NOVEMBER 2013 | SAN DIEGO EDITION

Beat ’SC Bonfire and Rally Livestream - Nov. 26. Can’t make it out to Westwood? Enjoy the performances, surprise guests, inspirational speeches and bonfire live from the comfort of home. During the show, tweet your comments with Bruins all over the world. #beatsc

Meet the New Senior Director of Alumni Networks
Kristine Werlinich recently joined the UCLA Alumni Affairs team from the UCLA School of Law, where she was director of alumni relations for the last 13 years. Her new role will be to increase alumni engagement throughout UCLA’s regional networks.

Host a Dinner for 12 Strangers
Simple gatherings around the dinner table allow real friendships to begin. Join thousands of Bruins around the world who will celebrate their shared UCLA legacy and make enriching new connections.

An Alumni Scholar Equals Limitless Potential
Support incredible students such as UCLA Foundation Alumni Scholar, Kera Kwan. A multi-talented campus leader and volunteer organizer, Kwan aspires to serve in the field of medicine to make a difference in patients’ lives.

Screenwriting Books Offer Fresh and Practical Advice on Launching Your Hollywood Career
Written by 24 accomplished instructors in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and edited by program director Linda Venis ’70, M.A. ’74, Ph.D. ’78, these books provide step-by-step instruction on creating a feature, one-hour drama, half-hour comedy and TV pilot script, as well as offer proven strategies for screenwriting success.

Alumnus Awarded Nobel Prize
Molecular biologist Randy Schekman ’71 won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his role in figuring out how proteins are secreted and transported in human cells.

UCLA Climbs to 12th in World University Rankings

New UC President Janet Napolitano is Impressed

UCLA Generates More Than $12.7 Billion in Economic Activity Annually

UCLA Dentistry Discovers a Way to Detect Pancreatic Cancer Through Saliva

Bruin Plate: UCLA’s Newest, Largest, Healthiest Dining Hall

14-Year-Old Math, Chess Prodigy Enrolls at UCLA

Open Your Office to a UCLA Student - College PREP Externship

Submit Your Entry to be Part of the New UCLA 8-Clap Heard Around the World

Get Involved in Community Service With an Alumni Network

Your Children Will Remember What You Share. Begin Early With a ScholarShare 529 College Savings Plan

Bruin Woods Family Holidays: Celebrate Thanksgiving or the Winter Holidays in Style in Beautiful Lake Arrowhead

BRUIN PROFESSIONALS

Nov. 20, San Diego | Networking Meeting

LAS VEGAS NETWORK

Nov. 28-29, Las Vegas | UCLA Basketball: Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational

SAN DIEGO NETWORK

Nov. 4, San Diego | Culinary Dinner: Andiamo! Ristorante

Nov. 6, San Diego | University Clubs Mixer

Nov. 16, San Diego | Men’s Soccer at SDSU

    

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