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UCLA News and Stories | National Edition | November 2025
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Gabrielle Gorman, Bruin story since '20
Bruin-led Businesses: Nonprofits
From advancing medical science to promoting the arts, protecting the environment to fighting injustice, these organizations founded or led by UCLA alumni are improving the quality of life in our communities. 
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With My Own Two Hands Foundation
Stand Up for UCLA
Advocate for our University by sharing why UCLA is meaningful to you. How has it lifted you up or impacted the health of a loved one? These stories will be shared with policy-makers to demonstrate that their constituents want them to stand up for UCLA.
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November Is Career Development Month
Throughout the month, we’re sharing life-stage specific advice from webinars, as well as job search tools and professional development resources that hold relevance at different points in your career.
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Career Development Calendar
Then & Now: Westwood's Broxton Avenue
View the overlapping image comparison of Broxton Avenue in Westwood Village from the 1930s to today. This 14,000 square foot pedestrian thoroughfare would be recognizable in any era thanks to three iconic structures that have endured for over 90 years.
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Broxton Avenue Then and Now
From Russia With Love for L.A.
Warm weather, prestigious schools, freedom of speech... it's the American "California" dream for this UCLA Extension graduate from Moscow. She cherishes the liberties we often take for granted and warns of an alternative reality she knows all too well. 
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UCLA News
Judge Bars Trump Administration From Threatening, Freezing UC’s Federal Funding
 
UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital Ranked Among California’s Top Five for Pediatric Care
 
Judge Denies Temporary Restraining Order to Block UCLA From Leaving Rose Bowl
 
Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Commit $31 Million to UCLA Research Park, David Geffen School of Medicine
 
UCLA Scientists Develop One-Product-Fits-All Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer
 
In Memoriam: Kent Wong, 69, Immigrant Rights Champion and Former Director of UCLA Labor Center
 
Alumni News
UCLA Alumni Band: 50 Years After Their First Set, It’s Still the Best Gig in Town
 
 
Still in Touch Years After Graduation, Alumni Veterans Stick With Service
 
 
Hollywood Legend Carol Burnett Endows Scholarship at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
 
 
Alumni Travel: Discover Bhutan’s Serenity and Europe’s Sparkling Rivieras
 
 
Kathleen Contreras's '76, Ph.D. '00, Children's Book About Fernando Valenzuela Wins at Latino Book Awards
 
 
Bruin Excellence in Civic Engagement Awards Celebrate Alumni Transforming Communities
 
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