Integrative Biology and Physiology

The Role of Hippocampal Interneurons in REM-sleep Dependent Memory Consolidation - Michelle Frazer
2021-12-10 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom & 13-105 CHS
December 10, 2021: 3:30 – 5:00 pm,
Zoom and 13-105 CHS
Synapse to Circuit Seminar
The Role of Hippocampal Interneurons in REM-sleep
Dependent Memory Consolidation
Michelle Frazer
PhD Candidate, Integrative Biology & Physiology (G. Poe’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom Info – https://uclahs.fyi/S2C21
Contact – Laura Schreiber – lschreiber@mednet.ucla.edu

Integration of Metabolic and Reproductive Cues in the Tuberal Nucleus of the Hypothalamus - Megan Massa
2021-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
December 10, 2021: 12 Noon via Zoom
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
Integration of Metabolic and Reproductive Cues in the Tuberal
Nucleus of the Hypothalamus
Megan Massa
PhD Candidate, Integrative Biology and Physiology (S. Correa’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom & Password – Please contact Catherine.
Contact – Catherine Westin – cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

The Future of Food and the Brain-Body Connection
2021-11-08 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
The UCLA Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
invites you to a special virtual event
The Future of Food and the Brain-Body Connection
a conversation featuring
Elaine Hsiao, Ph.D.
De Logi Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
Amy Rowat, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
Marcie H. Rothman Presidential Chair in Food Studies
with Q&A moderated by
Rachelle H. Crosbie, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
Join the journey into the future of food with world-renowned professors of UCLA’s Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology. The webinar will explore how science can develop tailored formulations of microorganisms that could improve brain health, or even engineer precisely tailored meats, like a marbled steak. Dr. Elaine Hsiao will discuss recent advances in understanding how the gut microbiome interacts with diet and the nervous system to impact brain health and complex behaviors. She will be joined by Dr. Amy Rowat, who will discuss the pioneering approaches her lab is taking to grow muscle and fat tissue for cultured meat applications.

Noble Family Innovation Fund Seminar Series, Pt.3 - Professor Amy Rowat
2021-10-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Event speakers:
– Amy Rowat, Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Integrative Biology and Physiology
– Catherine Cahill, Professor-in-Residence, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
– Heather Maynard, Associate Director of Technology & Development, CNSI
California NanoSystems Institute faculty are accomplishing amazing things every day. Don’t miss this inside look at the innovative research and creative activity of the Noble Family Innovation Fund. The CNSI recently awarded Noble Fund grants to 10 interdisciplinary nanoscience research teams.
During the virtual seminar series UCLA faculty members will offer brief presentations via Zoom on the work they are engaged in as part of the Noble Fund and how these efforts are impacting research for the greater good, from research to advance computing, human health and environmental sustainability.
The seminar series kicks off on September 30 with three Noble Fund presentations. Each presentation will be 15 minutes, followed by discussion.
The talks will strive to:
– Introduce the state of the field
– Highlight key preliminary data
– Provide an overview of the research
– Identify potential opportunities for additional collaboration
The Noble Fund Seminar Series is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact communications@cnsi.ucla.edu.

Effects of Estrogens on Thermoregulation in Mice - Professor Stephanie Correa
2021-10-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Integrated Center for Neural Repair Seminar (ICNR)
Effects of Estrogens on Thermoregulation in Mice
Stephanie Correa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology and Physiology,
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom Registration –
https://uclahs.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0scuCuqzMpGNNhklSoIvIDDFGC2vU4_yn9
Contact – Dr. Ben Novitch – bnovitch@g.ucla.edu

Cardiovascular Theme Symposium
2021-10-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Luskin Center
Cardiovascular Theme Symposium
Session 1 – Cardiomyocyte Biology
Moderator
Pearl Quijada, PhD – Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology, UCLA College of Life Sciences
Rene Packard, MD, PhD – Assistant Professor, Medicine & Physiology,
Speakers
Rachelle Crosbie, PhD – Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology,
UCLA College of Life Sciences
Thomas Vondriska, PhD – Professor, Anesthesiology, Medicine & Physiology,
Brian Black, PhD – Professor, Biochemistry & Biophysics,
University of California, San Francisco
Session 2 – Vascular and Lipid Biology
Moderator
Julia Mack, PhD – Assistant Professor, Medicine,
Nicole Valenzuela, PhD – Assistant Professor, Pathology & Lab Medicine,
Speakers
Tamer Sallam, MD, PhD – Associate Professor, Medicine,
Thomas Vallim, PhD – Associate Professor, Medicine and Biological Chemistry,
Klaus Ley, MD – Professor & Head, Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, University of California San Diego
Session 3 – Systems Biology and Omics
Moderator
Marlin Touma, MD, PhD – Associate Professor, Pediatrics,
Paivi Pajukanta, MD, PhD – Professor, Human Genetics,
Speakers
Jake Lusis, PhD – Professor, Medicine, Human Genetics,
and Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Marlin Touma, MD, PhD – Associate Professor, Pediatrics,
Stephen Montgomery, PhD – Associate Professor, Pathology,
Genetics & Computer Science, Stanford University
Session 4 – Ion Channels and Basic Electrophysiology
Moderator
Stephen Cannon, MD, PhD – Professor, Physiology,
Zhilin Qu, PhD – Professor, Bioengineering,
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Speakers
Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD – Associate Professor, Medicine,
Riccardo Olcese, PhD – Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, and Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Daniel Minor, PhD – Professor, Biochemistry & Biophysics and Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco
Contact – Rosemary Portal – cri@mednet.ucla.edu

2021 IBP & MCIP Commencement Virtual Celebration
2021-06-12 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
The Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology (IBP) & Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program in Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology (MCIP) cordially invites you to join our Virtual Celebration for our graduates on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
The program will include remarks by:
Introduction of Faculty and Opening Remarks – Professor Rachelle Crosbie
Presentation of Outstanding Senior Award – Professor Patty Phelps
Address by Outstanding Senior – Suchita Kumar
Introduction of Molecular, Cellular, & Integrative Physiology Ph.D. Degree Candidates – Professor Mark Frye
Introduction of Physiological Science M.S. Degree Candidates – Professor Amy Rowat
Presentation of Distinguished TA Teaching Award – Professor Amy Rowat
Introduction of Physiological Science B.S. Degree Candidates

UCLA Life Sciences Excellence Awards 2020 & 2021
2021-06-11 14:00 - 15:00
Join us for a virtual celebration honoring 2020 and 2021 Life Sciences Excellence Award Winners

2020
Shane Campbell-Staton (EEB)
Ira Clark (BRM)
Hilary Coller (MCDB)
Stephanie Correa (IBP)
Tonya Kane (EEB)
Mark Frye (IBP)
Martin Monti (Psych)
Noa Pinter-Wolman (EEB)
Amanda Robin (EEB)
Kelsi Rutledge (EEB)

2021
Soraya de Chadarevian (ISG)
Saskia Giebl (Psych)
Benjamin Hà (EEB)
Alison Lipman (EEB)
Timothy O’Sullivan (MIMG)
Peter Schuette (Psych)
Nick Shapiro (ISG)
Janet Tomiyama (Psych)
Yibin Wang (MCIP)

June 11, 2021
2:00-3:00 P.M.
Click here to RSVP
** or email clynch@college.ucla.edu

Stephen Huston, Ph.D. - "Turning vision in movement: Drosophila gaze-stabilization as a model for sensorimotor control"
2021-06-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
UCLA Integrative Biology & Physiology Presents:

Stephen Huston, Ph.D.
“Turning vision in movement: Drosophila gaze-stabilization as a model for sensorimotor control”
How does the brain generate behavior? At its most basic level behavior arises from the complex interaction of the brain’s sensory and motor systems. I will talk about my work to understand the neural basis of this interaction using fly gaze stabilization as a model system where we can perturb single, identified neurons while the fly performs visually-guided behaviors. I will discuss our findings on how information is transformed between sensory and motor neurons, how motor neuron activity plays out through neural feedback loops to generate movements of the animal, and how visual and proprioceptive inputs combine to enable the brain to choose amongst multiple different motor outputs.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
12 Noon
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 944 3059 8494
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Let's Talk Science: Understanding Memory: From the Mind to Immunity
2021-05-27 17:30 - 18:30 | Zoom
UCLA Life Sciences
invites you to a special virtual event
Let’s Talk Science:
Understanding Memory: From the Mind to Immunity
an illuminating conversation featuring
Alan Castel, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
David Glanzman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology
Professor, Department of Neurobiology
Maureen Su, M.D.
Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology
with Q&A ​​​​​​moderated by
Tracy Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
Dean of Life Sciences, UCLA College
Join us for the second event in a compelling new lecture series hosted by Dean of Life Sciences Tracy Johnson. The series highlights UCLA’s research expertise focused on today’s most urgent challenges. “Memory” has taken on a whole new meaning in the last several years, and we are excited to explore the science of memory from a molecular, psychological and immunological perspective.

Dissecting Contributions of Prodromal Intestinal Inflammation to the Manifestation of Parkinson’s Disease - Ping Fang, Ph.D.
2021-04-29 09:00 - 15:30 | Zoom
UCLA Neurodegenerative Diseases Symposium, Trainee Talks (Part I of II)
Dissecting Contributions of Prodromal Intestinal Inflammation to the Manifestation of Parkinson’s Disease
Ping Fang, Postdoctoral Researcher, Hsiao Lab
Registration – www.uclandsymposium.com
Contact – Kelly Jameson – kgjameson@g.ucla.edu

Removing the Gender/Sex Binary from Our Research and Testing - Stephanie Correa, Ph.D. & Megan Massa
2021-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
Removing the Gender/ Sex Binary from Our Research and Testing
Stephanie Correa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology, – and –
Megan Massa
Student, Integrative Biology & Physiology (S. Correa’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom –
https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/92587908101?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please contact Catherine for password.
Contact – Catherine Westin – cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

Art Arnold, Ph.D. - "My Mouse Has a Sex Difference. Now What Do I Do?"
2021-04-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
ART ARNOLD, PhD
Distinguished Professor
UCLA, Integrative Biology & Physiology
“My Mouse Has a Sex Difference. Now What Do I Do?”
Friday, April 2, 2021 – 12:00 p.m.
For zoom link and password, please contact Catherine Weston (cweston@mednet.ucla.edu)
Abstract:
The NIH requires applicants to “consider sex as a biological variable (SABV) in the design and analysis of NIH-funded research involving animals and cells.” Yet, many investigators are unaware of a conceptual framework for approaching the study of sex differences, and of practical strategies to meet this requirement. This talk will consider these issues, relevant to animal research.

MBI Faculty Seminar: Pearl Quijada, Ph.D.
2021-02-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Coordination of endothelial cell maturation and patterning by the epicardium”
The coronary plexus arises from the integration of endothelial cells (ECs) with supportive mural cells and signals stemming from the epicardium. Synchronized with coronary remodeling, the epicardium undergoes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transformation (EMT); a process that regulates cell differentiation and growth factor secretion. Genetic mouse models with limited epicardial EMT have reduced subepicardial mesenchyme formation in addition to dysfunctional vasculature networks, yet the mechanisms underlying this catastrophic phenotype are unknown. Our lab aims to identify the specialized epicardial cells guiding the specification of the coronary plexus. To achieve this goal, we utilize cell-lineage tracing models coupled with the investigation of transcriptional programs from epicardial cells and ECs using single cell RNA sequencing. The epicardium’s role in facilitating arterio-venous specification is emerging as a novel mechanism to support regenerative-based medicine. Our essential goal is to identify fetal vascular guidance cues that may be harnessed for the development of therapies to treat vascular diseases.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucla.zoom.us/j/95104392930?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 951 0439 2930
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Let’s Talk Science: Sleep, the Brain, and Human Health from Adolescents to Adults
2021-02-09 17:30 - 18:30 | Zoom
UCLA Life Sciences
invites you to a special virtual event

Let’s Talk Science:
Sleep, the Brain, and Human Health
from Adolescents to Adults

an illuminating conversation featuring

Gene Block, Ph.D.
UCLA Chancellor

Adriana Galván, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Dean, Undergraduate Education, UCLA College
Gina Poe, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology
with Q&A ​​​​​​moderated by
Tracy Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
Dean, Life Sciences, UCLA College
Join us for the inaugural event in a compelling new lecture series hosted by Dean of Life Sciences Tracy Johnson. The series highlights UCLA’s research expertise focused on today’s most urgent challenges, from diseases and treatments to mental health, the environment, and the role of science in society.

The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session. Please submit your questions in advance via email to koleary@support.ucla.edu by Monday, February 8 at 12:00 p.m.

Vascular Biology Training Grant Seminar Series: Dr. Pearl Quijada, Ph.D.
2021-02-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
UCLA Vascular Biology Training Grant Seminar Series

Dr. Pearl Quijada, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology and Physiology
University of California at Los Angeles
“Coordination of vascular patterning by the epicardium”
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
Meeting Time: 11am-12pm PST
Zoom Link:
https://ucla.zoom.us/j/91563260461?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 915 6326 0461 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Please contact njobanputra@mednet.ucla.edu for any questions.

MBI Faculty Research Seminar Series - Professor Roy Wollman
2020-12-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

Estrogenic Modulation of Neural Circuits that Maintain Homeostasis - Professor Stephanie Correa
2020-11-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
Estrogenic Modulation of Neural Circuits that Maintain Homeostasis
Stephanie Correa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology,
UCLA College of Letters and Sciences
Zoom –
https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/92587908101?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please contact Catherine for password.
Contact – Catherine Westin – cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

I3T Seminar / Research in Progress - Geoff Pronovost
2020-11-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
I3T Seminar/ Research in Progress (RIP)
TBD
Geoff Pronovost
Student, Integrative Biology & Physiology (E. Hsiao’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom Registration –
https://uclahs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Au4lh6TLRUCw05bYK8lwZg
Contact – Emma Planas – eplanas@mednet.ucla.edu

XY Star Mouse Line Reveals Y-Chromosome Specific Effect on Sleep Regulation
2020-10-30 12:00
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
XY Star Mouse Line Reveals Y-Chromosome Specific Effect on Sleep Regulation
India Nichols, PhD
Postdoc, Integrative Biology & Physiology (K. Paul’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom – https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/92587908101?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please contact Catherine for password.
Contact – Catherine Westin – cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

What a Bird Can Tell You About Your Brain - Professor Stephanie White - Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
2020-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
What a Bird Can Tell You About Your Brain
Stephanie White, PhD
Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology,
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom – https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/92587908101?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please contact Catherine for password.
Contact – Catherine Westin – cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

Ablation of Fat Cells in Adult Mice Induces Massive Bone Gain - Arthe Raajendiran, Ph.D.
2020-10-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Molecular Metabolism Journal Club
Ablation of Fat Cells in Adult Mice Induces Massive Bone Gain
Arthe Raajendiran, PhD
Postdoc, Integrative Biology and Physiology (C. Villanueva’s Lab),
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom – Contact Lara for Zoom information.
Contact – Lara Bideyan – lara.bedeyan@gmail.com
Website – https://labs.dgsom.ucla.edu/tontonoz/pages/journal_club

The Past and Future of Four Core Genotypes Models - Professor Art Arnold
2020-10-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology Seminar (LNE) Series
The Past and Future of Four Core Genotypes Models
Art Arnold, PhD
Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology,
UCLA College of Letters & Sciences
Zoom – https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/92587908101?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please contact Catherine for password.
Contact – Catherine Westin – cweston@mednet.ucla.edu

Professor Gina Poe - Multiverse: Your Brain on Sleep
2020-08-20 16:30 - 18:00
Multiverse is an interdisciplinary concert and event series combining music and science in live performance.
Note: This event requires registration. Please visit this link (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/multiverse-your-brain-on-sleep-tickets-112503019560) to register.

Capacity Notes: Space in the Zoom Webinar is limited. Attendees are advised to register only for as many tickets as devices they will be using. (e.g. a household of 3 people using 1 computer for the event need only reserve 1 ticket.)

This program is recommended for ages 18+.
Multiverse is an interdisciplinary concert and event series combining music and science in live performance. After a sold-out smash performance of Hidden Worlds at the Charles Hayden Planetarium last fall, and a groundbreaking digital concert of Unfolding Life this summer, the Museum of Science teams up with Multiverse once again for a new virtual event this August!
Have you ever wondered why we sleep? The role of sleep may be more complex than we think. Join neuroscientist Dr. Gina Poe of UCLA to discover how sleep is critical for remembering and forgetting memories, cementing and healing trauma, and influencing and responding to hormones. Explore the science with us through evocative discussion, immersive music and live dance.
Experience Multiverse in your homes for one night only.
Scientist: Gina Poe
Performers: Matt Sharrock, Marimba; Megan Anderson & Haley Day, Dance; The Table Manners, DJs
Music by: Errollyn Wallen, David Ibbett, I Monster
This program is free thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute.
Please consider making a gift to support #MOSatHome at donate.mos.org/mosathome and become a vital partner in helping us provide access to free STEM experiences online.

"Tales from the cold—metabolic adaptations that promote thermogenesis" - Faculty Research Seminar - Claudio Villanueva, Ph.D.
2020-08-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
UCLA Molecular Biology Institute
Tuesday Faculty Research Seminar Series
“Tales from the cold—metabolic adaptations that promote thermogenesis”
For Faculty Only
ZOOM – Please contact Nadia for Zoom information
Contact: Nadia Avila—mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu
Abstract: How do endotherms generate heat in response to the cold? One mechanism is through non-shivering thermogenesis in brown and beige fat cells. Out lab is interested in understanding the transcriptional pathways that govern metabolic control to drive thermogenesis. The metabolic mechanisms that promote thermogenesis in brown fat relies in part on internal and peripheral sources of energy. Metabolomic and gene expression analysis during cold exposure suggest a reliance on pyruvate and lipid metabolism. Here we will discuss the metabolic adaptations that mammals undertake to respond to the cold and how activating these pathways may be used to treat metabolic disorders like diabetes.

"Sex differences in the regulation of temperature and metabolism" - Faculty Research Seminar Series - Stephanie Correa, Ph.D.
2020-07-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
UCLA Molecular Biology Institute
Tuesday Faculty Research Seminar Series
Summer 2020 – Zoom
“Sex differences in the regulation of temperature and metabolism”
For Faculty Only
ZOOM – Please contact Nadia for Zoom information
Contact: Nadia Avila—mbiasst@lifesci.ucla.edu

Forbes Lecture: "Personal, National, and World Crises"
2020-07-10 20:00 - 21:00
Counselors and psychotherapists have identified many factors that make it more or less likely that an individual will overcome a personal crisis. In this lecture, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond will examine the extent to which similar considerations help understand the outcomes of recent and impending national crises, and the impending world crisis.

What a Bird Can Tell You About Your Brain - Professor Stephanie White
2020-06-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
BRI / Joint Seminars in Neuroscience / William Scheibel Chair
in Neuroscience
What a Bird Can Tell You About Your Brain
Stephanie White, PhD
Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology, UCLA College of
Letters & Sciences,
Breakdown of Spatial Coding in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Peyman Golshani, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences,
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Registration: https://uclahs.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vdOCsqjMiGtPTbZ78x_v-gRboUTpbas4D
Website – bri.ucla.edu/events/calendar
Contact – Joseph Quintero – jmquintero@mednet.ucla.edu

Integrative Biology and Physiology Commencement Ceremony 2020
2020-06-13 10:00 - 11:30
The Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology (IBP) & Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program in Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology (MCIP) cordially invites you to join our Virtual Celebration for our graduates on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
The program will include remarks by:
Introduction of Faculty and Opening Remarks – Professor Rachelle Crosbie
Presentation of Outstanding Senior Award – Professor Patty Phelps
Address by Outstanding Senior – Justin Yi
Introduction of Molecular, Cellular, & Integrative Physiology Ph.D. Degree Candidates – Professor Mark Frye
Introduction of Physiological Science M.S. Degree Candidates – Professor Amy Rowat
Presentation of Distinguished TA Teaching Award – Professor Amy Rowat
Presentation of Research Poster Day Awards – Professor Patty Phelps
Introduction of Physiological Science B.S. Degree Candidates

College of Letters and Science Commencement Celebration 2020
2020-06-12 15:00 - 17:00 | United States
(updated Thursday, May 14, 2020)
The UCLA College will host a Virtual Celebration on this website for our centennial graduates at 3:00 p.m., PDT, on June 12, 2020, featuring an address from actor, social justice activist, bestselling author, and social media star George Takei. The Virtual Celebration is the launch of the Class of 2020’s recognition for their accomplishments, which will culminate with an in-person event during the 2020-21 academic year when it is safe again to gather. The College has worked with graduating students to craft the virtual event, which will celebrate the end of the academic year and the conferral of degrees for this year’s centennial class. The program will include remarks by Chancellor Block, George Takei, a Class of 2020 student speaker, and others. More details are available on the official press release.
In the meantime, we are inviting the College’s Class of 2020 to participate in an opportunity to be recognized individually on the College website as part of our virtual celebration.
During the week of May 11, 2020, watch for an email message from the following address: classof2020@college.ucla.edu. That message will explain how you can personalize a web slide that will appear on this page June 12th to recognize your accomplishments at UCLA.
MarchingOrder, the company creating these slides, will provide you with instructions for how to access their system to post a photo of yourself that will be displayed on the web slide, along with a message that will be printed alongside your name, major(s), degree(s), and honors. When your slide appears on the College Commencement website, visitors on June 12th will be able to click on the slide to hear a recording of your name being read.
If you access the system before May 20, 2020, you will be able to record your own voice pronouncing your name, as guidance for the professional announcer who will be recording your slide. You will also be able to type into the system phonetic directions for the announcer. Your name on the slide will be read whether you provide this guidance for the announcer by May 20th or not.
You will have until May 30, 2020, to post your photo and enter your message. For example, this message could offer thanks to those who have supported you during your studies as a Bruin, or it could highlight an activity or campus event that’s most important to you. The College will review all photos and messages posted on the slides, to be sure they adhere to the spirit of the occasion and are appropriate for publication on this website. If you choose not to add a photo or a message, your slide will include only your name, your major(s), your degree(s), and your honors.
These slides will be created for all eligible members of the College’s Class of 2020 who set their privacy options to grant permission for their information to be included in commencement publications, such as the Commencement program (which will be printed at a future date).
If you think you should be included in the web slides but did not receive a message with instructions, please check your spam folder. It might also be because you need to adjust your privacy options to allow this publication to occur (instructions are here). If your privacy options are set correctly and you still have not been contacted by Monday, May 18th with an email about how to participate in the slides, please contact us at the Message Center for Student Questions. If, for any reason, you do not wish to have your slide appear on this website, please opt out by clicking this link and registering your decision.
