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Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Meet John Doe U.S., 1941 Director Frank Capra and screenwriter Robert Riskin’s 1941 political fantasy Meet John Doe feels more prophetic than ever. It’s got it all: a disconnected, alienated (largely white) American working class, a changing media landscape, fake news, an incipient fascist cabal and, of course, mobs.The parting shot of a disgruntled reporter (Barbara Stanwyck) — a manifesto in the form of a suicide note, written by a fictional everyman — inadvertently launches a nationwide political movement after her nervous newspaper finds a patsy to play the part (Gary Cooper). Outwardly well-intentioned, the populist movement urging goodwill and neighborliness is quickly co-opted by corrupt autocrats working from the shadows to seize power. 35mm, b&w, 129 min. Director: Frank Capra. Screenwriter: Robert Riskin. With: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold. 35mm preservation print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive. The Mortal Storm U.S., 1940 In the concluding chapter of his “Weimar Trilogy,” which began with Little Man, What Now? (1934) and Three Comrades (1938), director Frank Borzage depicts fascism’s ascendance in a small German college town following Hitler’s election to chancellor. The unleashed forces opposed to tolerance, community, reason and freedom of thought fall particularly hard on the family of a beloved professor whose Jewishness is suggested but never stated. The professor’s daughter (Margaret Sullavan) and a family friend (James Stewart) are star-crossed lovers whose resistance to fascism is framed by the film’s prologue as part of the age-old fight against “superstition” and “ignorant fears.” 35mm, b&w, 100 min. Director: Frank Borzage. Screenwriters: Claudine West, Hans Rameau, George Froeschel. With: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young. 35mm restored print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Preservation funding funding provided by the Juanita Scott Moss Estate —Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm Part of: From John Doe to Lonesome Rhodes: Antifacism from the Archive Location: Billy Wilder Theater

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

The Safe Space is a community for neurodiverse Bruins to make friends, find belonging, and learn about mental health and resilience resources. Everyone is welcome. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

This talk focuses on increasing student engagement during office hours to support student learning. It includes a discussion of the research supported benefits of attending office hours and practical strategies to encourage students to come to office hours that can be implemented throughout the quarter across disciplines and course types. Presenter: Megan Abraham, Ph.D Candidate in Education #taandpostdocteachingconferenceflashtalk #officehours #supportingstudents Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.

Have specific questions about your research journey? Join the Undergraduate Research Center for the Sciences for office hours with one of our directors. Location: Life Science Building, Room 2110

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Co-sponsored by UCLA School of Education & Information Studies | Office of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Winter break may be over, but holidays continue year-round! Los Angeles community members practice a diverse range of religions and faith systems that celebrate holidays throughout the year, many of which are not observed at work or school. To help dispel common stereotypes, Ed&IS OJEDI and the UCLA Library are hosting a workshop to discuss holidays of major U.S. religions, the traditions that accompany them and traditional foods. The workshop aims to equip attendees with the knowledge to navigate and mitigate conflicts arising from misunderstandings about religious differences. This is ideal for students planning to work with younger children, but all students, staff and faculty are welcome to join this fun and delicious workshop! Location: Charles E. Young Research Library, Main Conference Room 11360

Beginner-friendly stretching and meditation with UCLA Rec Instructor Binny. All equipment provided (yoga mats, blocks). Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships will be hosting a series of workshops for assistance with the 26-27 FAFSA/CADAA. Join us for a FREE virtual workshop to receive tips and tricks on how to complete your Financial Aid application by the Priority Filing Deadline of March 2, 2026 (9pm PST)! Meeting ID: 927 1312 6507 Passcode: 469741 No RSVP required. Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92713126507?pwd=shiMgvgdb5T20SEtkKwWpKXvIyGgQ1.1

Drop in for students or faculty to request support for an academic accommodation concern. These sessions are held by a CAE Disability Specialist who may or may not be a student's assigned Disability Specialist and therefore who may need to follow up with a student's assigned Disability Specialist for the specific question or concern in mind. Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/98542923648

Learn how to apply to develop and teach a course based on YOUR doctoral research through the Collegium of University Teaching Fellows program! Graduate student fellows will receive tuition and fee remission during the quarter when they teach their course, provided they meet all eligibility requirements. Join the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) for an information session on January 22, 28, or February 2 to learn more about program requirements and the application process. Attend either session; the content will be duplicative.

Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to practice your English conversation skills? Check out Dashew Center's English Language Circle (ELC)! Here you will have an opportunity to practice your English with other language learners. The circle is led by a native English speaker, who will help you become more confident in your speaking skills and who can answer your language and grammar questions. All of our ELC sessions will take place on Zoom this Winter 2026. Space is limited to 20 participants per session. Participants are welcome to enjoy their lunch during these sessions. The Zoom link will be shared via email upon registering. Please email us at intlprograms@saonet.ucla.edu with any questions.

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly OPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more! Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/98199114498

The Ace and Aro Space is a weekly dialogue and affinity space wanting to build community or learn more about the asexual and/or aromantic spectrums. Location: LGBTQ Campus Resource Center

The Queer Creative Writing Space meets bi-weekly during the academic year. This space is for writers of all backgrounds and experience levels who would like to stretch their creative writing muscles and meet other writers! Location: LGBTQ Campus Resource Center

Love books? Care about mental health? Crave good convos with great people? You’re in the right place! Books and Bonding is a weekly club that meets to discuss ideas around improving resilience and create a community of resilient Bruins. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

This workshop, geared toward students in STEM fields, will cover dissertation proposal structures and components, as well as writing process strategies and time management. In addition, we will address issues related to the oral defense portion of the proposal.

Join us for a beginner friendly guided meditation. Take some time to breathe, meet community, and practice mindfulness, spirituality, and stillness. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Are you considering studying abroad this 25/26 Academic Year? The International Education Office and UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships will be hosting a Q&A session to ensure all of your questions are answered! Please complete the RSVP form below to receive the Zoom details, thank you!

UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships will be hosting a series of workshops for assistance with the 26-27 FAFSA/CADAA. Join us for a FREE in-person workshop in partnership with UCLA Basic Needs at Strathmore to receive tips and tricks on how to complete your Financial Aid application by the Priority Filing Deadline of March 2, 2026 (9pm PST)! The UCLA Basic Needs at Strathmore is located between the Luskin Center and UCPD on Westwood Blvd and in the same building as the Career Center. No RSVP required. Location: 555 Westwood Plaza Strathmore Building, Room 106

The Bruin Love Station (BLS) is mobile cart that offers free safer-sex supplies, Narcan, fentanyl test strips and opportunities for students to converse with trained peers and professional staff. Location: Intramural Field Southeast Gates

Join the Career Center for 15-minute drop-in sessions; Sessions can cover resume/cover letter development and review, help with job/internship search, or interview preparation. Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/99736684465

Are you an avid user of PubMed but suspect you’re not as efficient as you’d like? This workshop will walk through some of the most useful advanced features in PubMed like MeSH terms, field tags, truncation and automatic term mapping. There will also be plenty of time for answering questions and walking through tricky search requests. Instructor: Bob Johnson

Learn more about the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center (UCIMM) resources, drop-in to talk to an attorney, and explore all the support services available to the student community. Open to all graduate and professional students. Location: Graduate Student Resource Center, Student Activities Center, Room B-11

Join CRP to hear from the Center for Accessible Education (CAE) at UCLA on Thursday, January 29th from 1:30-3 PM in SAC Conference Rooms 2-3. Collaborating for the first time ever: hear about the CAE application process, what accommodations look like for students, and a Q&A panel with disability specialists! Light refreshments provided! RSVP by 1/27/26. Location: SAC Conference Rooms 2-3

The Career Center is excited to announce our “Transfer Pop-Ins” at the Transfer Student Center (TSC). These are your golden 15-minute slots to get personalized, one-on-one career advice that caters specifically to your unique journey as a transfer student from UCLA Career Counselors. Location: Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)

This session is part of the How do You Lead in Grad School? Series Join one of our most popular professional development workshops exploring conversational strategies to address complex student concerns that can arise in office hours. Participants will also learn about campus resources to support themselves and their students. Light refreshments will be served. Location: Powell Library 190

This session is part of the How do You Lead in Grad School? Series Join one of our most popular professional development workshops exploring conversational strategies to address complex student concerns that can arise in office hours. Participants will also learn about campus resources to support themselves and their students. Light refreshments will be served. Location: Powell 190

Whether you identify as religious, spiritual, both, or are interested in learning more about the intersections of queerness, religiosity, and spirituality, all are welcome to come to the Queerness and Spirituality Space at the LGBTQ Campus Resource Center on Thursday, January 29th from 4-6pm to discuss how to live out a faith practice with pride! Location: LGBTQ Campus Resource Center

Prof. Claire Adida is a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and faculty co-director at the Immigration Policy Lab at Stanford University. Her research on the topic of immigration and kindness investigates how countries manage new and existing forms of diversity, what exacerbates or alleviates outgroup prejudice and discrimination, and how vulnerable groups navigate discriminatory environments. Prof. Adida will be joined conversation by Prof. Hiroshi Motomura, faculty co-director of the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy, and Prof. Abel Valenzuela, the dean of UCLA’s Division of Social Sciences. Location: To be announced

Prof. Claire Adida is a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and faculty co-director at the Immigration Policy Lab at Stanford University. Her research on the topic of immigration and kindness investigates how countries manage new and existing forms of diversity, what exacerbates or alleviates outgroup prejudice and discrimination, and how vulnerable groups navigate discriminatory environments. Prof. Adida will be joined conversation by Prof. Hiroshi Motomura, faculty co-director of the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy, and Prof. Abel Valenzuela, the dean of UCLA’s Division of Social Sciences. Location: To be announced

Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Blight U.K., 1996 Filmmaker John Smith and composer Jocelyn Pook lived in the East London community whose destruction is documented in Blight. Though widely protested by residents, construction of the M11 Link Road began in 1994, leading to the demolition of hundreds of homes. Smith filmed the destruction and the rise of the new motorway over two years. Fragmented images of torn-down houses intertwine with field recordings and snippets of conversations with residents. The result is a symphony of real and constructed sounds and images that evoke the crumbling sensation of losing one’s ground. DCP, color, 14 min. Director: John Smith. Aquarius Brazil/France, 2016 Clara (Sônia Braga), a widow and grandmother in her early 60s, spends her days swimming blissfully at the beaches of Recife, listening to her beloved records in her ocean-view apartment, and gathering with friends and family. Everything appears idyllic until it becomes clear that she is the last remaining resident in her building. When a persistent grandfather-and-grandson development team approaches her with an offer to buy her apartment, Clara refuses, preventing the planned demolition of the complex. As her once-joyful life becomes increasingly marked by harassment and stress, those closest to her urge her to sell and move on. But Clara is not that kind of person. Poised and fearless, she takes on the fight to protect her home. DCP, color, in Portuguese with English subtitles, 147 min. Director/Screenwriter: Kleber Mendonça Filho. With: Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos. —Associate Programmer Nicole Ucedo Part of: (Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home, Part II Location: Billy Wilder Theater

Join together with other UCLA students for an interactive workshop to learn a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop allows students to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills with the support of trained staff. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

The Dialogue across Differences Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for UCLA students to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety. Location: This session will be held in-person only on the UCLA campus and will not be recorded. Location shared upon RSVP. Location: To be announced

The Dialogue across Differences Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for UCLA students to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety. Location: This session will be held in-person only on the UCLA campus and will not be recorded. Location shared upon RSVP. Location: To be announced

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

PISA, a registered SOLE organization, will be holding our 18th Annual Welcome Reception on Friday, November 7th, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. This annual event welcomes both new and returning students to learn more about PISA, our initiatives, and our community at UCLA. At the beginning of the program, we will introduce our leadership team and provide an overview of PISA’s events, projects, and resources to ensure everyone is aware of the support and opportunities available. Location: Bradley International #300

Join us in celebrating the Lunar New Year on the Hill. This vibrant festival will feature live performances, traditional crafts, cultural activities, and delicious foods, all designed to promote intercultural understanding and community connection. Location: Covel Grand Horizon

Shigeru Ban stands as one of contemporary architecture’s most radical humanists, fusing structural innovation with profound social commitment. A 2014 Pritzker Prize laureate, Ban pioneered the structural use of recycled cardboard tubes, beginning in the mid-1980s with exhibition designs and evolving into disaster relief architecture deployed across five continents. His Paper Log Houses, first realized for Vietnamese refugees after the 1995 Kobe earthquake, exemplify architecture's capacity for urgent social response. The 2013 Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch—at 79 feet tall—demonstrates how “temporary” materials can achieve civic monumentality and community permanence. Ban's philosophy, “I don't like waste,” encapsulates his practice—transforming material economy into architectural poetry while maintaining unwavering commitment to humanitarian crises from Rwanda to Ukraine. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/shigeru-ban Location: Hammer Museum

USQ National Qualifier Location: Garland, TX

CRAA D1A League Match Location: Westwood, CA

Presented in partnership with the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies and the UCLA Documentary Film Legal Clinic In-person: Q&A with filmmaker Bao Nguyen, producer Terri Lichstein, line producer Jenni Trang Le, moderated by UCLA Assistant Professor Thuy Vo Dang, Information Studies and Asian American Studies. Introduction by Archive Director May Hong HaDuong. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. The Stringer U.S., 2025 Through unprecedented on-the-ground access, journalists brought the Vietnam War to the living rooms of a global audience. Public outcry and resistance grew as brutal and bloody images reached the homes of millions. One of the most recognizable images taken during the conflict, “The Terror of War,” featured a young, unclothed girl running following a napalm attack. The photograph would become a turning point for the hearts and minds of the world, earning photographer Nick Út a Pulitzer Prize. Decades later, Bao Nguyen’s gripping film documents a possible revelation of the photograph’s long-held secret and the chain reaction that follows. A story of record unravels through forensic tools, first-hand accounts, and an emotional, climactic reunion. Premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, The Stringer sparked controversy in the photojournalism world, raising questions about the editorial power structures that propelled the stature of some photographers over the obscurity of others. Following the screening, filmmaker Bao Nguyen, producer Terri Lichstein, and line producer Jenni Trang Le will discuss the two-year journey of the making of The Stringer. DCP, color, 100 min. Director: Bao Nguyen, Producers: Terri Lichstein and Fiona Turner. With: Gary Knight and Nguy?n Thành Ngh?. Programmed and note written by Archive Director May Hong HaDuong. Part of: The Stringer Location: Billy Wilder Theater