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Bruin-Owned Art Galleries and Collectives

Our Bruin-owned businesses series continues with a feature on art galleries and collectives which showcase the classic and contemporary works of both Bruins and non-Bruins alike, as well as that of their founders. Support the arts and Bruin entrepreneurship by planning a visit or following them on social media to see their current and upcoming exhibitions.
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The Legacy of Title IX at UCLA

This year, UCLA recognizes the 50th anniversary of Title IX and celebrates the legacy of UCLA’s first female athletes to compete at the intercollegiate level; women who blazed a new path and inspired thousands of young girls to dream about following in their footsteps. Read how it came to be and how it's changed Bruin sports forever.
Mentor and Mentee

Be a Mentor and Make a Difference

This is your call to action: Sign up to be a mentor to a current UCLA student regardless of where you live. Your insight and guidance will offer support and provide a sounding board for students who could benefit from your knowledge. This experience can be just as rewarding for you!
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Where to Work

What should you consider when deciding whether to work from home or at the office? Striving for work-life balance, cultivating professional relationships, prioritizing health and well-being? In our next installment of the Career Engineering series, we examine the unique advantages and disadvantages of both scenarios. 
Student Contacts Hotline

What Happens When a Student Tests Positive

While COVID regulations have been scaled back, the virus itself is still ever present. It's inevitable that some students living on campus this year will receive that dreaded positive COVID diagnosis. Find out how isolation accommodations, meals and coursework are handled from the student's perspective.

UCLA HEALTH UPDATES

UCLA Drops Masking, Testing and Daily Symptom Monitoring Survey Requirements

UCLA Health Ranks Fifth Nationally on U.S. News and World Report Honor Roll

Campus Update on Monkeypox

UCLA Researcher’s Team Finds COVID-19 Tied to Wildlife Sales at Chinese Market

UCLA Launches Effort to Expand Its COVID Test to Detect Other Emerging Viruses

NEWS

White House Appoints Celeste Drake '89, M.P.P. '02, J.D. '02, as New Deputy Director of the National Economic Council for Labor and Economy

Big Ten Completes 7-year, $7 billion Media Rights Agreement With Major Networks. UCLA Projected to Receive $80-$100 Million Annually

Alumni Affairs Annual Report 2021-22

Gov. Newsom Appoints Elaine Batchlor, M.P.H. '90, to UC Board of Regents and Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, '81, J.D. '84, to CSU Board of Trustees

Under Armour Agrees to Over $67 Million Settlement in UCLA Lawsuit

UCLA Threat Response Task Force Report to the Chancellor

CAREER

Breaking Bad Habits With Sam Toussi '11 - Sept. 28

UC Alumni Career Network: Navigating Ageism as a Young Professional - Sept. 29

Video: Résumé Writing for Career Changers With Kimberly Cook, M.P.H. '15

BRUIN SPIRIT

Bruin Football Is Back! See Where the TV Watch Parties Are Each Week

Alumnae Libby Costello '19 and Sophia Denison-Johnston '18 Along With Two Others Set a World Record Rowing From San Francisco to Honolulu in 34 Days

Founder of UCLA Health’s Liver-Transplant Program Reflects on 40 years of Saving Lives

Marcel Salapa '18 Started a Small Protein Pancake Mix Business in a UCLA Dorm, Then Landed a Six-Figure Exit After He Scaled Sales on Amazon

Rethinking the Frontiers of International Criminal Law, Promise Institute Director Kate Mackintosh is Finding New Ways to Bring War Criminals to Justice

SPECIAL OFFERS

Earn $500 Worth of Points After You Spend $2,500 On Your Wescom Bruin Edge Visa Card in the First Three Months

ARTS, CULTURE & LEARNING

Remote Heart Rate Sensors Can Be Biased Against Darker Skin. A UCLA Team Offers a Solution

How Engineering's Julie Allen '92 Brought L.A.’s New 6th Street Bridge to Life

UCLA Study: Liberals and Conservatives Can Have Positive Experiences When They Talk Politics Together Over Zoom

Alumni Call for Awareness, Aid for Tigrayans in Ethiopia

UCLA Dining Brings Fresh Mediterranean Cuisine to Ackerman Union

UCLA Anderson Report: The State of Corporate Sustainability Disclosure

Network Events

Events

September Alumni Events

Sept. 3, Colorado Network | UCLA Football vs. Bowling Green Game Watch Party
Sept. 3, Washington, D.C. Network | UCLA Football vs. Bowling Green Game Watch Party
Sept. 7, Alumni Affairs | Guided Meditation
Sept. 7, Latino Alumni Association | Amigxs in the Professions: Business
Sept. 8, Latino Alumni Association | Amigxs in the Professions: Law
Sept. 10, Colorado Network | UCLA Football vs. Alabama State Game Watch Party
Sept. 10, Seattle Network | UCLA Football vs. Alabama State Game Watch Party
Sept. 14, Latino Alumni Association | Amigxs in the Professions: Medicine
Sept. 17, Colorado Network | UCLA Football vs. South Alabama Game Watch Party
Sept. 24, Colorado Network | Save the Date: Bruin Bash Tailgate for the UCLA Football vs. Colorado Game
Sept. 24, Seattle Network | UCLA Football vs. Colorado Game Watch Party
Sept. 24, Washington, D.C. Network | UCLA Football vs. Colorado Game Watch Party
Sept. 28, Alumni Affairs | Breaking Bad Habits with Sami Toussi '11
Sept. 29, UC Alumni Career Network | Navigating Ageism as a Young Professional
Sept. 30, Colorado Network | UCLA Football vs. Washington Game Watch Party
Sept. 30, Seattle Network | UCLA Football vs. Washington Game Watch Party
Oct. 4, Alumni Affairs | Save the Date: Alumni Town Hall With Chancellor Gene Block
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