UCLA First Thursdays event series continued May 5 with a focus on mental wellness and joy.
UCLA Strategic Communications and the Westwood Village Improvement Association jointly host the monthly First Thursdays event, which began in March, with the mission of revitalizing the Westwood area and introducing Bruins to a true college town experience, said Mary Osako, vice chancellor of strategic communications.

UCLA football held an event to recruit members for a national marrow donor registry Friday.
The Get in the Game, Save a Life event was hosted on Bruin Walk in collaboration with Be The Match and the Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation.

Westwood residents gathered on Broxton Avenue on Thursday for art, food and demonstrations about sustainability at the UCLA First Thursdays event in April.
Jointly hosted by the Westwood Village Improvement Association and UCLA Strategic Communications, First Thursdays is a monthly series of events that aims to deepen the connection between Bruins and Westwood by providing opportunities to enjoy new food and entertainment.

UCLA administrators further discussed the eased COVID-19 masking and testing requirements during a virtual town hall Tuesday.
On March 11, UCLA announced that from April 11 onward, students, faculty and staff who are up to date on their vaccinations will no longer need to mask indoors or test weekly.

Thousands attended Farhang Foundation’s 13th annual celebration of Nowruz on March 20 at UCLA’s Dickson Court to commemorate the Iranian New Year and the cultural history of Iran.

This week Westwood unveiled its monthly programming series, First Thursdays – aimed at bringing together the communities of UCLA and Westwood Village.
The event was the first of a monthly series to engage students and local community members, hosted by UCLA Strategic Communications and the Westwood Village Improvement Association.

This post was updated Feb. 22 at 7:37 p.m.
A new institute is opening up at UCLA that focuses on a major part of daily life: food.

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 2:56pm.

Instruction at UCLA is set to return primarily in-person after Jan. 28, university officials said at a virtual town hall Thursday.

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 10:53 p.m.
UCLA will return to in-person instruction Jan. 31 in line with previous announcements, according to a campuswide email sent Friday.

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 10:15 a.m.
Antonio Jarquin waited for a liver transplant for two years before he was matched with a donor Tuesday.