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Gene Block

Making Commencement Decisions Together

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the Campus Community: Yesterday, we made a decision about this year’s commencement ceremonies without first consulting our students and fully understanding their preferences for this important rite of…

Plans for Spring 2020 Commencement Ceremonies

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the Campus Community: Being a Bruin means more than just being on UCLA’s campus; it also encompasses the emotional and social ties we share with one another. For…

Student Diagnosed with COVID-19

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the Campus Community: We have learned that another member of our UCLA campus community has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is a student who lives in off-campus,…

Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at UCLA

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the Campus Community: We have learned that a member of our UCLA campus community has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is a UCLA staff member who works…

Self-Quarantining at Home

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. As you may have seen on my Twitter account a short time ago, I wanted to let you know that I am self-quarantining at home for the next 14…

UCLA’s Transition to Online Instruction

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the Campus Community: Like many of you, I have been carefully following news about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We have been working around the clock with other campus…

UCLA Students Being Tested for COVID-19

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. We learned tonight that three UCLA students are being tested for COVID-19 by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH). All three students are self-isolating off campus….

Students Test Negative for COVID-19

Following up on my email early Friday morning, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) has just informed UCLA that results have come back negative for the three students who were being tested for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)….

Update on Coronavirus

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. As you may have seen, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced this morning that there are additional confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Los…