Out and About

Karin Nielsen, M.D., M.P.H., UCLA Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Director of the UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies, will present a seminar entitled “Zika virus: Mother to child transmission — what is known to date?

As Donald Trump comes to power, the United States faces significant challenges in dealing with a now-formidable and recently more assertive China.

Ava DuVernay’s stirring documentary takes its title from the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery yet included a clause that laid the foundation for the long history of racial inequality in America’s prison industrial complex.

As Donald Trump begins his presidency, UCLA political scientist Lynn Vavreck joins other scholars in dissecting the contentious 2016 presidential election.

On the final weekend of her Hammer Project exhibition, Simone Leigh is joined by Rizvana Bradley, assistant professor of film and media studies and African-American studies at Yale, for an improvisational exchange about black radical political, literary and artistic traditions.

The Department of Italian at UCLA and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles will host Burri Prometheia, a symposium to examine the heritage and history surrounding “Grande Nero Cretto” (Large Black Crack).

Join the Fowler Museum for an engaging afternoon as Lyssa Stapleton and Holly Jerger lead tours of exhibitions to examine contemporary work in the fiber arts at the Fowler Museum and at the Craft and Folk Art Museum.

A recipient of three Academy Awards and eight Grammy Awards, Burt Bacharach performs at Royce Hall in a concert that was originally scheduled for Oct. 1.

Sale ends 12 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 18, so get your tickets now.

The holidays welcome Los Angeles Ballet’s family favorite "The Nutcracker," set in 1913 Los Angeles.

UCLA faculty Bob Goldberg and Edward Parson join other experts in a Zócalo Public Square/UCLA discussion.

Current and retired UCLA faculty and staff can receive four free admissions to the UCLA women's basketball game on Sunday, Dec. 11, against the University of Michigan.

A festival celebrating the films, cuisine, fashion, popular and classical music artists, and graphic art of Russia, the Ukraine and the Baltics will kick off Friday, Dec. 9, at UCLA. 

Talented UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music student musicians present a free concert of contemporary music.

UCLA Staff Assembly is hosting its annual Celebration of Giving event. On Wednesday, Nov. 30, Staff Assembly is hosting a noontime mini-concert  in the UCLA Store (the B-level of Ackerman Union).

UCLA and Zócalo Public Square will host a disccussion on what can be done to stop what's been called the worst drug crisis in U.S. history, with death rates rivaling the AIDS scourge at its peak.

Two films starring Joan Blondell will screen Saturday night, Dec. 3, at the Billy Wilder Theater as part of the UCLA Film and Television Archive's retrospective, "Blonde Crazy: Joan Blondell."

A lovable stray dog uses his wits and courage to track down two kidnapped children in this latest Family Flicks screening.

Millions of lives could be saved by lifting the policy's ban on donations from gay and bisexual men, a UCLA Williams Institute study shows.

UCLA's HOOLIGAN Theatre Company proudly presents, "Pippin" Nov. 17-19 at Schoenberg Music Hall.

The exuberant documentary about the groundbreaking psychedelic drag performance troupe is presented by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation presents the award-winning author and environmental thought leader on Monday, Nov. 14, 5 to 7 p.m.

Learn from experts on geographic information systems (GIS) and take part in a 'Mapathon' at UCLA's Charles Young Research Library.

Join a webinar with Dr. Alon Avidan, director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center. Participant questions welcome.

Join the UCLA Retirees' Association for an Arts and Crafts exhibit in the UCLA Faculty Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 9.