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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.
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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

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 16, UC Alumni Career Network | Career and Life Pivots: Successful Power Moves in the Pandemic
March 17, Alumni Affairs | Uncover Your Authentic Personal Brand With Alicia Anagnostou ’96
April 1, Luskin Summit | Reimagining Gender Equality Through Sport
April 6, Alumni Affairs | Guided Meditation
April 10, Austin Network | Cap10K Race
April 10, Austin Network | Austin Bruins Social
April 13, Alumni Affairs | Staking Your Claim: How Boundaries Can Set You Free in Work and Life With Jim Hjort ’94
April 20, Arizona Network| Happy Hour and Networking Mixer
April 23, Austin Network| Bruins and Llamas
April 30, Austin Network | Private Cooking Class
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