HEADLINES
UC Regents Name New UCLA Chancellor
University of Virginia Provost Gene Block will be the next chancellor of UCLA. The UC Board of Regents approved his appointment in a special meeting on Dec. 21. Block is described as low-key, approachable and popular with faculty and students alike.

UCLA Researchers Unravel a Mystery About DNA
UCLA Answers Questions About Identity Information
Anderson Report: No Recession, Real Estate Decline Continues
Civil Rights Project Moves to UCLA
Light Pollution Endangering the Ecosystem

IMPACT
Driving Innovation to Market
With 498 inventions translating into 264 companies, including 77 start-ups - it’s no wonder UCLA generates more than $6 billion in economic activity in Southern California.

Emerald Bowl Viewing Party -
Dec. 27, Camarillo

Thought the USC game was good? Join the Ventura County Bruins to cheer the Bruins in the Emerald Bowl against Florida State.

Basketball Viewing Parties - Ongoing, Camarillo
Watch the UCLA Basketball team with fellow Ventura County Bruins.

Networking Breakfast - Jan. 12, Camarillo
Take advantage of Bruin connections in Ventura County.

Good Luck Bruins at the Emerald Bowl -
Dec. 27, San Francisco

Hot off the upset victory over USC, the Bruins will take on the Seminoles in San Francisco. Find a party and show your pride.
Make Your Year-End Gift
Just a few days remain to make your 2006 tax-deductible donation to Alumni Scholarships. Your support helps ensure that the Alumni Scholar legacy continues.
Host a Dinner for 12 Strangers -
Feb. 24, March 3 & 4

Open up your home to students, faculty and fellow alumni and make UCLA a smaller, friendlier place. RSVP by Jan. 12.
2007 UCLA Women's Conference - March 3, UCLA
Hear keynote speakers Cathy Schulman, producer of Crash, and Michael Josephson, founder of CHARACTER COUNTS!

The Genetic Marketplace - Jan. 21, UCLA
UCLA Directory Project Calling Alumni

Travel to Santiago de Compostela, Spain -
May 19-30, Spain

Follow the pilgrim roads to Santiago de Compostela with John Dagenais, professor and chair of the Spanish and Portuguese department at UCLA.
Take Your Pick at the Pump
The 2007 C230 is the first Mercedes to run on both gasoline and ethanol, a renewable fuel that helps protect the environment. UCLA alumni receive special pricing.
80|50 Mammoth Private Residence Club
80|50 Mammoth, which opened in the village in December 2006, features expansive residences and unparalleled services and amenities. Fractional interests begin at $300,000.

Alumni Mentor Sign-Up Deadline - Jan. 5
Help Students Practice Interviewing - Feb. 28, UCLA

UCLA HISTORY | Jan. 17, 1994 ... Northridge Quake Rattles Campus
Sleepy students anticipating a quiet holiday awoke to jolts, blackouts and cracks in Powell and Royce, while the hospital emergency room handled a flood of unexpected patients.
» More about the UCLA History Project

UCLA TRIVIA | Stars on Campus
John Lithgow, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and many more campus and entertainment luminaries gathered on campus April 4, 1998. Why?

UCLA MAGAZINE | In the New Issue
Eureka! The faculties of UCLA and UC Berkeley chose 25 brilliant California ideas in the past 25 years. Plus: Space Hunters, Secret Sports, Baghdad Law and more.


Ventura Edition
Vol. 6, No. 1

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Exhibit: Middle East in Popular American Fiction
Nov. 6 - Jan. 12

UCLA Live Holiday Theater: Slava's Snowshow
Dec. 12 - Jan. 7

UCLA Affiliates: East Meets West in UCLA Medicine
Jan. 11

Women's Basketball:
UCLA vs. USC

Jan. 13

Fowler Exhibit: Makishi: Mask Characters of Zambia
Jan. 14 - April 29

Gymnastics: UCLA vs. Stanford
Jan. 15

Speakers Series: Film and Convergence Media
Jan. 17

Exhibition: Design/Media Arts Undergraduates
Jan. 18 - Feb. 1

UCLA Laser Refractive Center Seminar
Jan. 18

Men's Basketball:
UCLA vs. Arizona State

Jan. 18

UCLA Live: Kronos Quartet/Bang on a Can
Jan. 20

Gymnastics: UCLA vs. Arizona
Jan. 21

Men's Volleyball:
UCLA vs. Pepperdine

Jan. 24

Lecture: Living Through the Inquisition
Jan. 25

Men's Volleyball: UCLA vs. USC (Kilgour Cup)
Jan. 27

UCLA Live:
Royce Hall Organ & Film

Jan. 27




Alumnus and KNBC newscaster Ted Chen leads the cheering at the Beat USC Rally in November. As loyal Bruin fans know, the cheers worked and UCLA won, 13-9. Chen is a past president of the Student Alumni Association, which sponsors the annual Beat ’SC activities.



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