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As families and business owners scramble to take care of immediate needs, L.A.’s road to recovery looms, with questions already abounding over the rebuilding process.
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Displaced residents found community during a donation event staffed by members of UCLA Fire, the softball team and others.
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A selection of stories about how the late civil rights icon’s life and work have inspired social justice and teaching at UCLA.
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He succeeds Brian Kite, who starts his new role as dean and vice provost of graduate education next month.
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It’s the seventh time in 11 years that the program has earned the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey.
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Read more of the latest research & news stories
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Survivor’s guilt, says Diana Winston, director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, is a “constellation of feelings” — “despair, hopelessness, guilt, shame.” The longer we sit with them, especially shame, the more reticent we can become to discuss them. Winston recommends a simple mindfulness trick called the RAIN method, an acronym that stands for “recognize, allow, investigate and nurture.”
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For Vickie Mays, professor of psychology at UCLA, the Eaton Fire is not the first major disaster she’s seen. When Hurricane Katrina hit in August of 2005, Mays spent five years in New Orleans helping rebuild the mental health system. As she reflects on her time there, she is worried about what will happen to the Black residents of Altadena. “Not everybody has the stomach to rebuild in the same place. Some people don’t have the money,” she says. “So, what you’re looking at is, your neighborhood as you knew it, is probably not going to be your neighborhood of the future.”
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Silvia R. González, an urban planning expert at UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute, worries especially about how the fires will impact the largely female Latina housekeepers, home health aides and nannies working in wealthier communities leveled by the fires. Those women have lost their jobs, their connections to the families they serve and, for those residing with those families, their homes.
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To aid UCLA in addressing the needs of our students and employees impacted by the fires, consider contributing to the Student Economic Crisis Fund and the UCLA Employee Relief Fund. Every gift makes a difference.
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Jan
25
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1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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Hammer Museum
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Whether you are looking for a kid-friendly project or for something artful to do after spending time in the galleries, drop by for hands-on creative activities inspired by artworks on view at the museum. This program is for anyone — at any age or skill level — who wants to experiment with art making. Facilitated by Hammer educators for visitors of all ages every Saturday.
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Jan
29
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5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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John Wooden Center
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This UCLA Recreation workshop will cover a range of weather topics including lightning, preventing heat exhaustion, rain, cold, flashflood and wildfire safety. After this workshop, you will be equipped to make educated decisions to prepare for and manage risk in the face of a variety of challenging weather conditions. Perfect for beginners and experienced outdoorsfolk looking to hone their outdoor safety skills. Part of UCLA Rec’s quarterly Outdoor Adventures series of workshops.
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The School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) alum’s feature film directorial debut is at the Sundance Film Festival this year with screenings at the prestigious event starting this weekend. “Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)” was filmed in Falconer’s Michigan hometown. She holds a BFA in film theory from Wesleyan University and graduated with an MFA in film directing from UCLA last year, after receiving an honorable mention in the second-annual UCLA Class Artist competition. Read more about Falconer and her film in this story on GoArts and check out her “Meet the Artist” interview on the Sundance website. |
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