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Why it’s time for medical grade masks
January 13, 2022
Experts discuss what makes N95 masks so effective and why we should (medical grade) mask up.
Undergrad Aissata Ba talks future and finds inspiration with Michelle Obama
January 13, 2022
Ba took part in a special event featuring Michelle Obama that will air on BET on Jan. 17.
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes 5-year funding compact with the University of California
January 10, 2022
If approved, the spending plan would allow UC to increase access and affordability for families across the state and spur new innovations to combat climate change.
Alumna bell hooks — celebrated feminist theorist, cultural critic, artist and writer — dies at 69
December 16, 2021
hooks was the author of over two dozen books, including the groundbreaking ‘Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism’ and ‘Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood.’
California’s water supplies are in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells, especially in the Sierra Nevada
December 7, 2021
The State Water Project cut its initial allocations for water agencies to 0 percent for 2022. An expert explains why.
How one tiny island influenced the world
November 10, 2021
Egill Bjarnason, journalist and alum, explains the big history of his native Iceland in a “joyously peculiar book.”
TV shows with diverse writers rooms, casts resonated with pandemic audiences
October 27, 2021
UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report finds Latino actors, directors and writers still extremely underrepresented.
Barbra Streisand to fund forward-looking institute at UCLA focused on solving societal challenges
October 21, 2021
The institute will conduct research into climate change, the dynamics of gender relationships and power, the arts and countering disinformation.
Innovative joint program in computational precision health at UC Berkeley and UCSF aims to improve quality and equity of health care
October 21, 2021
The launch marks a significant step toward advancing this new field and, ultimately, improving the quality and equity of health care.
What’s the difference between Hispanic, Latino and Latinx?
October 6, 2021
On navigating identity, language and community from a scholarly and first-person perspective.