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UCLA News and Stories | International Edition | March 2026
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International Women of Courage
In honor of Women’s History Month, UCLA Anderson hosted an event on March 4 to celebrate the International Women of Courage awardees. These women faced danger across the globe to take a stand for peace, justice, human rights and empowerment.
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Of the thousands of students accepted to UCLA, many will depend on scholarships to turn their aspirations into reality. As a scholarship reader, your insight and perspective help identify the students who will shape UCLA’s future and carry the Bruin spirit.
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Kidney Transplant Forms Bruin-Buckeye Bond
This heartwarming story is about a diehard Bruin fan, Hernando Marroquin '74, who received a kidney transplant from a match over 2,200 miles away in lifelong Buckeye fan Dave Jessen. Then they met for the first time at the UCLA-Ohio State Bruin Bash. 
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Bruins@Work Program Fosters Community
The Bruins@Work program fosters Bruin communities within workplaces. It has built relationships with Amazon, Google, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Northrop Grumman, creating career connections and opportunities.
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In Memoriam - Sherrill Luke '50, Trailblazer
The former Alumni Association president, UC Regent and UCLA's first Black student body president was a civil rights champion who advocated for equity and dedicated his career to legal and judicial excellence. His legacy will be felt at UCLA and beyond.
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Young and Old Sherrill Luke '50
UCLA News
UCLA Health Announces $100 Million Gift From Stewart and Lynda Resnick to Advance Mental Health Care
 
DOJ Files Lawsuit Against UC for Allegedly Allowing Antisemitic Work Environment at UCLA
 
Anderson Forecast: U.S. Economy Poised to Reaccelerate as Fiscal Stimulus, AI Investment Intensify
 
At a Hundred Years and Counting, UCLA’s World-Famous Marching Band Keeps Drumming Up Bruin Pride
 
Oreo, a Shy But Beloved Delta Terrace Stray Cat, Dies
 
Alumni News
From the 2026 Grammys to the Oscars, These Bruins Won for Their Outstanding Work
 
 
Photos: L.A. County Supervisors Honor Bruin Freedom Riders Robert Singleton ʼ60, M.A. '62, Ph.D. '83, Helen Singleton '74 and Robert Farrell '61
 
 
How David Carlisle, M.P.H. '88, Ph.D. '92, Is Working to End Health Disparities in Los Angeles
 
 
UCLA Extension's Bruin Network Program Builds Community One Professional Connection at a Time
 
 
Jonli Tunstall '05, Ph.D. '11, Assumes Role of UCLA’s Academic Advancement Program Director
 
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