UCLA became an official member of the General Assembly of the Hemispheric University Consortium (HUC) at its annual meeting held at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, August 30–September 1, 2026. The consortium brings together universities from across the Americas to advance collaboration in research, education and innovation.
Award recipients reflect the breadth and depth of global engagement at UCLA.
A doctor and medical anthropologist, Sandesara works as a clinician, researcher and professor at UCLA. As of July, he became academic chair of the International Institute's global health program, where he has been a faculty member since 2023.
A diplomatic discussion with Kristjan Prikk, Estonia's Ambassador to the US.
The author of 12 books and editor of three volumes of academic research, Richard M. Eaton has made signal contributions to the field of Islamic studies.
The UCLA Global Development Lab, a Bruin student association, celebrated its 11th anniversary at an end-of-the-year event in May. Presentations of international/community development projects developed by GDL members for its Project Incubator competition were the focus of the evening.
The honor marks the second time the UCLA historian has received the rigorous Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis Book Award for her work.
The winners' four prizes account for roughly 21% of all Dean's Prizes awarded for creative and research projects in the humanities, arts and social sciences category this year — a stellar student achievement.
An informal Cantonese course was offered at UCLA in Spring 2026 to foster cultural preservation, language learning, and community building among students. Developed by doctoral student Cheer Wu in response to growing demand for Cantonese instruction and with support from the UCLA Asia Pacific Center, this course brought together heritage speakers and beginners alike to explore the language through conversation, music, and cultural engagement. Participants saw this class as a meaningful way to reconnect with their identities, strengthen family and community ties, and celebrate Cantonese culture.
The three award winners of 2026 are living proof that the idealism of IDS students is paired with a deep commitment to doing the work on the ground and in the classroom that prepare them to make significant contributions to the world.
Advanced Tomorrow is facilitating an interdisciplinary “healthcare ecosphere” to revolutionize healthcare by encouraging diverse professionals to think big about how healthcare can be transformed from reactive to proactive care.
Interdisciplinary artist Gala Porras-Kim, who completed both a B.A. and an M.A. at UCLA, won a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship last year.
At a recent CISA talk, journalist-author Neha Dixit spoke about the lived experience of poor rural Indians who emigrate to Delhi for work, only to end up living in near-permanent economic precarity.
The baka/bacá, errant spirits on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola that turn humans into animals through sorcery, are the subject of Robin Derby's new book, “Bêtes Noires."
Consul General of Germany in Los Angeles Andrea Sasse recently visited a community-engaged course taught by UCLA professor David Kim, where she discussed issues ranging from diplomacy and intellectual curiosity to career development.
