Memory and Aging: The Good, The Bad and the Unknown Memory changes with age, but with age comes wisdom. In this presentation, Dr. Castel will discuss what aspects of memory change (and not just decline!) with age, what memory mechanisms become more or less efficient with age, how goals change with age, how wisdom may […]
Please join the Orange County UCLA Chancellor's Society and fellow UCLA alumni, parents and friends for an exclusive reception featuring special guest Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, Vice Provost, Enrollment Management, as she discusses UCLA's competitive admissions process and the variety of scholarships available to students. This event is invite only. RSVP required.
Please join the San Gabriel Valley Chancellor's Society and fellow UCLA alumni, parents and friends for an exclusive reception featuring special guest Dr. Rajit Gadh, Director, UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center. Dr. Gadh will share how he is helping UCLA lead the charge to build and test innovative smart-grid technologies and electric vehicles that could lead […]
Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Election & the Battle for the Meaning of America Donald Trump’s election victory stunned the world. How did he pull it off? Was it his appeal to alienated voters in the battleground states? Was it Hillary Clinton and the scandals associated with her long career in politics? Were key factors […]
Engineering Happiness Why is happiness so elusive? Are there certain triggers for happiness? Professor Rakesh Sarin has been conducting research on happiness for over a decade. In his book, Engineering Happiness, co-written by Manel Baucells, he offers a new approach to the puzzle of happiness. Drawing upon the latest thinking in areas like behavioral and […]
The Secret History of How Corporations Became People Big corporations have had a quiet civil rights movement of their own, and they now possess nearly all the same constitutional rights as ordinary people. Uncovering the roots of Citizens United (2010) and Hobby Lobby (2014), Professor Adam Winkler will explain his research into the two-hundred-year struggle […]
As part of the only cross-campus leadership annual giving program at UCLA, Chancellor’s Society donors like you are invited to attend an exclusive Chancellor’s Society Bruin Woods Weekend* on April 27-29, 2018. Every year, this dedicated community gathers in picturesque Lake Arrowhead to relax and reconnect with one another and UCLA, with a special faculty presentation […]
UCLA Chancellor's Society Cabinet donors in Orange County are invited to gather to hear a special presentation from: Owen Witte, MD Director, UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center Professor of the University of California UCLA David Saxon Presidential Chair in Developmental Immunology UCLA Stem Cell Therapeutics: From Discovery to Treatment Stem cell therapies are addressing […]
Please join hosts Patty '83 and Harry '82, MS '86, MD '89 Schned, the San Fernando UCLA Chancellor's Society and fellow UCLA alumni, parents and friends for an exclusive reception and presentation featuring special guest: Paul Bergman Professor of Law Emeritus Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies Law-related films and TV shows reflect […]
UCLA Chancellor's Society and the Wooden Athletic Fund is partnering for an exciting discussion with some of the new and returning 2018 UCLA Football coaching staff. Our exclusive reception will feature a panel discussion with special guests: DeShaun Foster '14, Running Backs Coach Justin Frye, Offensive Line Coach Luke Emanuel, Director of Football Operations Moderated by: Josh […]