UCLA Alumni, Students, and Faculty

What they're doing now, and how they are involved in our communities.

Ann Carlson
Andrea Ghez
Paul Ong
Ann Philbin
John Rogers
Voltaire Sinigayan
Abel Valenzuela
Bill Schade

Brian Maillian
Carlos Collard
Dean Florez
Gail Becker
Jay Dillon
Peter Taylor
Teresa Valenzuela
Valarie De La Garza
Wendy Gruel

Ann Carlson

Ann Carlson, UCLA Law Professor, talks about how the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment, the nation's first law school center focused on climate change. The Center brings experts from departments across campus to research global warming and find ways to limit emissions through law and regulation.

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Andrea Ghez

Andrea Ghez, winner of a MacArthur genius grant and UCLA Astronomy Professor, researches super-massive black holes. She talks about how UCLA is the place for her in her profession and field of study: Working at UCLA gives her access to the Keck telescope, the largest in the world.

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Paul Ong

Paul Ong, UCLA Public Affairs Professor, talks about his research on the connections between housing and social and economic equality, and how UCLA puts knowledge into action.

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Ann Philbin

Ann Philbin, Director of the Hammer Museum at UCLA, talks about how the museum promotes emerging artists and builds cultural connections between the university and Los Angeles.

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John Rogers

John Rogers, UCLA Education Professor, talks about how UCLA works to improve K-12 public education by training teachers in underserved areas to become effective school principals and administrators. Programs emphasize critical thinking and analysis skills for students.

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Voltaire Sinigayan

UCLA Mobile Clinic volunteer and medical student Voltaire Sinigayan talks about how the clinic provides holistic support to homeless people. The Mobile Clinic brings medical students, law students and students in the School of Public Health directly to the homeless population to help people get back on their feet.

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Abel Valenzuela

Abel Valenzuela, UCLA Chicana/Chicano Studies Professor, talks about how UCLA research helped demystify the day labor market (through the first ever study of day laborers in the U.S.). Valenzuela's advocacy around worker centers involves the entire community in day labor issues bringing employers, workers, scholars and leaders together to solve problems.