IoES Magazine

UCLA’s most recent alumni Nobel laureates, all of whom won the prize in physiology or medicine (left to right): Fred Ramsdell (2025 laureate), Ardem Patapoutian (2021) and Randy Schekman (2013).

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3 alumni Nobel laureates recount how UCLA set them on a path to the prize

Alison Hewitt

From the lecture halls of Westwood to the world’s most prestigious scientific stage, UCLA’s Nobel-winning alumni trace their triumphs to a common source: a public university system that opened doors, fostered mentorship and invested in ideas long before their impact was known






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For frogs and family

Anthony Waddle

From childhood explorations in the Mojave to tackling the chytrid fungus, 2025 Pritzker Award finalist Anthony Waddle charts a path of science, memory and conservation



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Healing mother earth, healing ourselves

Denica Riadini-Flesch

Economist-turned-entrepreneur Denica Riadini-Flesch, a 2025 Pritzker Award finalist, reflects on how she left conventional models of growth to build a regenerative fashion movement