Out and About

The acclaimed documentary 'Hoop Dreams' (1994) screens on Friday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m. at UCLA's Billy Wilder Theater, with an appearance by director Steve James.

Candice Levy, a UCLA lecturer in Jewish Studies, will discuss ‘Unjust Suffering and the Afterlife’ for the UCLA Center for the Study of Religion on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 4-5:30 p.m.

'Sounds of the Season' will be presented by the UCLA choral program on Saturday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m., at Schoenberg Hall.

Michael Eselun, certified interfaith chaplain for the Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, explores "It could be worse," a common coping strategy for dealing with cancer.

UCLA mathematician Terence Tao talked prime numbers and more in a lively conversation with pundit Stephen Colbert on the 'The Colbert Report' on Nov. 12.

For UCLA staff members interested in earning an M.B.A., UCLA Anderson School of Management is hosting a lunchtime information session on Thursday, Nov. 20.

UCLA's Chase Child Life Program at Mattel Children’s Hospital invites donations to its annual toy drive through Dec. 17.

Young patients at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA dressed up in Halloween costumes and went trick-or-treating through the hospital's hallways today (Oct. 31).

UCLA Campus Human Resources is presenting Open Enrollment information sessions for faculty and staff, Nov. 3-21.

Lynn Vavreck, UCLA professor of political science and communication studies, speaks on “The Midterm Elections: Turnout, Undecided Voters, and those Ads you Love to Hate" on Thursday, Oct. 23, 3 - 4:30 p.m. at UCLA's Young Research Library, Conference Room 11360.

Schoenberg Hall, 5:30 - 8 p.m. I Learn America: Screening & Discussion Featuring Filmmaker Jean-Michel Dissard Join us for a screening of I Learn America: One High School, One School Year, Five New Americans. The film follows five immigrant teenagers ...

UCLA presents "Crisis in Ukraine: Assessing Recent Developments," an inter-departmental event on Oct. 20 from 3-5 p.m at the UCLA Law School.

UCLA's 7th annual “Dribble for the Cure” on Oct. 26 will see participants dribbling basketballs in a race across campus to support pediatric cancer research and treatment.

UCLA's Confucius Institute will present the second China Oncreen Biennial from Oct. 17 to Nov. 14 at the UCLA Film and Television Archive's Billy Wilder Theater and other L.A. venues.

Join UCLA history professor William Worger at the Fowler Museum on Thursday Oct. 16 at 12 p.m., for a discussion of post-apartheid South Africa.

UCLA Transportation and UCLA Recreation will host a fun walk for Bruins on Thursday, Oct. 9, to celebrate Rideshare Week.

The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations presents: "Don’t Wait for the Next War: A Strategy for American Growth and Global Leadership" with Gen. Wesley K. Clark Retired.

'American Winter,' a documentary about middle class families falling into poverty and searching for help, will be screened on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the UCLA Faculty Center.

Attend a special screening, hosted by HBO, of the first two installments of the upcoming miniseries, "Olive Kitteridge" on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m. at UCLA's Melnitz Theater.

UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library will hold its annual open house on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 4:30-7 p.m.

Hundreds of pie lovers came to campus on Sunday for a taste of KCRW’s 6th Annual Good Food Pie Contest at UCLA's Wilson Plaza, adjacent to the Fowler Museum.

The films 'Smoke Signals' and 'Tenacity" launch the UCLA Film and Television Archive series, "Through Indians Eyes: Native American Cinema," on Saturday, Oct. 4.

UCLA’s New Wight Gallery presents "Compassion Fatigue" in its New Wight Biennial, Oct. 2-16.

Professors Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Vinit Mukhija of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs discuss their new book, "The Informal American City: Beyond Taco Trucks and Day Labor," on Oct. 2.

UCLA faculty are invited to join University of California President Janet Napolitano and faculty colleagues from across the UC system for a one-hour online conversation on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2 p.m.