Q&A: Documentaries will take audiences behind the scenes of Oppenheimer-era weapons testing July 26, 2023 Filmmaker Ross Lipman talks about his in-depth look at “Crossroads,” which will be shown at the Billy Wilder Theater July 30.
UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center recognized as national model July 21, 2023 Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt attended the year-end celebration of the health and well-being-focused initiative.
Kindness, service to others resonate as themes of UCLA’s 2023 commencement June 16, 2023 Alumnus and actor Randall Park, Chancellor Block and others encourage graduates to make meaningful change in the world.
Cult TV, queer film and ‘async’: UCLA Film & Television Archive’s free summer gems June 13, 2023 Programs, which are open to the public, run through Aug. 26 at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.
Artists, politicians, activists to herald thousands of UCLA grads at 2023 commencement ceremonies June 7, 2023 Graduation ceremonies, which are already underway, will crescendo June 16.
CAP UCLA performing arts season to open at new UCLA Nimoy Theater June 6, 2023 The 2023–24 lineup includes an eclectic mix of global, national and local artists; tickets go on sale June 23.
3 short films pull back the curtain on UCLA Film & Television Archive’s work May 18, 2023 The mini-documentaries feature UCLA professors Chon Noriega and Peter Sellars and filmmaker Zackary Drucker.
Celebrate UCLA Bike Month throughout May May 1, 2023 UCLA Transportation will hold free events and offer free bike repair services for Bruin cyclists.
Book talks, concerts, exhibitions, films – even a lu’au! – highlight AANHPI Heritage Month May 1, 2023 There’s something for everyone during UCLA’s celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander history and culture.
‘New Voices, New Visions’: UCLA cinema series spotlights today’s Indigenous filmmakers April 27, 2023 Screenings, which run from June 2 to 18 in Westwood and Eagle Rock, are free to the public.
Artist lineup set for ‘Made in L.A. 2023’ at Hammer Museum April 24, 2023 The sixth iteration of the biennial exhibition begins Oct. 1.
The brain cells you haven’t heard about April 12, 2023 Baljit Khakh will discuss the long-overlooked role of astrocytes in health and disease during his Faculty Research Lecture on April 19.
Randall Park to deliver UCLA College commencement address April 12, 2023 The actor, writer, comedian and UCLA alumnus will speak at three ceremonies on June 16 at Pauley Pavilion.
Hammer Museum at UCLA celebrates long-awaited expansion and transformation March 29, 2023 A weekend of gala events kicked off a new era for the renewed hub of the arts.
3-day program features work from art professor Cauleen Smith March 8, 2023 The collection, presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum, includes short films and “Black Utopia LP.”
Rethinking research: Q&A with associate professor Jasmine Trice March 7, 2023 The faculty director for Thinking Gender 2023 discusses her vision for the conference, which was held in person for the first time since 2020.
From classic to punk-fueled: UCLA Film & Television Archive’s free spring programs March 1, 2023 The lineup includes new restorations, a world premiere and treasures from out of this world.
All 5 Academy Award nominees for costume design to participate in UCLA panel, March 11 March 1, 2023 The annual Sketch to Screen discussion returns as a live event at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
In a historic first, UCLA Law will host international commission on human rights February 24, 2023 High-profile hearings will accompany March 2–11 events connecting U.S. social justice movements with struggles across the Americas.
UCLA composer’s ‘Dear Freedom Rider’ honors 1960s civil rights activists February 24, 2023 Diane White-Clayton and her students will premiere the piece Feb. 26 as part of part of the “Music and Justice” concert at Royce Hall.
Talking democracy: Author Ellis Cose to speak, meet with students at UCLA February 21, 2023 The Feb. 28 and March 1 events are part of a national tour exploring the opinions of young people on the future of America.
Find out how COVID turned us all into small-village dwellers February 9, 2023 Psychologist Patricia Greenfield will shed light on our cultural and behavioral reactions to the pandemic at her Faculty Research Lecture on Feb. 15.
Spring 2023 exhibition lineup will highlight a transformed Hammer Museum February 9, 2023 “Together in Time: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection” will anchor a new suite of exhibitions.
‘You can’t silence me’: Students celebrate MLK’s legacy – and hip-hop – with spoken word and rap February 6, 2023 Performers from UCLA and Crenshaw High School honored the late civil rights leader at the 34th MLK Oratorical Contest.
Injustice remains: 48-year-old women’s prison documentary shows how little has changed January 30, 2023 A restored version of ‘We’re Alive’ — made by 3 UCLA film students — premiered Jan. 28.