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Where Art Meets Engineering: UCLA Samueli Premieres Film on Taiwan's Role in the Global Chip Race

In collaboration with the Asia Pacific Center, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering co-hosted a November 6, 2025 screening of “A Chip Odyssey," Taiwan's first feature-length documentary chronicling how the island of 23 million people became the world's indispensable hub for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

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Recent IDS graduate off to a quality start

This Daily Bruin feature of Andrew Dong (UCLA 2025, international development studies) follows the story of how he created an online matcha tea business after graduation.

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Bruins experience Australia's health care system through new travel study program

“What's really important is not only what I learned in Australia, but how it is seen through a U.S. lens as well," said UCLA sophmore Fiona Xie about the program.

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International Education Week at UCLA offers an appealing mix of events and activities

The UCLA campus celebrated International Education Week 2025 (November 17–21) with a wide array of events and activities organized by units throughout campus, including a philanthropic organization.

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How UCLA leaders are championing global education and research

The 2025 "'Glocal' Conversation'" at International Education Week addressed how internationalization is essential to the missions of the Division of Physical Sciences, UCLA Library and UNEX, and the ways in which these units are advancing global education and research in the face of serious challenges.

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Awards empower members of UCLA to expand university's global reach

The UCLA Global Advisors Council recently awarded 26 inaugural grants — 16 Global Education Awards and 10 Global Research Awards — to individuals across campus.

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Kathryn Paul is advancing UCLA's ‘glocal' vision for the future

Paul is part of the senior leadership team that examines potential international projects for UCLA.

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Bruins Abroad

Students with diverse majors integrate international experience into their UCLA educations via study abroad, travel study and global internship programs offered by UCLA Study Abroad.

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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Ms. Kyung Ki (Cindy) Min

The Center for Buddhist Studies announces with sadness the passing of Ms. Kyung Ki (Cindy) Min, a dedicated community member and benefactor. Her endowed scholarships, established in 2021 and 2023, ensure lasting support for students studying Buddhism in the Korean tradition.

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Institute's development director sees new era of university funding

"We are in the middle of a generational shift in how public education operates in this country and I think philanthropy is going to play a bigger role. Donors will have to get involved a little earlier and stay a little bit longer,” said Howie Fitzgerald.

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IDS major travels to Asia to study abroad

“Nothing was as different [from my previous travels] as going to Japan," said international development studies major Max Odle of his study abroad program at International Christian University in Tokyo.

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International Education Week celebrates UCLA's global commitment

From Nov. 17–21, units across campus will host events highlighting international education, exchange and research.

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New data upends myths about Mexican migrant labor

Temporary Mexican labor migration to the U.S. is largely legal today due to the rapid expansion of H2-A and H2-B visas, reversing a longstanding trend of unauthorized migrant flows.

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Spotlight on Educator & UCLA Graduate Student: Jacqueline Torres

Meet Jacqueline Torres, an Art teacher at San Fernando High School and current M.A. student in Latin American Studies at UCLA.

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Jan 30, 2026. Speaking to La Opinión, Gaspar Rivera-Salgado (director, UCLA Center for Mexican Studies said, “[Recent] raids are not like the ones of years past. We haven't reached the levels of Mexican deportations under Obama.. but we are seeing the disproportionate and overt use of federal officers… employing heavy-handed tactics." Arrest numbers for Indigenous Zapotecs are tough to come by, but the majority CA arrestees have been Mexican. (In Spanish) Read More
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Jan 23, 2026. Speaking to radio broadcast Marketplace about the recent Davos Forum (Jan 19-23), Director of the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations Kal Raustiala noted that Trump's erratic policies and use of economic power as a cudgel have alienated U.S. allies. "Greenland was sort of the straw that broke the camel's back, because it was more than just tariffs," he said. (See written article here, and the audio file here.) Read More
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Jan 15, 2026. In an article published in The Conversation, Stephen Acabado (director, UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies) discusses terrace agriculture in Ifugao, The Philippines and the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco. These dynamic systems are continually refined through direct observation and intergenerational learning, adjusted in design and the choice of climate-suitable crops. Climate change and labor availability now threaten their viability. Read More

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