campus events

This year, UCLA's annual food drive is also part of a competition to donate more than the university's cross-town rival.

UCLA will host its free, annual “Exploring Your Universe” event — UCLA’s day for the public to learn about science — this Sunday, Nov. 16, from 12 noon until 5 p.m., with some activities continuing until 8 p.m., weather permitting.

In a day-long event, renowned scientists will highlight and celebrate the monumental contributions of Wallace, at one time the most famous scientist in the world.

Campus faculty, staff, students, and alumni came together today in Wilson Plaza to salute current military service members and veterans for their service. In other news, UCLA has received recognition recently for being among the friendliest campuses for veterans.

UCLA volunteers headed for the Veterans Home of West Los Angeles on Sunday for a day of stripping, sanding and re-staining wood patio chairs and tables so that veterans who are living at the assisted-living and skilled-nursing facility can continue to enjoy being outdoors.

Tigon Abalos, a dental student at UCLA, a Army veteran and former refugee from Vietnam, will draw on her deep appreciation for her service experience when she speaks at UCLA’s annual Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 10.

Actor Henry Winkler, who played “The Fonz” on the long-running sitcom “Happy Days,” recently talked with UCLA students about the process he goes through in co-authoring the popular “Hank Zipzer” series of children’s books.

UCLA Parents’ Weekend returns to campus for the 15th year, bringing more than 4,000 together to experience the best of what UCLA has to offer.

On Oct. 22 and 23, Joseph Martinus, a fourth-year English major and professionally trained chef, will be presenting three interactive cooking demonstrations as part of UCLA’s Food Day celebration.

Demonstrations, film screenings, lectures and a special dinner are on the menu for campus consumers Oct. 22 - 24 as UCLA joins thousands of other organizations nationwide, including several UC campuses, to celebrate Food Day.

The second-annual Inventathon encourages interdisciplinary teams of young inventors to develop innovative solutions using the latest technology and mobile applications.

The Center for the Art of Performance is presenting a week-long interactive art installation on Royce Quad to build understanding between veterans and civilians. It’s being offered in conjunction with a multimedia theatrical production, “Basetrack Live.”

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s 2014-15 theater season features 13 events, including The Two Cities Project, and the Francis Ford Coppola One Act Marathon.

From concerts by guest performers and student ensembles to stunning exhibitions, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture has more than 75 public events coming up this quarter.

This year Jackie Robinson’s autobiography, “I Never Had It Made,” is being read by thousands of incoming freshman and transfer students, faculty, staff and alumni as part of the six-year-old UCLA Common Book program.

The Fowler Museum at UCLA presents "World Share: Installations by Pascale Marthine Tayou," a large-scale immersive environment that combines the artist's sculpture, drawings and poetry with Fowler artworks and recorded sound.

This week marks the return of approximately 28,700 undergraduates and 13, 500 graduate students to UCLA. The quarter officially begins on Sept. 29. Instruction begins on Oct. 2.

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew led a wide-ranging conversation Wednesday with the UCLA Anderson’s class of 2016 that touched on such issues as world economic growth, international sanctions against Russia and stemming the flow of funds to ISIL.

Bruins and off-campus visitors tooled around north campus on Tuesday in Teslas and other electric vehicles during UCLA's Drive an Electric Vehicle event, part of National Drive Electric Week. Guests test-drove the Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt and other vehicles.

“Street Muse: Kenya” will screen on Aug. 21 at the UCLA Fowler Museum, followed by conversation with director and star.

The Hammer is inviting all families in the Los Angeles area to its courtyard to reflect on the timeless question: Why does art matter?

The first major exhibition to focus on Timor’s rich textile arts presents the stories and works of artists from villages throughout the Southeast Asian island.

The annual week of practices once again attracts hundreds and hundreds of fans hoping for a chance to get an autograph from — or a picture with — an international soccer superstar.

For the fifth consecutive year, one of the world’s most storied soccer teams plans to train in private practices on UCLA's North Athletic Field.

It's been 30 years this month since UCLA was transformed into an international Olympic Village, when residence halls housed over 4,000 people, Bruin Walk bustled with activity, and over 160,000 spectators roared at Pauley Pavilion.