Out and About

UCLA faculty with expertise in international politics, labor movements and more discuss Brazil's current political crisis on May 4, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Meet an 11-foot python, 100-pound tortoise, exotic birds, reptiles, lizards and more at a Kids in the Courtyard event, Sunday 2-4 p.m. at the Fowler Museum.

To celebrate jazz legend Duke Ellington’s 117th birthday, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Department of Ethnomusicology will be hosting a concert to honor his life and work.

The Bruins have returned to the field to kick off four weeks of spring practice, and their annual spring showcase, presented by Toyota, will cap off the spring football season on Saturday.

The second annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembrance Day at UCLA will showcase King’s efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion and explore the role of athletes as activists.

A U.S. Army veteran, playwright and actor, Wolfert explores the trauma of war and post-war in his riveting one-man show.

Faculty, staff, students and alumni UC-wide are invited to compete in the 2016 UC Chess Championship at UC Merced on April 23.

Cornerstone Theater Company presents readings, poems and songs inspired by the struggles of California's migrant workers.

An unconventional evening of classical chamber music and a cappella singing

A Zócalo Public Square and UCLA bring together experts to explore the perils and promise of the Internet.

An exhibit featuring an impressive exhibit of artifacts, letters and photographs celebrates the 50th anniversary of the tennis legend's graduation from UCLA.

UCLA Anderson School of Management presents a rainbow of events and activities for the whole campus community.

Founder and director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, Turkle has spent 30 years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. RSVP for her lecture by April 15.

An eclectic program of music at the Hammer Museum, curated by Grammy Award-winning pianist Gloria Cheng of the UCLA Department of Music.

UCLA art history students and local fine arts photography lovers have a rare opportunity to view the life’s work of influential American photographer Robert Frank, known as the inventor of street photography.

Growing concerns about links between Zika virus and fetal neurological disorders are addressed by experts from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Experts debate the environmental, social and health impacts of genetically modified organisms (GMO) foods in this Oppenheim Lecture from the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.

Fairytale, puppetry, music and more combine to chronicle 5,000 years of human and environmental change.

The Bruins take on Pepperdine in the final match of the men’s volleyball season on Saturday, April 9, 7 p.m., at Pauley Pavilion.

Françoise Girard, president of the International Women's Health Coalition, speaks on reproductive rights and women's health.

Learn from sleep experts, ask Arianna Huffington to sign a free copy of her new book and more at the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative Celebration.

Distinguished Research Professor of English Henry Ansgar Kelly lectures on April 7, 6 p.m. at the UCLA Faculty Center.

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., one of the most important social justice leaders of our time, and Kent Wong, director of the UCLA Labor Center, will be discussing their new book at the Hammer Museum.

The secretary-general of the United Nations willl address guests at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire at a dinner hosted by the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and the RAND Corporation.

Retired Gen. John R. Allen, President Obama's former special envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, will talk on campus about what the next steps in the U.S. and global strategy against the Islamic State should be.