders of the brain — and mind UCLA College 2025-07-24 | In the latest episode of our podcast "Tell Us What You Know," three passionate UCLA researchers dive into what fascinates them most about the brain — the very organ that helps us understand ourselves, our world and our place in the cosmos. https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/state-of-mind#UCLACollege #StateOfMind
UCLA science meets...lemon shark! 🍋🦈 UCLA College 2025-07-23 | UCLA ecology and evolutionary biology graduate student Crystal Barajas is pioneering new sampling techniques to better detect and identify fish species in marine ecosystems.Earlier this month, an adult lemon shark made a surprise appearance at one of Barajas’ test sites in French Polynesia — just in time for #SharkWeek. #Science #Biology #Research #Sharks
UCLA Department of English Commencement 2025: Keynote Address UCLA College 2025-07-01 | UCLA Department of English Commencement 2025: Keynote AddressWelcome - Saree Makdisi, Ph.D., Department ChairCommencement Faculty Speaker -Jenny Sharpe, Ph.D.Keynote Speaker - Kwame J. Granderson '92Founder and Managing Partner, MHC Capital, LLC
Summer is a Bruin UCLA College 2025-06-25 | Hey, UCLA Class of 2029, we hope you have a great summer. 🐻 🌊 ☀️ We can't wait to welcome you in the fall! 🍂 Good times at @UCLA await! #UCLA #UCLA2029 #UCLABOUND #UCLACollege #GoBruins
UCLA Communication Commencement Key Note Address 2025: Jennifer Grazier UCLA College 2025-06-23 | UCLA Communication Commencement Key Note Address 2025: Jennifer Grazier
UCLA Anthropology Commencement Key Note Address 2025: Nadine Truong UCLA College 2025-06-18 | UCLA Anthropology Commencement Key Note Address 2025: Nadine Truong
UCLA History Commencement Key Note Address 2025: Valeria De Gonzalez UCLA College 2025-06-18 | UCLA History Commencement Key Note Address 2025: Valeria De Gonzalez
UCLA Sociology Commencement Key Note Address 2025: Ellen Goldsmith-Vein UCLA College 2025-06-18 | UCLA Sociology Commencement Key Note Address 2025: Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
The Last Rekkas: A Family Story UCLA College 2025-06-12 | “Why would I hold on to hate? I will never be free if I do.”Faraji Boum, the father of UCLA professor Aomar Boum, is thought to be be Morocco’s last known rekkas, a mail courier who walked thousands of miles delivering letters under colonial rule.In honor of his life and legacy, Professor Boum and his daughter Maggie turned the elder Boum’s story into a graphic history — a tribute to resilience, memory and forgiveness. Learn about how this collaborative effort helped form a powerful link between three generations of their Moroccan family. https://ucla.in/3Hx5dOq #Morocco #Storytelling #UCLA
The Last Rekkas: A Family Story UCLA College 2025-06-12 | “Why would I hold on to hate? I will never be free if I do.”Faraji Boum, the father of UCLA professor Aomar Boum, is thought to be be Morocco’s last known rekkas, a mail courier who walked thousands of miles delivering letters under colonial rule.In honor of his life and legacy, Professor Boum and his daughter Maggie turned the elder Boum’s story into a graphic history — a tribute to resilience, memory and forgiveness. Learn about how this collaborative effort helped form a powerful link between three generations of their Moroccan family. https://ucla.in/3Hx5dOqNarration and illustrations: Majdouline Boum-MendozaProducers: Roger Lee and Tina HordzwickScript writer: Álvaro Castillo
Celebrating National Cheese Day 🧀 with UCLA student Guillermo Miranda UCLA College 2025-06-09 | Like life, cheese doesn't always go the way we planned. But if you ask UCLA graduating history major Guillermo Miranda — a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow and researcher predominantly focusing on the industrialization of Mexican cheese — it's all gouda. 🧀 Celebrate #NationalCheeseDay with Guillermo and learn more about the process of making "queso de cincho." Take it from us: the guy is brie-lliant.
UCLA/Getty Lecture ft. Damon Crockett: AI & Cultural Heritage Research: Risks & the Sins of Omission UCLA College 2025-05-28 | UCLA/Getty Program's Distinguished Speaker SeriesfeaturingDamon CrockettLead Scientist, Lens Media LabInstitute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Yale University speaking on "A.I. and Cultural Heritage Research: Risks and the Sins of Omission"
E. Victor Wolfenstein Political Theory Lecture featuring Aziz Rana UCLA College 2025-05-17 | E. Victor Wolfenstein Political Theory Lecture:"The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them"presented byAziz RanaJ. Donald Monan, S.J., University Professor of Law and Government at Boston CollegeThursday, May 15, 2025
A day in the life with UCLA undergraduate researcher Wilson Zheng UCLA College 2025-05-15 | More than 4,000 undergrads conduct research at UCLA, including Wilson! Spend a day with this fourth-year molecular, cell and developmental biology major conducting research on skin cancer as part of the Lowry Lab. Learn more about students like Wilson and their projects during Undergraduate Research Week May 19-23. https://ucla.in/3xqaylz
Taking the temperature of the UCLA Heat Lab | Tell Us What You Know ep. 2 UCLA College 2025-05-08 | Episode 2 of our podcast is live! 🎙️ And we have to say, the UCLA Heat Lab brought the heat! 🔥
ASA DataFest at UCLA 2025 is in the books! ✨ UCLA College 2025-05-05 | Sending a big Bruin bear hug to everyone who helped make the 15th annual ASA DataFest at UCLA — and every one before — unforgettable!Interested in participating next year? Follow @ucladatafest on Instagram!
Why History Matters: L.A. Wildfires Past, Present and Future UCLA College 2025-05-02 | Why History Matters: L.A. Wildfires Past, Present and Futurea panel discussion featuring Hitoshi AbeProfessor, Department of Architecture and Urban DesignUniversity of California, Los AngelesGerald Clarke, Jr.Professor, Department of Ethnic StudiesSpecial Advisor to the Chancellor on Native American RelationsUniversity of California, RiversideChar MillerW.M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and HistoryPomona Collegemoderated byStephen AronCalvin and Marilyn Gross Director and President and CEOAutry Museum of the American West
QC Bio Big Data for Novel Diagnostics and Therapeutics Webinar UCLA College 2025-05-02 | QC Bio Big Data for Novel Diagnostics and Therapeutics Webinara conversation featuring Xia YangProfessor, Integrative Biology and PhysiologyProfessor, Molecular and Medical PharmacologyRobert D. DamoiseauxProfessor, Molecular and Medical PharmacologyProfessor, BioengineeringJennifer L. WilsonAssistant Professor, Bioengineeringmoderated byAlexander HoffmannDirector, Institute for Quantitative and Computational BiosciencesAsher Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular GeneticsTuesday, April 29, 2025Live streamed via Zoom
Thank you for celebrating our UCLA College poets! | National Poetry Month 2025 UCLA College 2025-04-30 | And that's a wrap! ✨ Thank you all for celebrating #NationalPoetryMonth! 📚 Please follow and further explore the work of our featured UCLA College bards and troubadours: Stacie Cassarino; Alex Bravo; Alice Fulmer; Brent Tuverson; and Ryan Riffenburgh! | #poetry #poems #UCLA
Virginia by Ryan Riffenburgh | National Poetry Month 2025 UCLA College 2025-04-29 | Introducing poet and English major Ryan Riffenburgh. In his poem, “Virginia,” Riffenburgh ruminates on frosty East Coast mornings and long-distance correspondences with a loved one. It's said that Virginia is for lovers. Perhaps, at least in Rifeenburgh's poem, it's for long-distance ones. #poetry #poems #NationalPoetryMonth #UCLA
Taking the temperature of the UCLA Heat Lab UCLA College 2025-04-23 | Tune into the second episode of "Tell Us What You Know" and dive into the critical research of the UCLA Heat Lab with Professor Bharat Venkat and his team of student researchers.
Congratulations to UCLAs 2025 Goldwater Scholars! ✨ UCLA College 2025-04-21 | Congratulations to Amelia Rodolf, Abhiram Singh, Edward Sun and Eric Yang for being named 2025 Goldwater Scholars! ✨ This scholarship is the nation’s most prestigious award for undergraduate students pursuing careers in research. https://ucla.in/3Y5SZli | #UCLA
Birdbow by Rebecca von Damm | National Poetry Month 2025 | We Are UCLAvian UCLA College 2025-04-17 | To honor the lyrical rainbow abundance birds represent, let English major Rebecca von Damm introduce you to a collection of winged haiku across the hue s in her original poem, "Birdbow."Take flight and discover poets from across the UCLA College. tinyurl.com/5d7hw55n #birds #poetry #birdsofinstagram #NationalPoetryMonth #poetry #poems #WeAreUCLAvian
UCLA Zodiac Ahoy! UCLA College 2025-04-16 | Sail the high seas of science and adventure aboard the research vessel UCLA Zodiac! As part of UCLA's Marine Operations Program, it offers hands-on learning opportunities for hundreds of students each year. #research #oceanscience #boats
Should I sign up? | ASA Datafest at UCLA 2025 UCLA College 2025-04-15 | Be a part of ASA DataFest at UCLA, the largest data hackathon on the West Coast!This April 25-27, come sharpen your skills, meet new friends and future colleagues, have fun, and maybe even win it all!!Assemble your teams and apply by April 16, 11:59 PM PST!Don’t miss out on this data deep-dive! tinyurl.com/bp7mfk3u
The Raising of Lazarus, by Brent Truverson | National Poetry Month 2025 UCLA College 2025-04-15 | In his ekphrastic poem, "The Raising of Lazarus," UCLA English major Brent Tuverson reimagines the famous resurrection story. Join us in celebrating #NationalPoetry Month and poets from across the UCLA College. | #poetry #poems #UCLA
Desert Father by Alice Fulmer ’20 | National Poetry Month 2025 UCLA College 2025-04-15 | "Desert Father" by Alice Fulmer ’20, a UCLA College alumna and UCSB English doctoral student, captures the essence of time, spirituality and decay in the harsh beauty of the desert. Join us in celebrating #NationalPoetry Month and poets from across the UCLA College. | #poetry #poems #UCLA
Breaking up with Holden Caulfield by Alex Bravo | National Poetry Month 2025 UCLA College 2025-04-10 | UCLA English major Alex Bravo’s poem, "Breaking up with Holden Caulfield," alludes to J.D. Salinger's iconic character to delve into the intricate themes of anger, forgiveness and the lasting effects of past trauma.#poetry #poems #poets #NationalPoetryMonth #UCLA #TheCatcherintheRye
L.A. Translations by Stacie Cassarino | National Poetry Month 2025 UCLA College 2025-04-08 | It’s #NationalPoetryMonth and we’re shining the light on the poetic prowess of some of the UCLA College’s finest bards and troubadours. Up first is UCLA English alumna Stacie Cassarino '14. Reading “L.A. Translations,” from her 2023 collection, "Each Luminous Thing," Cassarino captures a sense of melancholy and introspection with her magical cadence. #poetry #poems #poets #UCLA #LosAngeles
ELTS Alumni in Action UCLA College 2025-04-08 | Eight young alumni of the UCLA Department of European and Transcultural Studies share insights about majoring in European languages – and how those experiences have shaped their career paths and goals. Hear from Naomi Calbucci ’14, Jeff Chen ’23, Griffin Denham ’24, Hector Esparza ’22, Ben Fisher Rodriguez ’12, Alessia Giusti ’24, Eleanor Jaffe-Pachuilo ’22 and Diana Rodriguez ’24. Learn more about the ELTS Department at https://elts.ucla.edu.
Swimming through California kelp forests UCLA College 2025-04-04 | Kelp is crucial for marine life and our planet. 🌊 Learn how #UCLA geographers are protecting this vital species! https://ucla.in/4j5zGAT #kelp #EarthMonth #oceans #environmentscience #nature | 📸: Lori Berberian
UCLA Division of Undergraduate Education - Who We Are UCLA College 2025-04-02 | Calling all current and future Bruins! Here's your blue-and-gold guide to thriving here, courtesy of four graduating #UCLACollege students. ✨ 🎓 The UCLA Division of Undergraduate Education is here to help you choose your best academic path. #UCLA2025 💙 💛 https://ucla.in/4j1MPuL
A UCLA College alumnas advice for first-gen students UCLA College 2025-04-02 | Happy publication day to La'Tonya Rease Miles! 📖 ✨ Miles, a #UCLACollege alumna and champion for first-generation students, celebrates the release of her memoir, "Smart Girl: A First-Gen Origin Story," and has some key advice for students, first-gen or otherwise. Learn more about her superhero story! 🦸♀️ https://ucla.in/4gYk3tf
Passport Caravan: Fueling UCLA students study abroad dreams UCLA College 2025-04-02 | The UCLA International Education Office partnered with the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) to host a “Passport Caravan” on campus, helping UCLA students get one step closer to achieving their #studyabroad dreams.🌍✈️✨Learn more about how donor support is helping students start their global journeys. #studyabroad #UCLA https://ucla.in/3Yexy18
Word to World UCLA College 2025-04-02 | In countless ways, the UCLA College Division of Humanities opens up vibrant avenues of travel, study, collaboration and creativity around the globe, enabling students and faculty to embody the division's guiding principle "Word to World." 🌎📚https://ucla.in/49nxm4h #UCLACollegeMagazine #humanities
A Special Ursus Symposium: Tariffs & Trade Wars UCLA College 2025-03-31 | A Special Ursus SymposiumTariffs and Trade Wars: Impacts of the Changing Economic-Political Relationship Between Canada and the U.S.a roundtable discussion and Q&A featuringKristen HopewellCanada Research Chair in Global Policy, School of Public Policy and Global AffairsDirector, Liu Institute for Global IssuesUniversity of British ColumbiaBrett HouseProfessor of Professional Practice in Economics, Columbia Business SchoolSenior Fellow, Canada’s Public Policy ForumSenior Fellow, University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public PolicySenior Fellow, Massey CollegeJerry NickelsburgFaculty Director, UCLA Anderson Economic Forecast moderated by Glen MacDonaldChair, UCLA Canadian Studies ProgramWednesday, March 26, 2025Live streamed via Zoom
Jared Diamond on New Guinea and discovering the long-lost golden-fronted bowerbird UCLA College 2025-01-31 | On this day 44 years ago, Professor Emeritus Jared Diamond rediscovered the golden-fronted bowerbird in New Guinea, bringing this once-mythical species into the scientific spotlight. Dive into the details of Diamond's historic find and hear more about his research, other fabulous New Guinea birds — and more — in our new show, "Tell Us What You Know," an original podcast highlighting and uplifting voices from across the UCLA College’s five divisions. https://ucla.in/3WIB9nv
Jared Diamond on New Guinea and discovering the long-lost golden-fronted bowerbird UCLA College 2025-01-28 | For the inaugural episode of "Tell Us What You Know" — an original podcast highlighting and uplifting voices from across the UCLA College's five divisions — we chat with Pulitzer Prize winner and Professor Emeritus Jared Diamond. Forty-four years ago, he made a remarkable rediscovery of a long-lost bird species in New Guinea, forever linking him to the island and this bird, which is far too fabulous to be forgotten.Learn more about Diamond's research and legendary career: https://ucla.in/3WIB9nv (0:00) Intro(1:26) The island of New Guinea(6:24) Discovering the golden-fronted bowerbird(10:36) The Foja Mountains(13:21) New Guinea conservation challenges(15:01) New Guinea conservation successes(19:17) Birding closer to home(20:46) The white-crowned cuckoo(23:30) Advice for aspiring ornithologists(25:35) The future of ornithology(29:03) Reflecting on a teaching legacy(30:11) closing remarks / credits#birds #tropicalbirds #ornithology #birdlovers #ecology #NewGuinea #geographyHost and Writer: Álvaro CastilloProducer: Trever DucoteMusic: Roger Martinez
Happy Valentines Day from the UCLA College! UCLA College 2025-01-27 | Happy Valentine's Day from the UCLA College, the academic heart of #UCLA and home to more than three-quarters of the university's undergraduate students — and some unruly squirrels. 💙 💛
