Thousands of students gathered in Westwood Village on Oct. 3 for “Westwood Wander,” the latest installment of UCLA First Thursdays.
The evening opened at Broxton Plaza: a newly pedestrianized area that was turned into an interactive center with games, picture opportunities and the distribution of limited-edition First Thursdays T-shirts.

This post was updated Aug. 25 at 11:22 p.m.
The UCLA Department of History has received a gift of $25 million from two alumni.
The Department of External Affairs announced July 16 that UCLA alumni Meyer and Renee Luskin donated the gift to the history department, with the couple saying their goal is to expand opportunities for students and for them to engage with history and build greater public appreciation for historical understanding.

This post was updated Aug. 4 at 10:34 p.m.
Luka Simunac met 17 of the donors who helped save his life at the Blood and Platelet Center’s annual donor appreciation luncheon July 17th.

Local small businesses set up shop on Broxton Avenue on Saturday evening to celebrate Mother’s Day with the Westwood community.
The Mama Palooza Broxton Nights Market brought mothers and their children from across the community together to indulge in specialty foods, browse artisan goods and enjoy live music.

Bruins on the Hill are now enjoying midnight meals.
De Neve Late Night relaunched this quarter, offering build-your-own pizzas in the dining hall from 10 p.m.

This post was updated April 9 at 9:34 p.m.
The UCLA community celebrated Los Angeles culture Thursday at April’s First Thursdays block party.
Roller skating, skate performances, a live mural painting and food trucks were featured on Broxton Avenue for “LA Vibes,” drawing in more than 2,200 attendees, said Eddie North-Hager, interim executive director of UCLA Media.

With nearly a thousand Bruins and community members in attendance, March’s First Thursdays event livened up Broxton Avenue and Westwood Village with sports, art installations and food.

Hundreds of Bruins and Angelenos gathered on Broxton Avenue with their loved ones last Saturday for the Broxton Nights Sweetheart Market.
On the second Saturday of every month, Broxton Avenue is closed to traffic and transformed into a night market for the community.

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 1:25 a.m.
UCLA Health’s Rosenfeld Hall is using novel technology – from virtual reality devices to human-like animatronics – to improve teaching for medical students.

The December edition of First Thursdays took over Broxton Avenue on Thursday night, featuring a “Let There Be Light” theme.
The monthly First Thursdays event series began in March 2022 and has welcomed over 55,000 guests since then, said Eddie North-Hager, a UCLA spokesperson, adding that this month’s event aimed to highlight Bruins and their creativity – from a cappella performances to poets composing live pieces on type-writers.