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House of Champions
A UCLA legend gets a makeover. The 44-year-old Pauley Pavilion will retain classic features, but with a fresh twist.
VIDEO
Todd Presner on New Media
How do technology and media change how we think and learn? Get the 30-sec. take from techie-humanist Todd Presner.
A Day in the Life of UCLA
Get a taste of student life on campus. From prayer to pastries, in class or in the pool, there's always something.
Homeboy Industries: Guns to Bread
Two gang members reformed by Homeboy Industries talk to a UCLA class about their life on the streets.
Eco-UCLA: A Green Round-up
UCLA Sustainability Coordinator Nurit Katz gives the four-minute low down on what's up on campus.
Studying Homeboy Industries
Most gang-intervention studies ask if crime dropped. Prof Jorja Leap asks if homeboys are still reformed 5 years la...
April 2008 Issue
FEATURES
Good Medicine: Stopping Seizures
When seizures pose a deadly threat to children, UCLA surgeon Gary Mathern takes drastic steps that save lives: removing half the brain.
A Target of Violence
Escalating violence by extremists opposed to animal research has put UCLA faculty at risk.
Health-Care Reform Checklist
Bruin faculty experts share their opinions on what health care reform must include, from universal coverage to more primary-care doctors.
DEPARTMENTS
quickTakes
Classy Clown
TV legend Carol Burnett kicked off her acting career as a Bruin — by accident, when her plans to be a writer were thwarted.
uclaStyle
Hammer Time
Hammer Museum Director Ann Philbin continues to push boundaries and set trends in the world of art.
lifeSigns
More Perfect Unions
Need to work on your relationship or make a great one better? The co-directors of UCLA's Relationship Institute dish out 10 tips.
happenings
Get Ready: Blogging Bruins
From math to economics to current societal issues, UCLA faculty bloggers have all departments covered.
careerTrajectory
Domain Name of the Game
How to launch an online business: advice from two Gen-Y whippersnappers who've already beaten you to the punch.
hailHills
Hail to the Hills: Stars, Stripes, and Sousa
"This one time, John Philip Sousa led the marching band ..." Sousa's final national tour included a visit with the Bruin band.
WEB EXCLUSIVES
Hit Forward: The Internet's Next 40 Years
Holograms, cyber-implants, robots: On the net's 40th b-day, predictions for the next 40 years. more »
Holiday Desserts by a Pastry Pro
An archived article back for the holidays: UCLA's pastry chef shares recipes & tips for treats like pumpkin cheesecake. more »
Is 'Dexter' the Real Deal?
The serial killer/hero show Dexter is fun TV, but surely it's unrealistic. A UCLA prof and FBI profiler picks it apart.
Good Character: 2009 Alumnus of the Year
Oct. 19 was CHARACTER COUNTS! week, created by ethicist Michael Josephson.
Alumna wins Nobel
The first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics has three UCLA degrees. She's UCLA's 5th grad to win a Nobel, but its first alumna.
Winners Then, Winners Now: 21st Century Edition
Meet the latest crop of scholar-athletes carrying the banner for UCLA's 2009 NCAA ads.
The Do-Gooder Celebrity Dentist
The strange tale of how a fall as a 2-year-old turned an alumnus into a world-renowned dentist.
Dancing Away From Tragedy
This UCLA dance grad fled from Cambodia. Now she's restoring its culture by teaching once-banned classical dance.
An Army of Volunteers
4,300 freshmen fanned out across Los Angeles one morning to make the city a better place.
Love on the Run
A foreign language, cultural isolation and overnight train travel conspire to make students fall in love abroad.
Food as Brain Medicine
Eating the right foods can improve memory or fight depression, schizophrenia or Alzheimer's disease.
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