UCLA Art Student and Alumni Opportunities

The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA & the MindWell team invites you to our annual Eudaimonia Awards 2024 Ceremony!

Kasley Killam, MPH, will receive a special Eudaimonia Award and share a keynote address about social connection. Killam is a leading expert in social health and author of The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier. As a graduate of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, sought-after advisor and keynote speaker, and founder of Social Health Labs, Killam has been improving global well-being through connection for over a decade. Her collaborations with organizations like Google, the US Department of Health and Human Services, and the World Economic Forum contribute to building more socially healthy products, workplaces, and communities. Killam’s insights can be found in outlets such as the New York Times, Scientific American, Psychology Today, and Washington Post. Killam’s address will be followed by a Q&A session, and an award ceremony, during which we will learn about the work of UCLA Bruins who have reflected the ideals of Eudaimonia by living a life of purpose and meaning with commitment to the greater good.

Food and refreshments will be served!

Date: Thursday, October 10th from 4:30-6:30pm (Reception starts at 4:30pm; Program starts at 5pm)

Location: Bradley International Room #300: 417 Charles E Young Drive West, Suite #300, Los Angeles CA 90024

RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/u7a2LZe1fKcrhdyN7

Hello everyone!

If you love arts and crafts, meaningful connections, outreach/volunteer events, or to simply decompress from the stress of school, come join Quills to Connect! We are a pen-pal club that aims to bridge the communication gap between college students and the senior community through letter writing. If you’re interested, join our Slack and follow our Instagram for information regarding meeting dates and outreach events! Student Interest Forms and our Linktree to our website can also be found attached below! Hope to see you at our first meeting!

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ATTENTION ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: We encourage anyone interested in undergraduate psychology research and the process of publishing a scientific journal to apply to The Undergraduate Research Journal of Psychology (URJP). Those interested in Psychology/Neuroscience Graduate School are especially encouraged to apply. It is open to all majors and no experience is necessary! We are a passionate and fun community of undergraduates who love learning about and contributing to psychology research. Our deadline is Saturday, October 5th at 11:59 PM PST.

Our application is linked HERE, and we’re so excited to read your application!. This year, we are accepting members in all three teams: Editing, Submissions/Workshops, and Marketing/Finance. Members of the Editing team will learn how to evaluate and edit novel Psychology research, members of the Submissions/Workshops team will plan workshops and prepare the articles for editing, and members of the Marketing/Finance team will work on social media campaigns and design-oriented projects to increase awareness about our organization’s mission—to amplify the voices of undergraduate psychology researchers! Please use this document to find more information about our available positions.

Emergency Medicine Research Associates Fall 2024 Recruitment

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We seek to admit highly motivated and competent students who have an interest in volunteering in the hospital, want to learn more about emergency medicine, and demonstrate a desire to assist with clinical research. Emergency Medicine Research Associates recruits during the Fall and Spring quarters of each academic year. Our next recruitment will take place in Spring 2025 after the completion of the Fall 2024 cycle. The application process consists of an online application, followed by primary and secondary interviews. At the beginning of each recruitment cycle, we hold two information sessions to provide general program details and application deadlines. While not mandatory, we highly encourage prospective members to attend. 

UCLA Professor Sharon Gerstel on “Weaving Community: A Presentation of the UCLA SNF Hellenic Center’s Work in Los Angeles and Greece.”

The lecture will be held on September 29th at 2:00 PM at the Huffington Center, Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, in Los Angeles.

Professor Sharon Gerstel, will discuss the work of the Center in Los Angeles and Greece, focusing especially on a large-scale, multi-year project about weaving in the village of Geraki, Lakonia. This project, sponsored by Gefyra, forms the basis of an upcoming exhibition at the Benaki Museum and a comprehensive catalog in both Greek and English. Joining Professor Gerstel will be Mrs. Chrysoula Stamatopoulou, lead weaving instructor in Geraki, who will also discuss the village’s weaving tradition, which began in the ancient period and is still active today. Mrs. Stamatopoulou will demonstrate weaving on the vertical loom for those attending. 

Accompanying this event will be an exhibition of family heirlooms by the Greek Heritage Society. A reception will follow this free event.

Event webpage: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/gerstellecture2024/

RSVP: https://forms.gle/PsiHpv5GuifMHko16

Students and faculty can register for FREE with the discount code climate10

Making Space: A Workshop on Space, Sci-Art, & Society

Nov 1-3, 2024 in Pasadena, CA

Making Space is an interdisciplinary workshop for artists, scientists, and educators about space and society, where we use art to explore scientific concepts and humanity’s relationship to the solar system. This event is about connecting with the cosmos, blending knowledge and art, and the role artists can play in space exploration, and features a combination of talks, discussion, and art-making. The theme of this event is Chronology: how time shapes planets, perceptions, and people, featuring lead of NASA’s VERITAS mission to Venus Dr. Suzanne Smrekar, Los Angeles based conceptual artist Jane Szabo, and other guests! This workshop is also a special collaboration with NASA’s Solar System Treks, a public portal where anyone can explore data from space missions. Come make art and explore space with us!  https://makingspace.psi.edu/

This event is supported by a NASA grant and offered to participants for only a materials fee. Limited financial aid is available.

Hi y’all! MannMukti is a university chapter of the national MannMukti organization. Our mission is to encourage healthy, open dialogue about South Asian mental health issues to remove stigma, improve awareness, and promote self-care. Through grassroots advocacy, research, and outreach, we hope to normalize this topic of conversation within the South Asian diaspora, increase access to culturally specific care, and build a South Asian community that values mental health and wellbeing. We meet on Tuesdays of even weeks from 6 to 7 pm in Boelter 5440! If this interests you, please check out our flyer for more information! 

If you’re interested in being at the forefront of neuroscience research, providing community outreach, and networking with faculty guest speakers, consider joining Institute of Neuro Innovation at UCLA!

The Institute of Neuro Innovation at UCLA is a nonprofit research and philanthropy foundation focused on research, innovation, education, and community outreach. Our current research endeavors focus on the functional components of the nervous system, specifically the utilization of new technologies in treatment and recovery. INI strives to be at the forefront of innovation, promoting research and implementation of new advances along the spectrum from health and wellness to technology and analytics. Further, INI strives to provide opportunities for students interested in neuroscience and neurotechnology to foster a community of like-minded individuals who share their passion for the nervous system. As a community, we hope to channel our collective passion and drive and use neuroscience as a tool to benefit the health and overall wellness of our community. 

We are looking to recruit members during the Fall quarter! If you are interested, please join our Slack (https://join.slack.com/t/inioncampus-ucla/shared_invite/zt-24j7ncaph-AcITXU1A_WPYcixhufrh0g) to receive updates about our club. Thank you for your interest, we are looking forward to getting to know you this year!

Metro Art commissioned artist Eloy Torrez and veterans featured in his artwork in progress, Five Veteran’s Stories, for the future Metro station at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center.   

The event will take place at the iconic Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in downtown Los Angeles on May 29, home of the LA County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and other veteran service organizations. It is free and open to the public. 

Light refreshments will be served in the lobby at 5pm. The event will take place from 6-7:30pm.  

More information about the event. 

Please RSVP.