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At UCLA Library, the UCLA Film & Television Archive and across campus, faculty and staff are preserving endangered pieces of cultural heritage, allowing us to better understand our world — and our place in it. Read the latest from UCLA Magazine: ucla.in/3CulQrX Photos: Spencer Lowell for UCLA Magazine

UCLA Library, which provides access to one of the largest academic music collections in North America, has announced the 2025 Hugo and Christine Davise Fund for Contemporary Music grantees. Nine faculty and student music projects have been awarded between $1,000 and $5,000 for their work. Projects were selected for their potential to advance the field of contemporary music and include commissions and performances of new compositions, the launch of a UCLA alumni podcasting service, participatory events and more. Full announcement: ucla.in/3XI4qiG

Learn about Black histories across the Americas through UCLA Library Modern Endangered Archives Program funded projects from Haiti, Barbados, Brazil and Uruguay which document community, diaspora and resistance. Read more: ucla.in/4gNWEe3

Arthur Ashe ‘66 was more than an athlete—he was a changemaker. A tennis legend who broke barriers, he dedicated his life to social justice, health, and humanitarian causes. #BlackHistoryMonth

A trailblazer in dance and education, Lula Washington ’76, M.A. ’84 has shaped both movement and futures. Through the Lula Washington Dance Theatre, she’s opened doors for generations of dancers in South Los Angeles and beyond. #BlackHistoryMonth

Earlier this month, students in the UCLA labor studies class “Revolutionary Fantasies: Inequality and Protest in Contemporary Science Fiction” visited UCLA Library for an exciting activity involving archived science fiction books ???? “I felt like I was looking back at a piece of history,” said Chrystina Torres, labor studies and political science major. Read more about the course and student takeaways in a new article at ?? bit.ly/ls-sci-fi

Submissions for the 2025 Library Prize for Undergraduate Research are open! The Library Prize recognizes and honors research excellence and includes cash prizes ranging from $400 to $700 across various project categories. If you’re an undergraduate student or group that has completed a research paper or project over the past 12 months, you’re eligible to apply. Applications are due by Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Learn more and apply: ucla.in/3ET66wx

Before breaking barriers in the NFL, Kenny Washington made history as UCLA’s first All-American, leading one of the most integrated teams of the era. #BlackHistoryMonth

Know a librarian who deserves to be recognized for their contributions? Nominations for the 2025 Librarian of the Year award are now open! Presented by the Librarians Association of UCLA (LAUC-LA), this prize honors excellence in librarianship. Students, faculty, staff, and other librarians are invited to nominate a librarian who has furthered the teaching and research mission of UCLA and responds to the intellectual, informational and cultural needs of the university community. Nominations due by Monday, March 3: bit.ly/LOTY2025

The University of California and Oxford University Press have signed a four-year transformative open access agreement. The agreement enables UC corresponding authors to publish open access in nearly 500 OUP journals at reduced or no cost. Full announcement: https://ucla.in/3QdW3Hz