Hi! Hope you are all doing well.

W+PS is having a Virtual Lab Tours Week! All tours/talks will be at 6:00pm till 6:30pm PST this week. 

Monday 11/16: Prof. Siobhan Braybrook (BioEng & MCDB)

Tues 11/17: Prof. Shaily Mahendra and Ivy Kwok (EnvEng)

Wed 11/18: Prof. Sarah Tolbert (Chemistry & Nanomaterials)

Thu 11/19: Prof. Clarice Aiello (Quantum Engineering)

Fri 11/20: Prof. Ni Ni and Dr. Eve Emmanouilidou (Physics)

Check out our flyer (attached)! And click on the names of the presenters above to learn more about their research.

This is a great opportunity for those of you who are interested in starting research in the next quarters. You will get a chance to see how to do experimental work, and learn about current research in a variety of fields!

Everyone is welcome!

Zoom info:

https://ucla.zoom.us/j/97917836788?pwd=SmROdTNKUG5YZEIxdWdHd0tGZUF3QT09

Meeting ID: 979 1783 6788

Passcode: Labs

Hope to see all of you there!

All the best,

Women+ in the Physical Sciences Officer Team

***Portuguese & Brazilian Studies Program at UCLA!***

Did you know that the Dept of Spanish & Portuguese offers a major and a minor in Portuguese & Brazilian Studies? 

Why join the major or the minor in Portuguese & Brazilian Studies?

*Complete research 1:1 with Faculty in our Dept

*Join our Dept Research Honors Program


*Explore Career opportunities with the Portuguese & Brazilian Studies Major and Minor

*Learn Portuguese!

*Complete community-engaged coursework with the Portuguese and Brazilian community in Los Angeles

*Study the culture, history, literature, and the arts of the Portuguese-speaking world, and MORE!!

Attend our info session on December 2nd, 2-3pm via Zoom – see the attached flyer.

Zoom linkhttps://bit.ly/3myKJVx

For more information, please go to: https://www.spanport.ucla.edu/undergraduate/majors/

Or contact our Undergraduate Advisor, Juan Espinoza at jespinoza@humnet.ucla.edu 

Follow us on Social Media!
Facebook: http://facebook.com/uclaportuguese
Instagram: http://instagram.com/uclaportuguese
Website: https://www.portugueseatucla.com/

Obrigado!

UCLA Dept of Spanish & Portuguese

Dear Students,

Interested in the Community Engagement and Social Change minor? If so, join us for an information session on Monday, November 23rd at 1:30 PM (PST) where you will have the opportunity to learn more about the minor requirements and how to apply. To make a reservation, register on MyUCLA.

I look forward to virtually meeting you!

Best,

Maritza Sondhi

Community Engagement and Social Change Minor Counselor

Please join us for a talk and conversation with 2020 UC Regents’ Lecturer at UCLA in the Department of Comparative Literature:

Alex Ross
Wagner & Hollywood
THURSDAY DEC 3, 2020 5 PM PST
Co-presented with the UCLA Departments of Comparative Literature and Musicology and the Hammer Museum

 UC Regents’ Lecturer at UCLA in the Department of Comparative Literature Alex Ross, the longtime music critic of The New Yorker, discusses his recently released third book, Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music. Ross’s first book, The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, won a National Book Critics Circle Award and the Guardian First Book Award, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Ross has received the George Peabody Medal, an Arts and Letters Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Belmont Prize in Germany, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a MacArthur Fellowship.

 ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM?

 Join live online: RSVP at the Hammer website to receive an email reminder on the day of the program with the link to tune in. The link to join will also be posted here 2 hours before the program starts.

Give back: This online program is free. The Hammer relies on your support in order to present its programs and exhibitions. Please consider making a contribution.

Please note that this event will be recorded. By attending, you grant the Hammer permission to use your image, statements, and actions in any medium or context without further authorization or compensation.

All public programs are free and made possible by a major gift from an anonymous donor. Generous support is also provided by Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy, Good Works Foundation and Laura Donnelley, the Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation, The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, an anonymous donor, and all Hammer members.

Readings are supported by GRoW @ Annenberg.

Digital presentation of Hammer public programs is made possible by The Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Foundation.

Hammer public programs are presented online in partnership with the #KeepThePromise campaign—a movement promoting social justice and human rights through the arts

DESMA Change of Major Info Sessions

The Department of Design Media Arts is hosting two more Change of Major Information Sessions this Fall! Attendance is required for students applying for Spring 2021 admission. Applications are only accepted once a year. Learn about the application process, portfolio requirements, and recommended courses for Winter 2021.

Information Session Dates:

Tuesday, November 17, 2020: 9 am – 10 am

Monday, November 30, 2020: 4 – 5 pm

RSVP at: https://dmacom.eventbrite.com/

More information for Change of Major applicants is on our website: http://dma.ucla.edu/undergrad/apply/. Please email helen.tran@arts.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

Become a leader of global change at the International Institute Inspiring Global Thinkers and Leaders

International Development Studies B.A.

Are you passionate about finding sustainable solutions to socioeconomic inequalities around the globe?

Learn about disparities of wealth, power, privilege, and access to social justice through different academic disciplines.

Students in the International Development Studies (IDS) major engage with development work at home and abroad through:

• Experiential learning

• Internships

• Immersive study abroad programs

• Independent faculty-guided research

• Collaborative group projects

2020-21 application NOW OPEN!

Deadline: Nov. 25, 2020

All preparation requirements must be completed by Fall 2020 for eligibility.

Applicants must be juniors or below.

Advance your graduate research in building energy efficiency at your home institution. Gain access to top scientists in the building energy efficiency field. Learn about research and career opportunities and increase your marketability. Gain professional development, mentoring, networking, and support for internship opportunities

For more information, please visit: ibuildfellowship.org

If you are an undocumented student (and part of the Academic Advancement Program-AAP) in any major interested in gaining research experience, apply for the UndocuBruins Research Program!  This program is designed for juniors, seniors (fifth years and above are welcome to apply), and transfer students in any discipline. The program guides undocumented students through the research process, supports students as they pursue independent research, and provides mentorship on pursuing graduate school (Master’s and Ph.D. programs). Participants receive a $2,000 stipend. To learn more about the program, and how to apply, visit the UndocuBruins Program Site or email flores.morales@ucla.edu.

Dear Bruins: 

Join us for the third Humanities Career Panel Series event—Thriving Opportunities in COVID: Inside First Jobs out of College. Wednesday, November 18th; 4-5pm PST – RSVP for Zoom Link.

Student Attendees who come to the event, and fill out a short two question survey at the end are entered to win a $75 gift card to Amazon!

HCPS Event website with panelist bios: https://humanities.ucla.edu/career/hcps/events/thriving-opportunities-during-covid-inside-first-jobs-out-of-college/

FOLLOW US on Facebook and Instagram @uclahcps. 

PLEASE RSVP HERE!