UCLA Staff Assembly President Brandie Henderson envisions unity, community-building among university employees outside of their departments

The future may have seemed bleak for a child growing up in a rough inner-city neighborhood, but in 1988, Brandie Henderson became one of 250 youth to be offered a Merrill Lynch scholarship.

Small UCLA reactor used by students shut down in 1984 because of potential safety hazards, declining use

More than a quarter of a century ago, in the northwest corner of Boelter Hall, there was a powerful device guarded by large concrete walls that were off-limits to most students and faculty.
From 1959 until 1984, UCLA had its very own nuclear reactor, which was housed in the engineering building and utilized by various South Campus departments for research and business.

UCLA health services professor Antronette Yancey created Instant Recess program for 10-minute exercise breaks

Clad in bright purple Nikes and sitting on an inflatable exercise ball, former athlete and UCLA health services professor Antronette Yancey organizes her campaign to get Americans moving.