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Thursday May 5/1

Instructor Zoom Drop-In Hours (Week 5)

Thu 5/1 • 9:30AM - 11:30AM PDT RSVP

Please join the Educational Development Programs team’s instructor Zoom drop-in hours. In these informal drop-in sessions, staff from the Teaching and Learning Center will be available to provide support on topics such as course design, inclusive...

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Teaching and Learning Center

CAE Disability Specialist Check-In with Kristen Acosta

Thu 5/1 • 10AM - 11AM PDT

Zoom

During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, various Disability Specialists will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like...

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Center for Accessible Education

Instructor Wellbeing: Intro to Trauma-Informed Pedagogy

Thu 5/1 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP

Powell Library, room 190

Please join us for an introductory workshop on trauma-informed pedagogy, part of the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center’s Instructor Wellbeing initiative. The workshop will be facilitated by Sammy Solis and Derisa Grant. What is trauma and what...

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Teaching and Learning Center

Haredi Women in the Arts in the Digital Age

Thu 5/1 • 2PM - 3:30PM PDT RSVP

314 Royce Hall

Have you had a glimpse of the mesmerizing music videos of ultra-Orthodox women celebrities, Bracha Jaffe and Devorah Schwartz, captivating over half a million viewers on YouTube, or the myriad of films and Yiddish plays crafted by Hasidic girls in...

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Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies

Writing a Literature Review

Thu 5/1 • 4PM - 5PM PDT RSVP

Powell Library Classroom C, Room 320C

Digital Event

Co-sponsored by the UCLA Library, the Undergraduate Writing Center and the Undergraduate Research Center–Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Learn how to organize your research into a coherent and compelling literature review at this free virtual...

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Library

Friday May 5/2

Artificial Intelligence for Making Films

Fri 5/2 • 4:30PM - 6:30PM PDT

Morrison Room, UCLA Faculty Club

Recent advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence have the potential to disrupt many aspects of the traditional filmmaking process both for life action and for animation productions. At Disney Research Studios (DRS) more than 50...

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DataX

Saturday May 5/3

All of Us or None: Migrant Organizing in an Era of Deportation and Dispossession

Sat 5/3 • 4PM - 6PM PDT

South Asia Network, 154 South Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004

Book talk by Monisha Das Gupta, professor of Ethnic Studies and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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Institute of American Cultures

Third Act film

Sat 5/3 • 6PM - Sun 5/4 • 8PM PDT

Aratani Theatre @ JACCC, Japanese American National Museum

Generations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura (UCLA AASC Faculty Emeritus) “the godfather of Asian American media,” but filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura (UCLA BA AAS 2003) calls him Dad. What begins as a documentary about his father’s career takes a turn...

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Institute of American Cultures

Monday May 5/5

Campus Safety Week

Mon 5/5 • 10AM - Wed 5/7 • 5PM PDT RSVP

Wilson Plaza and others

UCLA Campus Safety Week is coming May 5-7! Join us for FREE live safety demos and hands-on learning. Topics include driver safety, venomous animals, a health fair & more!

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Environment, Health & Safety

CAE Housing Accommodation Drop-In

Mon 5/5 • 11AM - 12PM PDT

Zoom

During this drop-in, CAE Housing Accommodations staff are happy to meet with students to answer any questions or concerns you may have about accommodated housing at UCLA.

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Center for Accessible Education

Tuesday May 5/6

Abundance Policy for Transportation and Housing | A Mini-Symposium

Tue 5/6 • 9AM - 11:30AM PDT RSVP

Zoom

Abundance is an emerging policy framework that emphasizes addressing affordability through increasing supply, overcoming regulatory burdens, and promoting innovation. Housing policy researcher Paavo Monkkonen and transportation policy researcher...

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Institute of Transportation Studies

10 + 10 Pop-Up Series: How to Use Student Experiences of Teaching (SET) Data to Inform Your Teaching

Tue 5/6 • 10AM - 10:20AM PDT RSVP

Title: How to Use Student Experiences of Teaching (SET) Data to Inform Your Teaching #student-experiences-of-teaching #data-informed-teaching Description: This workshop offers practical strategies for leveraging Student Experiences of Teaching...

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Teaching and Learning Center

Beyond the Discussion Board: Polling, Social Annotation, Forums and Other Ways to Engage Students

Tue 5/6 • 12PM - 1:30PM PDT RSVP

Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL), Room 21570

Please join us for the "Beyond the Discussion Board: Polling, Social Annotation, Forums and Other Ways to Engage Students" workshop, hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). The workshop will be facilitated by Caroline Kong. ...

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Teaching and Learning Center

CAE Disability Specialist Check-In with Daniela Cruz-Gomez

Tue 5/6 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, a Disability Specialist will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like addressed. To...

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Center for Accessible Education

Getting into Research & SRP-99 Workshop

Tue 5/6 • 3PM - 4PM PDT RSVP

Digital Event

This workshop introduces students to research in the sciences, how to find a faculty research mentor, and opportunities for student researchers after joining a lab. Download a copy of our slide deck and learn more about our workshops on our website.

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Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences

Wednesday May 5/7

How to Give Efficient & Effective Feedback for TAs & Postdocs

Wed 5/7 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP

Join the Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Scholar Engagement unit of TLC to learn about techniques for delivering feedback that encourages growth and motivates students. We will discuss how feedback impacts students’ mindset, motivation, and academic...

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Teaching and Learning Center

Staff Assembly L@L Open House: An Eye on Wellness with U See LA Optometry

Wed 5/7 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP

U See LA Optometry (Ackerman Union, B-Level)

Come discover the wide range of services the U See LA Optometry team provides to UCLA faculty and staff—including comprehensive eye exams, contact lens fittings, and cutting-edge care for your vision health. Meet our friendly optometrists and staff,...

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Staff Assembly

Getting Started with CINAHL

Wed 5/7 • 1PM - 2PM PDT RSVP

Digital Event

An introduction to searching on CINAHL (Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) for first times users and experienced searchers looking for a refresher. This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're registered, you'll receive...

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Library

CAE Disability Specialist Check-In

Wed 5/7 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, a Disability Specialist will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like addressed. To...

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Center for Accessible Education

OPT Webinars (for F-1 Visa Students)

Wed 5/7 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly OPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more!

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Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars

Presenting STEM Research

Wed 5/7 • 3PM - 4PM PDT RSVP

Digital Event

Our Graduate Student Mentors will show you how to translate your research project into an accessible presentation. These workshops are designed for students conducting research in the life sciences, physical sciences, and engineering, and will...

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Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences

Public Speaking in Academia

Wed 5/7 • 5:15PM - 6:30PM PDT RSVP

This workshop introduces the genres of public speaking in academia, ranging from teaching lectures to conference papers to job talks. The workshop includes suggested strategies as well as hands-on practice.

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Graduate Writing Center

Thursday May 5/8

Progressive Activists and the Bible

Thu 5/8 • 11:15AM - 12:15PM PDT RSVP

Zoom

Some of America’s most effective reformers did not just refer to the Bible, but fused their own struggles with its narratives, seeing themselves as part of a cosmic divine battle within history. Claudia Setzer will have us consider how abolitionist...

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Center for the Study of Religion

Utilizing Census Data in Your Research

Thu 5/8 • 1PM - 2PM PDT RSVP

Digital Event

There’s more to the US Census than meets the eye. Want to learn how you can access and use census data in your research? Join librarians Maggie Tarmey and Kelsey Brown to explore reports, data profiles, and datasets on data.census.gov. This...

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Library

TA/Postdoc Drop In Hours

Thu 5/8 • 2PM - 4PM PDT

Powell 190

Join us in person at Powell Library 190 to consult with the Graduate Student Postdoctoral Scholar Enagagement team on teaching-related professional development topics over light snacks and refreshments. Topics include: course design, instructional...

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Teaching and Learning Center

Developing Your Research Plan

Thu 5/8 • 4PM - 5PM PDT RSVP

Powell Library Classroom C, Room 320C

Digital Event

Co-sponsored by the UCLA Library, the Undergraduate Writing Center and the Undergraduate Research Center–Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Keep your stress levels down while pursuing your research interest! You'll learn how to create a timeline...

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Library

Telling Your Story: Networking as an Undocumented Student

Thu 5/8 • 4PM - 5PM PDT

RSVP for Location

Join the UCLA Career Center and Undocumented Student Program (USP) for a networking workshop designed specifically for undocumented students looking to build connections and grow professionally. The purpose of this workshop is to help students learn...

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Bruin Resource CenterUndocumented Student Program

Friday May 5/9

Online Mindful Writing Retreat (3rd of 4 Sessions)

Fri 5/9 • 1:30PM - 4PM PDT RSVP

The mindful writing retreat will integrate simple techniques from mindfulness to support the writing process and cultivate an approach to writing that fosters balance, self-care, and well-being. Please bring a current writing project because much of...

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Graduate Writing Center

Bruin Day Saturday May 5/10

AlgoEd x UCLA Global Medical Brigades Science/Medical Competition

Sat 5/10 • 8AM PDT

UCLA's Global Medical Brigades chapter has teamed up with AlgoEd, a company that provides platforms for middle school and high school students to participate in large-scale competitions. This event will include medical and science related questions...

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Global Medical Brigades

Bruin Day - USP presentation

Sat 5/10 • 12PM - 12:30PM PDT

Visit the Student Activities Center, Room B44

Admitted Transfers, we can't wait to meet you at Bruin Day! Find out everything you need to know about life at UCLA as an UndocuBruin. Presentation: 12:00pm - 12:30pm ...

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Bruin Resource CenterUndocumented Student Program

Monday May 5/12

CAE Housing Accommodation Drop-In

Mon 5/12 • 11AM - 12PM PDT

Zoom

During this drop-in, CAE Housing Accommodations staff are happy to meet with students to answer any questions or concerns you may have about accommodated housing at UCLA.

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Center for Accessible Education

Tuesday May 5/13

CAE Disability Specialist Check-In with Tucker Grimshaw

Tue 5/13 • 9AM - 10AM PDT

Zoom

During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, a Disability Specialist will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like addressed. To...

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Center for Accessible Education

10 + 10 Pop-Up Series: Explore the AI Toolkit for the Humanities Classroom

Tue 5/13 • 10AM - 10:20AM PDT RSVP

Title: Explore the AI Toolkit for the Humanities Classroom #ai-tool-kit #ai-best-practices #ai-based-activities Description: Humanities Technology (HumTech)--HumTech is developing an AI Toolkit in collaboration with their graduate student RITC's,...

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Teaching and Learning Center

Power and Alterity in Black Religious Thought

Tue 5/13 • 12:30PM - 1:30PM PDT RSVP

Kaplan Hall, 365

Zoom

Who is the human? What is legitimate religion? Who is left out of these discourses? Questions of power, humanity, and alterity animate religious discourse and responses to oppression. Leveraging the Rastafari movement and interrogating religious...

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Center for the Study of Religion

Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

Tue 5/13 • 2PM - 3:30PM PDT RSVP

314 Royce Hall

Facing the harrowing task of rebuilding a life in the wake of the Holocaust, many Jewish survivors, community and religious leaders, and Allied soldiers viewed marriage between Jews and military personnel as a way to move forward after unspeakable...

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Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies

Getting into Research & SRP-99 Workshop

Tue 5/13 • 3PM - 4PM PDT RSVP

Digital Event

This workshop introduces students to research in the sciences, how to find a faculty research mentor, and opportunities for student researchers after joining a lab. Download a copy of our slide deck and learn more about our workshops on our website.

#Undergraduate #Educational #Research

Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences

Wednesday May 5/14

CPT Webinars (for F-1 Visa Students)

Wed 5/14 • 10AM - 11AM PDT

Zoom

UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly CPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more!

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Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars

Educational Innovation and Scholarly Teaching Seminar Series: Making the Most of Active Learning

Wed 5/14 • 10AM - 11AM PDT RSVP

Young Research Library Conference Room 11360

Making the Most of Active Learning: Why Teaching Expertise Matters and How it Develops This interactive seminar will consider this question: What teaching expertise do faculty need and how do they cultivate it? Though most systems in higher...

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Teaching and Learning Center

Website Makers Meetup

Wed 5/14 • 11AM - 12PM PDT

Zoom

These meetups are for people who make websites. Join us every other week, on Wednesday at 11am, to ask any questions you may have about making websites at UCLA.

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BruinTech

Book Talk: Ines Valdez Presents "Democracy and Empire"

Wed 5/14 • 11AM - 1PM PDT

CSRC Library, 144 Haines Hall

Please join us when Inés Valdez, professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, presents her book Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism (Cambridge University Press, 2023). This event is cosponsored by...

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Institute of American Cultures

The Grey Area: Exploring Grey Literature

Wed 5/14 • 1PM - 2PM PDT RSVP

Digital Event

Grey Literature is frequently defined by what it is not – “grey literature is anything that is not a journal and not a book.” That leaves a great deal of room for ambiguity when looking for grey literature sources. Do I need to check government...

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Library

Performing Chinatown: Hollywood, Tourism, and the Making of a Chinese American Community

Wed 5/14 • 4PM - 6PM PDT

Charles E. Young Research Library, Level A, Distinctive Collections Classroom

Professor William Gow (CSU Sacramento) will have a discussion with filmmaker and professor Renee Tajima-Peña about his new book, Performing Chinatown (Stanford University Press, 2024), which “retells the long-overlooked history of the ways that Los...

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Institute of American Cultures

50 Years after the War: A Journey toward Peace

Wed 5/14 • 4:30PM - 6PM PDT RSVP

10383 Bunche Hall

In her conversation with George Dutton, professor in the UCLA Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Quê Mai will share the moments that defined her as a writer, what compelled her to document the impact of the war, how she found healing via...

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Institute of American Cultures

A Decent Home Documentary Screening+ Q&A

Wed 5/14 • 6PM - 8:30PM PDT RSVP

2355 Public Affairs Building

The UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and Luskin Center for Innovation invite you to a screening of A Decent Home, a feature­length documentary addressing class and economic inequity that features the lives and challenges of mobile home...

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Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies

Thursday May 5/15

Symposium: UCLA Latino Policy Day

Thu 5/15 • 12PM - 5:30PM PDT RSVP

Hershey Hall, Hershey Salon

Please join us at the inaugural Latino Policy Day! This event will introduce the UCLA community (students, faculty, staff, and alumni) to groundbreaking work that the Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) has supported in the areas of housing...

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Institute of American Cultures

Expanding Your Audience: How to Publish Outside Academia

Thu 5/15 • 4PM - 5:30PM PDT RSVP

Where can your writing and research interests go beyond a field-specific journal article or academic conference presentation? Writing for non-academic publications offers graduate students the opportunity to flex their creative muscles and develop a...

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Graduate Writing Center

Spring 2025 GET HIRED UCLA: Senior & Master's Student In-Person Job Fair

Thu 5/15 • 4PM - 7PM PDT RSVP

Ackerman Grand Ballroom

Are you a Senior & Still looking for Employment? Are you a Master's Student about to graduate looking for career opportunities? Then this is the Career Event for you! The UCLA Career Center is proud to present the Spring 2025 GET HIRED UCLA:...

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Career Center

Friday May 5/16

Energy Transitions in Long Modernity (Day 2)

Fri 5/16 • 9AM - 11:10AM PDT

Zoom

This conference will be held via Zoom. Please visit our website for the list of speakers, program schedule and to register. Organized by Robert N. Watson (University of California, Los Angeles), Tiffany Jo Werth (University of California, Davis),...

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Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies

CAE Disability Specialist Check-In with Betteena Marco

Fri 5/16 • 10AM - 11AM PDT

Zoom

During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, a Disability Specialist will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like addressed. To...

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Center for Accessible Education

Online Mindful Writing Retreat Sessions (4th of 4 Sessions)

Fri 5/16 • 1:30PM - 4PM PDT RSVP

The mindful writing retreat will integrate simple techniques from mindfulness to support the writing process and cultivate an approach to writing that fosters balance, self-care, and well-being. Please bring a current writing project because much of...

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Graduate Writing Center

Sunday May 5/18

PLAY Day 2025

Sun 5/18 • 9AM - 2PM PDT

Intramural Fields

For our 28th year, Bruin Belles Service Association is proud to present Players Leading Active Youth Day, also known as P.L.A.Y. Day. This event will bring together UCLA Athletics and Bruin Belles for a day of learning and fun with underserved,...

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Bruin Belles Service Association

Monday May 5/19

UCLA Los Angeles Transportation Forum

Mon 5/19 • 9AM - 4PM PDT RSVP

The California Endowment

At the October 2024 UCLA Arrowhead Symposium, participants discussed how to create enduring public benefits from hosting major worldwide events in Los Angeles. The UCLA Los Angeles Transportation Forum will gather attendees to continue the...

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Institute of Transportation Studies

CAE Housing Accommodation Drop-In

Mon 5/19 • 11AM - 12PM PDT

Zoom

During this drop-in, CAE Housing Accommodations staff are happy to meet with students to answer any questions or concerns you may have about accommodated housing at UCLA.

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Center for Accessible Education

Tuesday May 5/20

10 + 10 Pop-Up Series: How to Compare and Evaluate AI Tools

Tue 5/20 • 10AM - 10:20AM PDT RSVP

Title: How to Compare and Evaluate AI Tools #GenAI #pick-your-innovation #diffusion-of-innovation #enhancing-teaching-and-learning Description: Choosing the right AI tool can be a real challenge. This short presentation provides a practical...

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Teaching and Learning Center

Empowered Teaching: Ungrading 101 Workshop

Tue 5/20 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP

Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL), Room 21570

Please join us for the "Empowered Teaching: Ungrading 101” workshop, hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and facilitated by Caroline Kong and Sammy Solis. In this workshop, participants will explore “ungrading,” a framework that...

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Teaching and Learning Center

Strange Bedfellows: The Alliance Theory of Political Belief Systems

Tue 5/20 • 1PM - 2:30PM PDT RSVP

Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL)

Zoom

Presented by the UCLA Library and the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences What explains the contents of political belief systems? A widespread view is that they derive from abstract values like...

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Library

Wednesday May 5/21

Assignments and Grading with Bruin Learn for TAs

Wed 5/21 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP

Enhance your teaching skills and streamline your grading in Bruin Learn! This session is designed primarily for TAs and will cover creating and grading assignments and discussions, navigating the Gradebook, and providing student extensions and...

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Teaching and Learning Center

Meet the Leaders: Lucy Avetisyan

Wed 5/21 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP

We invite you to join Staff Assembly on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm, for our virtual event, Meet the Leaders Series! We will host a Zoom discussion with Lucy Avetisyan, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer (CIO)...

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Staff Assembly

From ADS to SciX: An Intro to Navigating Science Explorer for Earth and Space Science Research

Wed 5/21 • 1PM - 2PM PDT RSVP

Digital Event

For years, the Astrophysics Data System has served researchers in the fields of astronomy and physics. Recognizing the value of this portal, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and NASA have developed SciX (Science Explorer) as the future...

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Library

CAE Disability Specialist Check-In with Jamie Lerner-Brecher

Wed 5/21 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, a Disability Specialist will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like addressed. To...

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Educational #Academic

Center for Accessible Education

OPT Webinars (for F-1 Visa Students)

Wed 5/21 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly OPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more!

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Educational #PreProfessional

Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars

Dissertation 101

Wed 5/21 • 5:15PM - 6:30PM PDT RSVP

Presenter: Marilyn Gray, Director, Graduate Writing Center This workshop will give an overview of the dissertation requirement in terms of structure, process, and role in one's career trajectory. The workshop will address the dissertation from...

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Graduate Writing Center

Thursday May 5/22

ID Spring Showcase #2: Scaffolding Research & Writing with Interactive Library Resources

Thu 5/22 • 10AM - 11AM PDT RSVP

Join us to explore the topic: Scaffolding Research and Writing with Interactive Library Resources Description: Members of UCLA Library’s Writing Instruction and Research Education (WI+RE) team will introduce the audiences to short, interactive...

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Teaching and Learning Center

Equip Your AI Toolkit with HumTech

Thu 5/22 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP

Humanities Technology (HumTech)--HumTech is developing an AI Toolkit in collaboration with their graduate student RITC's, Research and Instructional Technology Consultants who provide both instructional and research support. Join this workshop to...

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Teaching and Learning Center

Tattoos: The Untold History of a Modern Art

Thu 5/22 • 4PM - 5:30PM PDT RSVP

Charles E. Young Research Library Distinctive Collections Classroom

Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Matt Lodder This program is offered as part of the Michael and Susan Kahn Political Cartoon Collection Lecture Series. The event will be held in the Charles E. Young Research Library Distinctive Collections Classroom and also...

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Library

Getting Started on the Dissertation (Humanities, Social Sciences, and Related Fields)

Thu 5/22 • 5:15PM - 6:30PM PDT RSVP

Presenter: Marilyn Gray, Director, Graduate Writing Center. This workshop gives an overview of organization, time management, writing process issues and writing strategies. Recommended for people in the early stages of the dissertation, but useful...

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Graduate Writing Center

Friday May 5/23

Symposium: Women and Goddesses in Jainism

Fri 5/23 • 2PM - 5PM PDT RSVP

Hershey Hall Salon

Zoom

Throughout the history of Jainism, one of the world’s oldest living religions, Jain women have played a crucial role. Jain renouncers, whose self-denying lifestyle is revered as the highest ideal, are predominantly female, while Jain laywomen tend...

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Center for the Study of Religion

Saturday May 5/24

Celebration of Life for K.W. Lee

Sat 5/24 • 2PM - 5PM PDT RSVP

Oxford Palace Hotel, 745 South Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90005

Considered the godfather of Asian American journalism, K.W. (short for Kyung Won) Lee's illustrious career as the first Korean American journalist has profoundly shaped the Korean American community consciousness and activism. K.W. Lee's family has...

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Institute of American Cultures

Tuesday May 5/27

Food Studies Resources at the UCLA Library and Beyond

Tue 5/27 • 1PM - 2PM PDT RSVP

Digital Event

Food studies is a growing interdisciplinary field that examines the cultural, economic, political and environmental dimensions of food. Research resources in food studies are equally broad, and can present a challenge for beginner researchers and...

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Library

Crossroads of Cultures: The Jezreel Valley in the Bronze and Iron Ages

Tue 5/27 • 2PM - 3:30PM PDT RSVP

314 Royce Hall

The Jezreel Valley is Israel’s largest and most fertile valley. Strategically located in Northern Israel, this region played a pivotal role in the social, cultural, and economic developments of major political entities during the second and first...

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Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies

Wednesday May 5/28

Comics and Conquest: Political Cartoons and a Radical Retelling of the Navajo- Hopi Land Dispute

Wed 5/28

Dr. Rhiannon Koehler’s book Comics and Conquest interprets editorial cartoons from the Navajo Times and the Hopi Newspaper Qua’Töqti, to reframe and decolonize historical understandings of the Navajo-Hopi land dispute, placing Native American people...

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Institute of American Cultures

CPT Webinars (for F-1 Visa Students)

Wed 5/28 • 10AM - 11AM PDT

Zoom

UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly CPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more!

#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #Educational #PreProfessional

Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars

Earth and Exchange: Tapia and the Construction of Early Modern Iberia

Wed 5/28 • 11AM - 12PM PDT RSVP

Zoom

In this presentation, UCLA doctoral candidate Rachel Schloss analyzes the social, cultural, and technological history of tapia, a system of rammed-earth building utilized on the Iberian Peninsula from the 11th to 17th centuries CE, from which...

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Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies

Intro to Technical Reports

Wed 5/28 • 1PM - 2PM PDT RSVP

Digital Event

Ever been curious about what technical reports are? Or how to find them? In this workshop you'll gain an introductory overview to technical reports, as well as guidance on how to locate them. This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're...

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Library

Thursday May 5/29

Bring Your Own Syllabus: Co-Working and Consultation Session

Thu 5/29 • 1PM - 3PM PDT RSVP

Powell Library, Room 190

Please join us for the "Bring Your Own Syllabus: Co-Working and Consultation Session," hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and facilitated by Sammy Solis. Are you looking to refresh, rewrite, or rethink your syllabus? Are you...

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Teaching and Learning Center

Getting into Research & SRP-99 Workshop

Thu 5/29 • 3PM - 4PM PDT RSVP

Digital Event

This workshop introduces students to research in the sciences, how to find a faculty research mentor, and opportunities for student researchers after joining a lab. Download a copy of our slide deck and learn more about our workshops on our website.

#Undergraduate #Educational #Research

Undergraduate Research Center – Sciences

David Nishida and Tina Yamano Nishida Distinguished Lecture and Panel

Thu 5/29 • 5PM - 7PM PDT

Fowler Museum

Main Speaker: Helen Zia, writer and activist. An outspoken leader about human rights across race, gender, orientation, and other identifiers. In conversation with Julie Ha, Journalist/Documentary Filmmaker, and Amber Phung, Pacific Ties Newsmagazine.

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Institute of American Cultures

Telling Your New American Story: Applying to the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Thu 5/29 • 6PM - 7PM PDT RSVP

This workshop will provide guidance on preparing a competitive application for the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans (https://www.pdsoros.org/), which provides up to $90K in support for graduate students from migrant backgrounds....

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Graduate Writing Center

Saturday May 5/31

Clark Library Nature and Garden Festival

Sat 5/31 • 11AM - 2PM PDT

UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial LIbrary

The Clark Library preserves and provides access to books, manuscripts, and artworks dating from the 15th century to the present. But there is a library of living things on the Clark’s five acre property, too. This event celebrates the urban nature...

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Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies

Monday June 6/2

CAE Housing Accommodation Drop-In

Mon 6/2 • 11AM - 12PM PDT

Zoom

During this drop-in, CAE Housing Accommodations staff are happy to meet with students to answer any questions or concerns you may have about accommodated housing at UCLA.

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Center for Accessible Education

Tuesday June 6/3

TA and Postdoc Drop In Hours - Social Grading Edition!

Tue 6/3 • 9:30AM - 11:30AM PDT

Zoom

Join us on Zoom for TA and postdoc drop-in hours, social grading edition! Build community with your fellow TAs and gain some accountability while you work through your end of quarter grading. TLC staff members from the Graduate Student and...

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Teaching and Learning Center

CAE Disability Specialist Check-In with Daniela Cruz-Gomez

Tue 6/3 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, a Disability Specialist will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like addressed. To...

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Center for Accessible Education

FAB - Scholarships and Financial Aid Workshop

Tue 6/3 • 6PM - 7PM PDT

De Neve Plaza Rooms

Join the Out-of-State Student Association and Scholarship and Financial Aid Office to learn about opportunities and steps you can take to apply for scholarships and financial aid.

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Residential Life

Some Favorite Writers: James Lasdun

Tue 6/3 • 7:30PM PDT

hammer museum

James Lasdun has written several books of fiction, memoir and poetry. His essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, Granta and the London Review of Books. His most recent book is the novel Afternoon of a Faun. Lasdun will read from his...

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Hammer Museum

Wednesday June 6/4

CAE Disability Specialist Check-In

Wed 6/4 • 2PM - 3PM PDT

Zoom

During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, a Disability Specialist will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like addressed. To...

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Center for Accessible Education

Thursday June 6/5

CAE Disability Specialist Check-In with Kristen Acosta

Thu 6/5 • 10AM - 11AM PDT

Zoom

During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, a Disability Specialist will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like addressed. To...

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Center for Accessible Education

Thursday June 6/12

TA and Postdoc Drop In Hours - Social Grading Edition!

Thu 6/12 • 2PM - 4PM PDT

Powell 190

Join us in Powel Library 190 for TA and postdoc drop-in hours, social grading edition! Work through your end of quarter grading while enjoying refreshments and building community with your fellow TAs. TLC staff members from the Graduate Student and...

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Teaching and Learning Center