Join us for our winter quarter
community building events!
lunch with professors series
Interested or currently enrolled in a graduate program? Join us for lunch in a casual setting to learn about Dr. Rodriguez's journey through graduate school and academia thus far! Share experiences and connect with peers in this event aimed for students from diverse backgrounds in various stages of pursuing their graduate degrees.
Undergraduates highly encouraged to attend! Lunch will be provided to the first 24 students to arrive. When: Week 9- Wednesday, March 2nd Time: 12pm - 1:30pm Where: Jewell Terrace in the Botanical Gardens |
Mental health workshopRISE welcomes UCLA students to this workshop to learn about fundamental stress management skills as we transition from the pandemic. Self-care, healthy habits, and resources will be shared!
Attendees will receive a wellness kit! When: Week 8- Thursday, February 24th Time: 5pm - 6pm |
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GRADUATE student LUnch social
Calling ALL graduate students! Join us for our Grad Lunch Social on Wednesday, November 10th from 12pm-1:30pm!
First 40 students to arrive will receive a free lunch! Take a break from your Wednesday afternoon to meet other graduate students at UCLA or catch up with current friends! |
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Personal Statement
Join us for a Personal Statement Workshop to be held virtually (via Zoom) this upcoming Tuesday, October 26th at 5:30pm. At our first General Meeting of the 2021-22 academic year, connect with the SACNAS at UCLA community and learn about strategies to create an effective personal statement for applications. Register for the General Meeting!
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Lunch with Professors series:
Featuring Dr. Pearl Quijada
Dr. Pearl Quijada will be joining us for the next installment of this series! Please register to attend! The first 15 UCLA students to do so will be reimbursed for lunch through BruinCard!
May 28th @ 11 am via Zoom REGISTER HERE |
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Fostering your own self-efficacy
Thank you for joining us for this workshop on fostering and developing your own self-efficacy!
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Lunch with Professors series:
Featuring Dr. Anthony Covarrubias
Thank you Dr. Covarrubias for joining us for the first installment of this series! Look forward to the next Lunch with Professors on May 28th - details to come soon!
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POstDoc Panel
Thank you to our panel and participants for joining us at our Post-Doc Panel! This successful event allowed us to learn about the different paths to becoming a post-doc after grad school in academic and industry positions.
Thursday, May 6th, 2021 @ 5:30pm |
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Winter Quarter 2021 Events
Week 2 - Tuesday, January 12th @ 5:30PM PST Via Zoom
Game Night!
Week 3 - Monday, January 18th @ 5:30PM PST Via Zoom
Graduate Student Panel
Week 7 - Thursday, February 18th @5:00PM PST via zoom
Research Pitch Workshop
Building community with our first general meeting |
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We held our first General Meeting during Week 2 of Winter 2021. Virtual Game Night tested our SACNAS knowledge through trivia!
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Our first board meeting of the new year! |
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Our first board member meeting of 2021! Welcome our new board members and find out more about them HERE!
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Research Pitch Workshop |
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This was a fantastic opportunity to see the diversity of research pitches in fields ranging from Gender Studies, to Psychology, to Engineering. We all learned on how to maximize the pitch to gain audience engagement and how to modify a pitch to the audience. Thank you to our wonderful panelists for sharing your research pitches and tips with our community!
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Winter 2021 SACNAS Board Social |
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A Graduate Student Panel success!
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On January 18th, 2021, SACNAS @ UCLA hosted a Graduate Student Panel! Panelists answered questions that demystified the graduate school application, the interview, and what graduate school is like! Thank you to our panelists for sharing their graduate school experiences!
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Fall 2020 General Meeting
“Becoming a Resilient Scientist” by Dr. Diana Azurdia
November 10, 2020 via Zoom
SACNAS at UCLA Presentation at SACNAS National Conference
”SACNAS Chapters:Community Outreach Best Practices”
October 21, 2020
Fall 2020 General Meeting
Personal Statement Workshop
October 13, 2020 via Zoom
2019-2020 Event Gallery
UCLA UNDERGRADUATE Research DAY Practice Session
May 19, 2020 via Zoom
Drawful 2 Social
May 1, 2020 via Zoom
Productivity Session
April 29, 2020
Paint Along Social
April 18, 2020 via Zoom
Spring General Meeting
Financial Wellness Workshop: Investing Basics
May 6, 2020
Second Winter General Meeting:
Faculty Talk by Dr. Claudio Villanueva, Ph.D.
February 5, 2020
Congrats to Johnny Diaz!
He was selected as the Fall Member of the Quarter!
First Winter General Meeting:
Graduate Student Panel
January 15, 2020
Exploring Your Universe
November 3, 2019
2018-2019 Event Gallery
Math & Science Academy 2019
May 19, 2019
Undergraduate Research Symposium for Community College Students
May 4, 2019
Westwood Elementary School Outreach Event
April 27, 2019
General Member BBQ Social
April 12, 2019
First Spring Quarter General Meeting:
Career Panel
April 10, 2019
Third Winter Quarter General Meeting
February 20, 2019
First Winter Quarter General Meeting:
Graduate Student Panel
January 9, 2019
Third Fall Quarter General Meeting :
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
November 14, 2018
Exploring Your Universe (EYU)
Lava Lamp Module
November 4, 2018
Pumpkin Carving Social
October 25, 2018
2018 National SACNAS Conference
San Antonio, TX
SACNAS at UCLA Presentation at SACNAS National Conference
”Best SACNAS Chapter Practices”
October 13, 2018
Fall Quarter General Meetings
2017-2018 Event Gallery
Boba Social 2018
Engineers in Training
December 2, 2017
Tie Dye Social
January 18, 2018
Fall Quarter Pumpkin Carving Social
October 13, 2017
2016-2017
Spring Quarter Ice Blocking Social
May 31st, 2017
UCLA Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP)
May 20, 2017
EAOP is an annual academic preparation program for high school & other pre-collegiate students hosted by SACNAS. Our organization works to bring various scientific modules to engage students in different fields of science, while also making them aware of possible careers that can only be taken on with pursuit of a college education.
SACNAS Chapter Leadership Institute - 2017
April 29, 2017
Porto's Fundraiser 2017
Exploring Your Universe Outreach Event
November 6th, 2016
Explore Your Universe is an annual science outreach activity held all over the UCLA Court of Sciences. Over 500 children and their families attended to participate in scientific booths, demos, and activities in a wide variety of fields! SACNAS showed children how to make their own silly putty only using glue and laundry detergent!
SACNAS National Conference
October 13-15, 2016
October 13-15, 2016
UCLA students present their summer research in a poster session alongside other students from universities around the country.