In the 2025-26 Core Program conference, historians of the Ottoman, Qing, and Mughal empires revisit the problem of comparison by considering synchronicities and structural parallels across Asia. The third conference, "Empires of Things," looks at Society, Materiality, and Knowledge. In what new ways did merchants trade, how did artisans and craftsmen organize themselves, how did guilds transform, how did the pious communicate with each other, how did common subjects live, how did spatial imaginaries change? Organized by Professors Choon Hwee Koh & Meng Zhang (History, UCLA) and Abhishek Kaicker (History, UC Berkeley).

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Looking for a calm and creative way to end your week? Grab a cup of tea and join Creative Reset, a weekly hour of creative wellness, to slow down, enjoy arts and crafts, and recharge before the weekend. Each week may include a guided art or craft activity, open time to create, journal, draw, or color at your own pace, and occasional reflective writing prompts to spark creativity and support your wellness. No experience is needed, and all UCLA students are welcome!

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Join together with other UCLA students for an interactive workshop to learn a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop allows students to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills with the support of trained staff.

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The UCLA Undocumented Student Program is collaborating with UndocuProfessionals to provide support to undocumented undergraduate, graduate, and alumni to navigate career alternative pathways. We hope to further engage students in this professional development and continue building community. The workshop series, along with individual and group coaching, will provide a brave space for students to have meaningful conversations, engage openly, ask questions, and share their immediate needs, ultimately helping them move toward their goals regardless of immigration status.

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Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you.

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Come geek out with others about all things pop culture through a queer lens!

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The QTBIPOC Space is an intentional space for all folks of different and similar lived experiences to build community, decompress, and practice collective care.

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Join your fellow Bruins for a morning hike at Caspers Wilderness Park in San Juan Capistrano. We will be hiking the East Ridge/Cougar Pass/Bell Canyon loop. Total mileage is 5.4 miles with 721ft elevation gain. This trail is rated as Moderate. Total time is estimated 2-3 hours.

This Zoom workshop supports faculty and graduate student instructors in designing an AI policy for their course. Participants will discuss benefits and risks of GenAI use in education, before exploring their own perspectives from their disciplinary and instructional context. Finally, participants will work together to draft some guidelines for AI use in a course they may teach in the future. This workshop is designed for all instructors, including faculty and graduate students. Please contact instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you.

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Create your own bookmark for your studies or your summer reads. Expect drop in crafting with snacks.

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Join ASC for a good cause. Get a free haircut by donating your hair to women and children that have suffered from medical hair loss

In this session, explore practical strategies for improving AI prompts to generate higher-quality classroom assessments. We’ll share a structured approach to prompt design, highlight common pitfalls, and offer tips and tricks to produce sensible assessment items. Presenter: Kevin Chan, Associate Instructional Designer, Instructional Design and Media Production #practical-strategies #improving-ai-prompt-design #generate-classroom-assessment Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.

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Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you.

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Beginner-friendly stretching and meditation with UCLA Rec Instructor Binny. All equipment provided (yoga mats, blocks).

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Join a fun, free Campus Unlonely Films workshop! Watch powerful short fims, express yourself creatively, and connect through conversations. All students welcome -- no art or film background required.

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Join us for a fun filled event featuring tote bag painting, stress ball making, aromatherapy, and more! Enjoy some delicious food on us!

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Write letters of congratulations to newly admitted transfer students. Hosted by Center for Community College Partnerships & Transfer Student Center. There will be stationary, writing supplies & prompts and cookies. Bring the good vibes & your celebratory sentiments for admits.

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Join a welcoming, judgment-free space for graduating seniors to unwind, share their anxieties, and navigate the excitement and uncertainty of transitioning beyond college together.

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Join us for a celebration of Bruin community and successful mentorship, and enjoy a shared meal with other members of the 2025-26 Alumni Mentor Program cohort. Following the meal, we encourage mentors and students to attend the My Last Lecture event together at 7 p.m. in De Neve Auditorium.

The Millennial Leadership course provides practical skills and builds confidence in key leadership areas, including effective delegation, managing former peers, conflict resolution, mitigating impostor syndrome, and navigating ambiguity.

(Sesión en Español!) Únase a Ayuda Financiera y Becas de UCLA para un taller interactivo diseñado para ayudar a los estudiantes recién admitidos y a sus familias a comprender mejor su oferta de ayuda financiera y el costo neto estimado de asistencia. Durante este taller práctico de una hora, un experto en ayuda financiera de UCLA le guiará a través de las partes clave de su Carta de Ayuda Financiera, explicará los diferentes tipos de asistencia financiera ofrecidos y le enseñará cómo calcular de forma más precisa cuánto podría costarle a su familia asistir a UCLA después de tomar en cuenta subvenciones, becas y otros apoyos.

On Tuesday, May 12, the Alumni Scholars Club and UCLA Residential Life will host a ceremony to award her the honor and she will present a lecture that will answer the question: "What would you tell your audience if this was your last lecture on Earth?"

Many professionals take “bridge” jobs out of necessity, after a layoff, career disruption or while re-tooling for more meaningful work. While these roles can provide stability, they can also quietly stall long-term career progress. In this practical, experience-based webinar, career counselor Markell R. Morris, MA, NCC, DCC shares real-world strategies drawn directly from job seekers who successfully used survival jobs as stepping stones, rather than dead ends. Participants will learn how to reframe their mindset, leverage everyday work experiences and strengthen their network to intentionally plan their next move and avoid burning out or losing momentum. This session is ideal for mid-career and late-career professionals navigating transition, as well as recent graduates balancing financial realities with long-term career goals.

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you.

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The Ace and Aro Space is a weekly dialogue and affinity space wanting to build community or learn more about the asexual and/or aromantic spectrums.

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Love books? Care about mental health? Crave good convos with great people? You’re in the right place! Books and Bonding is a weekly club that meets to discuss ideas around improving resilience and create a community of resilient Bruins.

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Put your knowledge to the test (with other Bruins) at Trivia Night, hosted every Wednesday at UOB (there are multiple locations). Prizes are given to winning teams!

Come join us for UC Alumni Trivia Night and see how much of that lecture hall knowledge, late-night cramming, and exam-season survival instinct is still tucked away in your brain. Alumni from UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA, and UC San Diego are coming together for a fun night of trivia, teamwork, and UC pride. Whether you were a front-row note taker, a study-group regular, or someone who somehow always pulled it together by finals week, this is your chance to put that college knowledge to use. Grab some friends, form a team, and compete for prizes, bragging rights, and the satisfaction of knowing those tuition dollars taught you something. We’ll have light food and drinks to keep everyone fueled between rounds. Come ready to think fast, laugh a lot, and represent the best of the University of California alumni community.

The learners, technologies, and policies educators must consider in a post-pandemic setting may seem overwhelming, while also offering instructors new opportunities to review, reflect, and restock their pedagogical toolkit. In this workshop, we will present key findings on the post-COVID students in higher education. Using these data, participants will discuss case studies and consider a range of practical, evidence-based practices to engage learners. Topics will include digital accessibility (including current requirements) and University Design for Learning.

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Come join Bruin Alumni and Friends for a fun and relaxing discussion of books. We try to curate a wide variety of genres (all recommended by our own members) to accommodate all tastes and to encourage each other to read something we wouldn't on our own. We would love to have you join us. All are welcome! May: A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. Please email bkronbeck@social.rr.com to be added to the waitlist for the South Bay Book Club.