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UCLA's Second Year of COVID

When times are tough, Bruins exemplify the best in humanity — striving to develop innovative ways to help our most marginalized communities, improving healthcare and education, taking time to support each other, and serving on the pandemic frontlines. As we mark the second year since the global pandemic shutdown, see how UCLA is meeting the challenges of COVID-19 on campus, across the state and around the globe.
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Career Engineering: Who Gets Hired and Why?

Amy Rueda is a 25-year veteran of executive search and has placed CEOs and C-suite executives across multiple industries. In this new series she will offer her expert career advice to those seeking to level up. This month, she describes the DNA of the ideal candidate.
Olha Shevchenko

Ukrainian Student's Plea for Help

The news out of Ukraine has been filled with stories of destruction and resistance, despair and resilience. That's why a first-year UCLA doctoral student, Olha Shevchenko, a native of Kharkiv, is bringing awareness to what is happening there and how people can help.
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Campus Eats

Which has better food - North Campus or South Campus? In this second helping of the Campus Eats series, we're highlighting the dining options at LuValle, Anderson, Court of Sciences, Medical Centers and more. See what's good, what's changed and what's no longer open for business. 
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A Case for UCLA Ice Hockey as a DI Sport

Alumni Scholar and fourth-year communications student Marc-Anthony Rosas is on a mission: Elevate UCLA's club ice hockey team to an NCAA Division I sport. His passion for the cause drove him to pen this op-ed citing the tremendous impact it would have on UCLA sports and West Coast hockey. 

NEWS

UCLA Again Breaks Applications Record, Sees Steep Rise in Top California Applicants

Chancellor Block: Uniting Against Hatred

UCLA Anderson Forecast: Ukraine War Adds New Risks to U.S., California Economies

In Study Led by UCLA Professor, First Case of Woman With HIV in Remission

UCLA Introduces New Institute Providing Interdisciplinary Food Studies Education

Indoor Masking Protocols Remain Unchanged for Winter Quarter

CAREER

Webinar - Career and Life Pivots: Successful Power Moves in the Pandemic - March 16

Workshop - Uncover Your Authentic Personal Brand With Alicia Anagnostou ’96 - March 17

Workshop - Staking Your Claim: How Boundaries Can Set You Free in Work and Life With Jim Hjort ’94 - April 13

Video - Alumni Town Hall: The Great Resignation - Observations, Views, Impact

Video - Retirement Basics: Building a Comfortable Lifestyle for Tomorrow

BRUIN SPIRIT

March Madness Rewind: Thousands of Tributes Given to the 2021 Men's Basketball Team for Their Incredible Run

Coach Cronin Honored as Los Angeles Coach of the Year

Daily Bruin Receives 20 Awards From California College Media Association

Powell Cat Feeder Friends Binds Together Community of Pet-Lovers on Campus

It’s "Game On" as UCLA’s First Thursdays Hits Westwood Village

VOLUNTEER

Critical Blood Shortages Nationwide. Please Donate at Your Nearest Blood Bank

ARTS, CULTURE & LEARNING

What Is Wordle, and Why Is It so Popular?

Video: UCLA Piano Professor Plays Beethoven for Her Native Odessa, Ukraine

In His Own Words: Olly Sholotan '19 Didn’t Attempt to Fill Anyone Else’s Shoes as Carlton on "Bel-Air"

What's In a Name? Reckoning With Buildings and Monuments Named After Questionable Figures, Including at UCLA

The Question Is: What Did Organic Chemist Hung Pham, M.S. '11, Ph.D. '15, Learn as a "Jeopardy!" Contestant?

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Events

March - April Alumni Events

March, Bruin Professionals | Network Meetings
March 11, Alumni Affairs | Alumni Association Appreciation Day - UCLA Softball vs. Cal State Bakersfield
March 11, Alumni Affairs | Alumni Association Appreciation Day - UCLA Softball vs. Fresno State
March 12, San Fernando Valley Network | Malibu Creek Hike With SFV Bruins
March 12, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Angel Island Hike
March 12, Beachside Network | Open House
March 14, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Bruin Night With the Golden State Warriors
March 16, UC Alumni Career Network | Career and Life Pivots: Successful Power Moves in the Pandemic
March 16, Orange County Network | Indian Alumni Mixer
March 16, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Strategies for Better Sleep
March 16, Lambda (LGBTQ) Alumni Association | Drag Bingo Fundraiser
March 17, Alumni Affairs | Uncover Your Authentic Personal Brand With Alicia Anagnostou ’96
March 17, San Francisco Bay Area Network | St. Patrick's Day Mixer
March 18, Alumni Affairs | Alumni Association Appreciation Day - UCLA Softball vs. Harvard
March 19, Pilipino Alumni Association | PAA 30th Anniversary Gala
March 19, Orange County Network | Bruins Hike
March 19, Latino Alumni Association | ULAA Hike
March 20, Sacramento Network | Book Club: "The Lincoln Highway"
March 26, Orange County Network | Monthly Book Club: “Circe”
March 27, Channel Islands Network | Sofi Stadium Tour
March 27, Inland Empire Network | Book Club: "Mycroft Holmes"
April 1, Luskin Summit | Reimagining Gender Equality Through Sport
April 2, Alumni Affairs | Alumni Association Appreciation Day - UCLA Men's Volleyball vs. USC
April 3, Inland Empire Network | UCLA Softball vs. Oregon Game Watch
April 6, Alumni Affairs | Guided Meditation
April 7, Asian Pacific Alumni of UCLA | General Meeting
April 9, Prytanean Alumnae | Annual Spring Benefit
April 12, Las Doñas | Julia Morgan, Architect & Engineer: Beyond San Simeon
April 12, San Fernando Valley Network | Book Club: "A Flicker in the Dark"
April 13, Alumni Affairs | Staking Your Claim: How Boundaries Can Set You Free in Work and Life With Jim Hjort ’94
April 13, Latino Alumni Association | ULAA Career Training: How to Negotiate Your Salary
April 16, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Edgewood Park Hike
April 21, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Books With A Purpose: "Newark Minutemen: A True 1930s Legend About One Man's Mission to Save a Nation's Soul Without Losing His Own"
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