Professor Sucharit Sarkar is inviting you participate in the William Lowel Putnam Competition! This is an annual mathematics competition for regularly enrolled undergraduates in colleges or universities of the United States and Canada who have not yet received a college degree.

The Putnam examination tests originality, technical competence and familiarity with the formal theories embodied in undergraduate mathematics. Questions cut across the bounds of various disciplines, and include self-contained questions that do not fit into any of the usual categories. These self-contained questions can involve elementary concepts from group theory, set theory, graph theory, lattice theory, number theory or cardinal arithmetic. Prizes are awarded to individual participants and institutions.

Come to the information session to learn more.
Time: Friday, Sep 29, 5-7 pm
Location: Zoom (https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92866536589)
More Information: https://ww3.math.ucla.edu/putnam-competition/
Contact: Professor Sucharit Sarkar, sucharit[at]math.ucla.edu

We are happy to share an exciting post-graduate opportunity with you! UCLA Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) has recently launched a chapter of College Advising Corps (CAC), the nation’s largest college access nonprofit. CAC is devoted to giving every student the opportunities that college offers. CAC focuses on post-secondary enrollment and completion among low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented high school students by delivering personalized, knowledgeable guidance on college admission, financial aid, and enrollment.  

The Destination College Advising Corps @ UCLA seeks to hire undergraduates who have recently graduated to serve as college advisers in high-need high schools. As members of a national movement, Destination College Advising Corps (DCAC) college advisers will help students in underserved communities realize their dreams of attending college. We are currently recruiting graduating and recent graduates for the 2023-2024 academic year. 

You can find the application and a registration link for our information sessions on our website – www.eaop.ucla.edu/dcac. You can also register by clicking on the image below.  

This is a great opportunity for recent graduates to develop leadership skills, give back to the greater Los Angeles community and to help propel the next generation of college goers. If you have any questions please feel free to email us at dcacatucla@eaop.ucla.edu.    

Calling All Undergraduate Students:

APPLY NOW to the

Sustainable LA Grand Challenge

Undergraduate Research Scholars Program

Academic Year 2023-24

Deadline: June 17, 2023

The UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge (SLAGC) is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications to our Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP) for the 2023–24 academic year! We are seeking undergraduate students who are eager to make a lasting difference in Los Angeles and beyond through their commitment to sustainability.

Founded in 2014, URSP is an intensive and highly competitive interdisciplinary program. It unites undergraduates in their first research experiences in the field of sustainability from a multitude of perspectives including arts, humanities, public policy, science, engineering and more. The program is designed to provide early intervention — exposing students to urban sustainability challenges and interdisciplinary research approaches necessary to overcome these complex problems.

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URSP’s mission is to give students experience in solving real-world problems. The work done in this class has a significant influence on both the campus and the wider Los Angeles community.

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Eligibility

URSP is open to students across all majors who, in the upcoming academic year, will be:

• Second- or third-year students who are eligible to be Scholars in the URSP
• Fourth-year or later students who are eligible to be Project Consultants in the URSP

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Components

For Scholars, the program has three components:

• Placement in a SLAGC faculty member research setting where each student will conduct research under the mentorship of a faculty member and/or senior researchers.
• A concurrent course meeting once a week that provides students with a background in urban sustainability, research and communication skills, and professional development.
• An interdisciplinary research experience among peers aimed at addressing real urban sustainability challenges in the Los Angeles region (this experience will take place under the guidance of the course instructor, and will be separate from the faculty-mentored research experience).

Project Consultants will receive special leadership training to become peer mentors and group project leaders.

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Join an amazing community of students with a similar passion for sustainability! URSP has an ever-broadening alumni network that spans the gamut of disciplines and unites program graduates for years to come as they strive to take their place as the leaders of tomorrow.

Alumni have appreciated the interdisciplinary connections formed through the program, specifically with professors, professionals and their peer URSP scholars. Many are grateful that the connections gained during their participation have been sustained even after the program. Black Bruins, People of Color, Indigenous People, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

About Us: The Sustainable LA Grand Challenge empowers UCLA faculty, students and staff to work across disciplines in partnership with real world stakeholders to discover, co-develop and implement innovative solutions to transform Los Angeles to the most sustainable megacity by 2050. Our vision is for Los Angeles to be the most livable, equitable, resilient, clean and healthy megacity, and an example for the world.