Be Among the First Californians to Use CA COVID Notify

Dear Bruin Community:

Working to minimize incidents of COVID-19 on our campus and in our communities has been of utmost importance since this pandemic began. We have been doing our part by practicing new behaviors and following protocols designed to keep ourselves and others safe and healthy.

Beginning Nov. 16, UCLA will join UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab, UC Davis, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco and UC Santa... Read full update

COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall Tomorrow

To: Faculty and Staff

Dear Colleagues:

The COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force was established to advise UCLA senior leadership. Last week, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily A. Carter provided the campus community with an update on this group and its evolving role and shared information about a virtual town hall scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28 from 12 to 1 p.m.

As co-chairs of the task force, we would... Read full update

Plans for Winter Quarter Instruction

Dear Bruin Community:

Throughout the first few weeks of fall quarter, UCLA students and instructors have brought their signature creativity and energy to remote classes, and our community has come together for virtual welcome events, student organization and club activities, and unique editions of This is Bruin Life and Volunteer Day. While working, learning, and growing in a remote environment has its challenges, I am grateful for all... Read full update

Asymptomatic Testing and Community Screening

Dear Bruin Community:

As part of our ongoing efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 on our campus and in our community, we provide this update on UCLA’s plans for expanded COVID-19 testing and community screening. As you likely know by now, testing — when performed regularly and in conjunction with other interventions, such as face covers, appropriate distancing and frequent hand-washing — is one of the best tools we have to... Read full update

Our New COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force

Dear Bruin Community:

When the COVID-19 virus spread into Southern California this spring, Chancellor Block and I commissioned the Future Planning Task Force, chaired by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Dean Ron Brookmeyer, to advise UCLA leaders on our short-term response to the pandemic. That task force’s charge ended this summer, and I would like to thank its members for their excellent guidance on the transition... Read full update