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May 19, 2026 6:41 p.m.
Sina Sinbari, a student at the School of Law, poses with a volleyball. Sinbari played volleyball for Fairleigh Dickinson University and the University of Charleston during his undergraduate years. (Courtesy of Fairleigh Dickinson University)
This post was updated May 19 at 11:32 p.m.
Sina Sinbari, a student at the UCLA School of Law, died April 20. He was 24.
Sinbari, a volleyball player who played for the University of Charleston and Fairleigh Dickinson University during his undergraduate years, planned to pursue athletic management after graduation.
By Sophia Pu
A Closer Look
April 30, 2026 8:33 p.m.This post was updated April 30 at 11:28 pm.
Morton La Kretz, a UCLA alumnus and environmental philanthropist, died Jan. 31. He was 100.
La Kretz funded the 2018 renovation of the La Kretz Botany Building and the construction of La Kretz Hall – UCLA’s first building to receive LEED certification, which recognizes sustainable and cost-effective buildings – in 2005.
By Amanda Xi
News
March 3, 2026 7:01 p.m.UCLA School of Engineering hosts celebration of life in honor of Ioanna Kakoulli
This post was updated March 6 at 12:09 a.m.
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science held a celebration of life Feb. 19 in honor of Ioanna Kakoulli, a professor of materials science and engineering, who died Jan.
By Kyan Wang
Campus
Feb. 10, 2026 11:45 p.m.Materials conservation scholar, engineering professor Ioanna Kakoulli dies at 57
Ioanna Kakoulli, a professor of materials science and engineering, died Jan. 1. She was 57.
Kakoulli was the first female professor hired by UCLA’s materials science and engineering department, according to an obituary posted by UCLA Global Antiquity.
By Alisha Hassanali
Academics
Feb. 1, 2026 9:25 p.m.Pulitzer Prize winner, former chair of UCLA History Daniel Walker Howe dies at 88
Daniel Walker Howe, the former chair of UCLA’s history department and a Pulitzer Prize winner, died Dec. 25. He was 88 years old.
Howe was a faculty member in UCLA’s history department from 1972 to 1993 and served as the department’s chair from 1983 to 1987.
By Zachary Turcios
A Closer Look
Oct. 30, 2025 11:46 p.m.Former UCLA Labor Center director, workers’ rights advocate Kent Wong dies at 69
Kent Wong, the former director of the UCLA Labor Center and an advocate for workers’ rights, died Oct. 8. He was 69 years old.
Wong was the director of the UCLA Labor Center from 1991 to 2023, during which he oversaw the 2021 development of its new MacArthur Park headquarters, said Toby Higbie, a professor of history and labor studies.
By Izzy Greig
Los Angeles
Aug. 27, 2025 8:06 p.m.UCLA alumnus, Catch One founder, HIV/AIDS activist Jewel Thais-Williams dies at 86
Jewel Thais-Williams, a UCLA alumnus, the founder of LGBTQ+ nightclub Jewel’s Catch One and an HIV/AIDS activist, died July 7. She was 86.
Thais-Williams opened Catch One on West Pico Boulevard in 1973 to serve as “a sacred space” for underserved communities of color, said Donald Kilhefner, who was a close friend of Thais-Williams for more than 40 years.
By Caitlin Brockenbrow
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