UCLA Geek Week MegaConvention

Carnesale Palisades

To infinity and beyond…college. We all love being geeks and these people can help us stay geeks forever! Come discover how you can turn your geek passion into a career, hobby, or side hustle. Featuring virtual reality gurus, brilliant poets, and incredible content creators. Panelists: Alvin Vuong (Escality, LLC.), Tara Prescott (UCLA Writing Programs Faculty), Amber...

Open Mic Night in Sunset Village

UCLA Sunset Village Courtside

Professor Amber West will be reading poetry and discussing the UCLA Common Book at the Open Mic in Sunset Village on Mon. 5/14 from 6-7pm

POETRY AT THE CLAREMONT LIBRARY

233 W. Harrison Ave., Claremont 233 W. Harrison Ave, Claremont, CA, United States

THE FRIENDS OF THE CLAREMONT LIBRARY PROUDLY PRESENT A READING BY - AMBER WEST AND WARREN LIU. AMBER WEST is the author of two books of poetry: Daughter Eraser and Hen & God , as well as a variety ofplays and “puppet poems” that have been performednationally. Her poetry and scholarship have appeared in journals and anthologies...

“Until We’re Fish” Virtual Book Launch

Writing Programs faculty member Susannah Rodriguez Drissi’s new book Until We're Fish investigates the complicity between Cuba’s Americana and the 1959 Cuban Revolution to reckon with the emotional, psychological, and historical forces that drive Cubans away from their island. The novel has been nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award,...

XR in Arts and Humanities Webinar

Virtual

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:...

Free

Undergraduate Research Week

Virtual

Undergraduate Research Week is a week-long celebration of undergraduate research and creative inquiry at UCLA. It will be hosted on the Undergraduate Research Week website from May 24-28, 2021. Several Professional Writing Minor students created short videos highlighting their research. Click here to view their presentations.