This FREE webinar showcases the UCLA XR Initiative (XRI), and projects by its associate faculty in the Arts and Humanities. Working with XR technologies of virtual (VR), augmented (AR), and mixed (MR) realities, their work spans research, performance, app development, and classroom pedagogy. Individual speakers and teams will give lightning talks on the following topics:...

“If we are lucky, the end of the sentence is where we might begin. If we are lucky, something is passed on.” -Ocean Vuong, Poet, Essayist, Novelist About The Event The UCLA Department of English and UCLA Writing Programs invite you to a special colloquium organized as part of Undergraduate Research Week 2022. In this...

"Always be a poet, even in prose." -Charles Baudelaire About The Event UCLA Writing Programs and the UCLA Department of English invite you to our second annual Professional Writing Minor Capstone Seminar Colloquium, organized as part of Undergraduate Research Week 2023. In this series of panels, students from the Professional Writing Minor (PWM) will present an...

Based on the life of a Dominican immigrant and Brooklyn matriarch, Mercedes is a multidisciplinary arts, humanities, and healing program that addresses aging, mental health, and intergenerational trauma. Through community-based workshops, VR experiences, documentary film, theater, and a gallery exhibit, Mercedes celebrates and supports the resilience of seniors, caregivers, Latinx communities, and the broader public. Modesto...

“I write to discover what I know.” -Flannery O’Connor About The Event UCLA Writing Programs and the Department of English cordially invite you to our third annual Professional Writing Minor Capstone Seminar Colloquium, organized as part of Undergraduate Research Week 2024. In this series of panels, students from the Professional Writing Minor (PWM) will present...