Features
ALUMNI FEATURE:
Stellar Service to UCLA
Ralph and Shirley Shapiro are legendary leaders and philanthropists to UCLA. They remain intricately involved in UCLA activities, supporting the University in a variety of capacities and maintaining a lifelong commitment to helping the Bruin family.
EVENT:
Beat 'SC Bonfire and Rally
Nov. 23
Get pumped for the annual Beat ’SC Bonfire and Rally. Share the Bruin tradition with students, alumni, faculty and friends as UCLA prepares to take on the crosstown rival.
MEMBER PERK:
Liberty Mutual Auto, Home and Renters Insurance
Liberty Mutual has partnered with the UCLA Alumni Association to offer a Group Savings Plus discount on auto, home and renters insurance. How will you spend your savings?
TRAVEL FEATURE:
Treasures of Peru
March 1-11
Explore the natural beauty of Peru with your fellow Bruins. Limited to just 24 participants, the group will visit the highlights of this fascinating country.
BRUIN BITES:
Young Alumni 5K Challenge
Join alumni from the classes of 2000-2009. Donate at least $5 to UCLA before the football game against USC, and if at least 5,000 give, Darryl Johnson '70 has pledged to contribute an additional $10,000 to UCLA.
MEMBER PERK:
New Online Library Privileges
Alumni Association members now have online access to the ProQuest Research Library that includes thousands of articles from a wide range of popular and academic subjects.
BRUIN BITES:
Support a Good Cause, Enjoy Great Restaurants
Take part in the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation's Dining Out to End Cancer. Purchase a $25 card and, during November, you will be eligible for 20% off at participating locations.
News Highlights
11/05/2009
UCLA experts take lead in regional climate plan
In a unique effort to address climate change, experts with UCLA's Institute of the Environment have been tapped to administer a new countywide collaborative and help create the group's regional climate plan.
10/08/2009
Last time carbon dioxide levels were this high: 15 million years ago, scientists report
The study, which looked at Earth's atmosphere over the past 20 million years, suggests C02 has been an important agent in climate change.
11/03/2009
Colon cancer screening more effective earlier in day
Early-morning colonoscopies yielded more polyps per patient than later screenings, researchers found.