DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

The World Cup’s other draw: Music, performance and an evolution beyond just entertainment
Four-photo collage featuring Shakira, Madonna, Justin Bieber, and BTS in promotional portraits.
The first FIFA World Cup halftime show will feature Madonna, Shakira, BTS, Burna Boy and Justin Bieber, plus Gustavo Dudamel conducting the New York Philharmonic and Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, all squeezed into 11 minutes. “What FIFA has constructed for 2026 is, from a music industry standpoint, genuinely sophisticated — and worth examining carefully,” says UCLA’s Tiffany Naiman.

UCLA’s innovation engine
Illustration of a human head in profile with gears inside the brain and scientific sketches throughout, symbolizing engineering, innovation, learning and the connection between technology and nature.
From smart grids to public policy to immersive art, the campus is building a new model of innovation — one rooted in collaboration across disciplines and the real world.

Heat of the moment
Sunlight filters through a dense green forest canopy, viewed upward from the forest floor, with tall tree trunks and leafy branches surrounding the bright sky.
UCLA scientists are helping better understand and mitigate the dangers of increasing temperatures — and explaining why shade may be more of a secret weapon than we thought.

Why do signs for the 710 North say ‘Pasadena,’ when the freeway doesn’t go there? — and more UCLA media
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UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies’ Brian Taylor responded to a Los Angeles Daily News query about the 710 North Pasadena signs, saying he didn’t see any malicious effort, despite saying directional signs on freeways can be “a head-scratcher.” Read and see more about UCLA in today’s Los Angeles Times, KTLA and others.
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