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From small acts to bold moves, every Bruin story reveals a commitment to growth, purpose, and impact. By sharing them, we strengthen the ties that move us forward together.

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Dana Ware

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Dana Ware

Bruin story since ’07

Dana Ware (Bruin story since ’07), a renowned Chicana creative director and pioneer in immersive media, believes that storytelling can be a powerful force for healing and connection. Her beliefs…

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Dean Florez

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Dean Florez

Bruin story since ’87

Alum Dean Florez Has Always Asked the Hard Questions—Even When No One Else Would As a transfer student from the Central Valley, Dean Florez (Bruin story since ’87) found his…

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Enrique Chiabra

Story of Purpose

Enrique Chiabra

Bruin story since ’09

Enrique Chiabra ’09 is an Emmy, GLAAD and Ruben Salazar award-winning journalist currently serving as primetime news anchor for Telemundo 52 in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Lima, Peru,…

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Regina Wallace-Jones, MPP

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Regina Wallace-Jones, MPP

Bruin story since, MPP ’99

Regina Wallace-Jones is the CEO and President of ActBlue, an organization established in 2004 that builds a fundraising platform for Democratic candidates, progressive organizations and the small-dollar donors that support…

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“Our experiences allow us to create, to discover, and to frame those discoveries in ways that are uniquely UCLA.”

Darnell Hunt

Bruin story since M.A '91, Ph.D. '94

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Anne Luke ’00

Career

Anne Luke ’00

 Kim Gottlieb-Walker ’68

Accolades, Career

Kim Gottlieb-Walker ’68

 Jacqueline Jean Barrios, Ph.D. ’21

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Jacqueline Jean Barrios, Ph.D. ’21

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Stories and breakthroughs shaping the Bruin community and beyond

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Marooned No More

UCLA marine archaeologist Justin Dunnavant has spent his career unearthing the stories of fugitive slave townships in the Caribbean. Now, his innovative mapping methods are expanding Black cultural history.

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UCLA Extension, SoLa Foundation partner for new South Los Angeles programming

Residents offered tuition-free workshops and courses on cutting-edge topics

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26 Random People You Had No Idea Went to UCLA

Some walked away with a diploma; others merely passed through on their way to renown. Meet the Bruins you had no idea were ever Bruins.

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Kids who own cellphones have poorer reading comprehension scores …

The researchers found a statistically significant relationship between owning a personal cellphone and lower reading scores.

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‘What it means to be human’: Lessons from Jimothy, Seattle’s viral raccoon

Short spine, big rizz: Jimothy (insert) the raccoon is now world famous. “Even though he’s a raccoon, I think Jimothy can remind us that disability is at the very heart of what it means to be human,” Helen Deutsch said.

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