UCLA Magazine

1 week ago | newsroom.ucla.edu | Jessica Wolf

The inaugural performance of “Climate Notes” on April 27 at 4 p.m. in Schoenberg Hall is more than a concert; it’s a vital intersection of music, science and advocacy, encouraging everyone to listen closely — and to act urgently.

2 weeks ago | newsroom.ucla.edu | Jonathan Riggs

If you’re lucky, you’ve crossed paths with Sierra Chen. Maybe you did business with Sowind Corporation, the international import-export company she ran from Orange County for 33 years. Maybe you reached for the same perfect paintbrush in an art supply store. Or maybe, you know (or were) a K–12 student who benefited from her philanthropy with the UCLA Olga Radko Endowed Math Circle, a free weekly enrichment program for gifted students across the greater Los Angeles area.

2 weeks ago | newsroom.ucla.edu | Sheila Marikar |Adam Amengual

In reaching for an audacious dream — to be the first Iranian to climb the world’s Seven Summits — Sara Safari found her life’s purpose.

2 weeks ago | newsroom.ucla.edu | Joseph Bien-Kahn

Halfway up the wall, I feel my arms go numb. It’s been two decades since I’ve been in a harness with my hands and toes gripping those colorful, odd-shaped rocks for dear life. At the other end of the rope, down on the slate-colored cushioned ground, Alice Kao ’01 roots me on. Kind of. Her tone is coach rather than cheerleader. Not, “You can do this!” More like, “You can do this.”But I can’t.

2 weeks ago | newsroom.ucla.edu | Lexi Pandell

In the race to solve humanity’s most urgent challenges, much of the power — for better or worse — lies in the hands of the world’s largest tech companies. A few Silicon Valley giants, armed with near limitless computing resources, oceans of data and trillions in capital, are competing to see how AI can be the ultimate problem solver. This isn’t about optimizing search results or predicting what you’ll buy next (though they’re surely working on that, too).