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UCLA News and Stories | National Edition | October 2025
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Alumnus Wins Nobel Prize
Immunologist Fred Ramsdell, Ph.D. '87, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His work has led to improved care for people with autoimmune diseases like arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease and more.
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Bruins in the NFL
Need a little help with your Fantasy picks? Here's a full roster of Bruins currently playing in the NFL. From the practice squad to Pro Bowlers, see which teams your favorite Bruins are on, their career stats and how they're performing this season.  
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Bruin Excellence in Civic Engagement Honorees
From police officers to activists, policy advocates to public school teachers, congratulations to the 40 alumni honored with the 2025 Bruin Excellence in Civic Engagement award. Their work in civic positions is making a difference in people's lives.
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Earliest Known Pilipino Bruins
In honor of Filipino American History Month, this piece follows up on the Pilipino Bruins article we published two years ago, which highlighted the first Pilipino students to attend UCLA as early as 1921 — six years earlier than previously thought.
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Pilipino Bruins in Cosmopolitan Club in 1923
UCLA News
NIH Temporarily Reinstates Suspended UCLA Grants Following Federal Judge Decision
 
An Update From UC President James Milliken
 
UCLA Loses No. 1 Public University Title in 2026 U.S. News & World Report Ranking
 
Former UCLA Faculty Member Omar Yaghi Wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
 
UCLA EDI Official Placed on Leave Following Posts Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death
 
Labor Unions, Faculty Associations Sue Trump Administration Over Demands to UCLA
 
Bruins Spread Their Light During UCLA Volunteer Day
 
Alumni News
UCLA Alumna and Journalist Emily Wilder Taken Into Israeli Military Custody on Gaza Aid Flotilla
 
 
Gala Porras-Kim '07, M.A. '12, and Garrett Bradley, M.F.A. '12, Awarded Prestigious MacArthur Fellowships
 
 
Alumni Travel: Marvels of Egypt, Madagascar and Holland in Bloom
 
 
Q&A: UCPD Chief of Police Craig Valenzuela '96 Discusses Vision for Campus Safety
 
 
Irene Ontiveros, M.S.N. '25, Balances Education and Motherhood With Support of Faculty, Family
 
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