Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Calling all space Bruins! 🚀
For 27 years and counting, Emmanuel Masongsong '04 has been a proud Bruin lifer. The staffer and alumnus is helping inspire current and future generations of UCLA's Earth, planetary and space sciences students — all while staying true to the Bruin spirit of curiosity, creativity and community.
Learn more about his Bruin origin story. https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/from-the-clinic-to-the-concert-hall-to-the-cosmos
[Video description: A video featuring alumnus Emmanuel Masongsong sitting in his office that begins with a shot of a star-studded night sky, which transitions to Masongsong speaking from inside his office. The video then shows an artist rendering of Earth's magnetic field to Masongsong giving a lecture to a small group of children sitting on a wooden floor. The video then returns to Masongsong's office, which is full of drawings and letters from young students he has taught over the years. The video returns to Masongsong giving a lecture to a small group of children sitting on a wooden floor before focusing on Masongsong in a head-and-shoulders shot. The video ends with a screen highlighting the departments Masongsong is affiliated with, including: UCLA College, the UCLA College division of physical sciences and the UCLA College department of Earth, planetary and space sciences.]
AUDIO DESCRIPTIVE VERSION: youtu.be/mZMa7tchvX4
Calling all space Bruins! 🚀
For 27 years and counting, Emmanuel Masongsong '04 has been a proud Bruin lifer. The staffer and alumnus is helping inspire current and future generations of UCLA's Earth, planetary and space sciences students — all while staying true to the Bruin spirit of curiosity, creativity and community.
Learn more about his Bruin origin story. https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/from-the-clinic-to-the-concert-hall-to-the-cosmos
[Video description: A video featuring alumnus Emmanuel Masongsong sitting in his office that begins with a shot of a star-studded night sky, which transitions to Masongsong speaking from inside his office. The video then shows an artist rendering of Earth's magnetic field to Masongsong giving a lecture to a small group of children sitting on a wooden floor. The video then returns to Masongsong's office, which is full of drawings and letters from young students he has taught over the years. The video returns to Masongsong giving a lecture to a small group of children sitting on a wooden floor before focusing on Masongsong in a head-and-shoulders shot. The video ends with a screen highlighting the departments Masongsong is affiliated with, including: UCLA College, the UCLA College division of physical sciences and the UCLA College department of Earth, planetary and space sciences.]
AUDIO DESCRIPTIVE VERSION: youtu.be/mZMa7tchvX4
