campus events

Dr. No-Hee Park, the longest-serving dean at the UCLA School of Dentistry, was recently honored by 300 UCLA leaders, faculty, friends and family during a Centennial Campaign celebration at UCLA’s Carnesale Commons.

Familiar faces in dance, theater, music and spoken word will come to campus, alongside a fresh approach to Shakespeare and ambitious multi-disciplinary events.

If an ambitious TV showrunner wanted to draw together the funnest elements of “Saturday Night Live,” “Glee” and “The Voice” into one solid hit, well, it’s already been done.

From a symposium of international scholars to musical performances, UCLA is presenting a series of programs tied in with the exhibition.

Donald Trump is a man who maximizes his celebrity, keeping the focus on him during the presidential primary season, journalists explain at a UCLA lecture.

Five UCLA experts from across the campus recently assembled a big-picture view of the political turmoil, economic crisis and investigation into widespread corruption that are shaking Brazil to its core.  

Free screening of a documentary about WBNA player Chamique Holdsclaw, who emerged as an inspiring mental health advocate following a long struggle with depression.

“MAO to NOW: Photographs by Stephen Verona” features 32 images contrasting China in 1980 with China in 2014. The exhibition runs from May 15 until Sept. 11.

When David Sedaris visits UCLA each year, the Poetry Bureau assembles outside Royce Hall. And types.

Jared Diamond, UCLA’s Pulitzer Prize-winning professor of geography and an astute intellectual observer of human life in multiple practices, faced a standing-room-only audience who came to hear his  compelling lecture titled 'The Evolution and Function of Human Religion.'

Viewers will have the rare opportunity to watch Mercury glide slowly across the sun.

More than 1,000 high school and college students from across the United States descended last weekend on UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion to plug into LA Hacks, a collaborative computer programming event organized by two UCLA student groups and sponsored by LA 2024.

Go behind the scenes at the institute’s annual open house on April 30, which offers visitors a chance to learn about one of the world’s preeminent archaeology labs.

“The Collector and the Dealer: Gifts of African Art from Jay T. Last and Merton D. Simpson” underscores the lasting impact that two men have had on the development of the museum’s acclaimed African art holdings.

To celebrate jazz legend Duke Ellington’s 117th birthday, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Department of Ethnomusicology will be hosting a concert to honor his life and work.

The Bruins have returned to the field to kick off four weeks of spring practice, and their annual spring showcase, presented by Toyota, will cap off the spring football season on Saturday.

The campus community gathered Wednesday for an evening devoted primarily to sleep and heard sound advice about how to wake up refreshed and rejuvenated from a panel of experts.

The second annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembrance Day at UCLA will showcase King’s efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion and explore the role of athletes as activists.

About 25 undergraduates and graduate students had an unprecedented opportunity to meet with United States National Security Advisor Susan Rice.

    For more than 40 years, issues surrounding genetically modified organisms—GMOs—have been full of controversy, curiosity and confusion. On Tuesday, April 19, four experts will debate the environmental, social and health impacts of GMO foods.

More than 15,700 prospective students and their families sampled faculty lectures, toured residence halls and asked questions about life at UCLA.

Fink, who received both a bachelor’s degree and M.B.A. from UCLA, is regarded as one of the most influential individuals in business and finance.

Daniel Pearl’s tragic death was only the first in a wave of violence that has targeted journalists all over the world, said Christiane Amanpour as she delivered the annual lecture given in memory of the Wall Street Journal reporter who was murdered in Pakistan.

UCLA will be abuzz with activity on Saturday, April 16, when an anticipated 14,000 prospective students and their families come to campus for Bruin Day.

A player for the Bruins in the 1990s, Roberts sat for a conversation with fellow alumnus Eric Karros and spoke with L.A. youth and veterans.