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Dinners for 12 Strangers Dinners for 12 Strangers

Host a Virtual Dinner for 12 Strangers

What happens to a 52-year tradition that unites Bruins for good food and great conversation when physical distancing is the current way of life? We adapt and create new ways to come together in community, virtually. For three nights, worldwide, alumni, students, parents, faculty and fans of UCLA will kindle our Bruin innovation and spirit to laugh, reminisce, make new friends and remember that UCLA unites us and lifts us up. Sign up to host on Feb. 20, 21 or 27. For questions, contact dinners@alumni.ucla.edu.
Anna Spain Bradley

Bruin Spotlight

Vice Chancellor Anna Spain Bradley joined UCLA last September, charged with building a campus environment based on the University’s core values of equity, diversity and inclusion. Her ground rule: “Enter dialogue with a commitment to our common humanity." Read about the issues facing the Bruin community.
The Galactic Center

Then and Now: The Galactic Center

For 25 years, Nobel laureate Dr. Andrea Ghez sought to prove the existence of a massive black hole at the center of our galaxy. By pioneering adaptive optics technology, she and other astrophysicists were able to observe celestial objects with greater clarity, leading to her landmark discovery. See the amazing images.
Rafer Johnson

Bruins Share Life Updates in Class Notes

The passing of an Olympic legend, winning the Pulitzer Prize and launching a travel review website for the disabled; these are among the class notes submitted in 2020 highlighting Bruin accolades, career advancements and remembering alumni who have gone before us. What's your update? 
The Bruin

Bruins on Board: Apply or Nominate Today

Bruins lead. With inspiration, dynamism and optimism. Together, we connect and engage Bruins around the world. Join UCLA volunteers supporting their alma mater with time, talent and treasure as board members. Applications now open for Board and Alumni Representative opportunities.

COVID-19 UPDATES

2020 Reflections: Bruins Respond to the Challenges of COVID-19

Hope, Relief as First Vaccines Are Administered at UCLA Health

Confirmed Cases in the Campus Community

Sign Up for the CA COVID Notify App

Nursing Professor Shares Her Experience as a Subject in Vaccine Trial

Video - Students and Alumni Living Abroad Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

UC President Michael Drake on How UC Campuses Have Managed COVID-19

NEWS

Anderson Forecast Expects Robust Economic Recovery to Begin This Spring

Joelle Gamble '12 to Join Biden Administration as Economic Special Assistant

UCLA Athletics to Team Up With Jordan Brand and Nike

Gov. Newsom Names Assemblywoman Shirley Weber '70, M.A. '71, Ph.D. '75, as California Secretary of State

UCLA Aims to Become a Hispanic-Serving Institution by 2025

Video - Alumni Town Hall Featuring California Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager and State Senator Ben Allen. Next Town Hall on Jan. 14 With UCLA AD Martin Jarmond

CAREER

New Year, New Career: Search Job Opportunities Posted by Bruins in UCLA ONE

Video - Real Talk With Miss Val: Social Media and Its Impacts

Advertise Your Workplace, Business or Services in UCLA ONE for Free

BRUIN SPIRIT

UCLA Awarded $25 Million to Advance HIV Research for Women and Children

Former UCLA Football Great Eric Kendricks '14 Nominated for NFL Man of the Year Award

Accomplished Engineering Professor and Alumnus Augustine Esogbue '64 Creates Scholarships

Celebrity Fashion Designer Matt Sarafa '20 Partners With PETA to Launch a Line of Luxury Faux Furs and Face Masks

ARTS, CULTURE & LEARNING

Video - In Conversation: Nobel Laureates Andrea Ghez and Jennifer Doudna

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Introduces Master of Healthcare Administration Degree

UCLA Launches Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience

Video - Tips for Self-Care

Network Events

Events

January - February Alumni Events

January, Bruin Professionals | Network Meetings
Jan. 7-10, Black Alumni Association | Social Justice Summit | Promo Video
Jan. 7, Alumni Affairs | Real Talk With Miss Val: Taking Back Your Mental Health
Jan. 9, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Planning Meeting
Jan. 12, Lambda Alumni Association | LGBTQ+ Alumni Career Launchpad 1
Jan. 13, Alumni Affairs | Gear Up for Grad School: First-Gen Edition
Jan. 14, Alumni Affairs | Alumni Town Hall Featuring Athletic Director Martin Jarmond
Jan. 14, Inland Empire Network | Indoor Scavenger Hunt
Jan. 16, Orange County Network | Virtual Book Club
Jan. 17, Sacramento Network | Virtual Book Club
Jan. 19, Lambda Alumni Association | LGBTQ+ Alumni Career Launchpad 2
Jan. 22, San Francisco Bay Area and L.A. Westside Networks | Virtual Cup of Java
Jan. 26, Lambda Alumni Association | LGBTQ+ Alumni Career Launchpad 3
Jan. 26, Undocumented Alumni Association | General Body Meeting
Jan. 27, Central Coast Network | Book and Beverage
Jan. 27, L.A. Westside and Silicon Beach Networks | Young Alumni Career Launchpad 1
Jan. 28, San Fernando Valley Network | Virtual Book Club: "Mycroft Holmes"
Jan. 28, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Books With a Purpose Virtual Book Club
Jan. 30, Orange County Network | Comedy Night
Feb. 2, Lambda Alumni Association | LGBTQ+ Alumni Career Launchpad 4
Feb. 3, L.A. Westside and Silicon Beach Networks | Young Alumni Career Launchpad 2
Feb. 9, Daily Bruin Alumni Network | Winter Workshop
Feb. 10, L.A. Westside and Silicon Beach Networks | Young Alumni Career Launchpad 3
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