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Environmental health sciences professor selected to give TEDGlobal talk
Kevin Njabo to speak in Tanzania about the Congo Basin Institute and a hopeful vision for Africa’s future.
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Marcelo Suárez-Orozco to give keynote address at global education conference
The Wasserman Dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies will be a keynote speaker at the International Baccalaureate conference in Orlando, Florida.
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Housing sustainability team awarded for their project
They received the Best Practice Award for Innovative Waste Reduction at the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference.
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CJ Kim named first Volgenau Chair in Engineering
The chair honors a UCLA professor who is an accomplished researcher, teacher and mentor to future engineering leaders.
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Volunteers needed for All-Staff Picnic
Staff Assembly is asking people to help out for 30-minute shifts, ensuring plenty of time to still enjoy the picnic.
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July 25: The End of Life Option Act
The Hammer Forum will host a discussion with experts on the assisted suicide law that allows doctors to prescribe aid-in-dying medication.
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Heather Roberge named chair of architecture and urban design
Roberge, who has been on faculty since 2002, is the principal designer and founder of the building design company Murmur: Architecture and Environments.
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July 16: Lecture on ice deposits at the poles of the moon and Mercury
The Meteorite Lecture Series presents a lecture from professor David Paige.
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Engineering professor outlines threats to state water system at National Academies program
Jonathan Stewart, professor and chair of the civil and environmental engineering department, gave a talk on the seismic threats to California’s water transport.
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Paul Weiss elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering
Weiss, distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry and materials science and engineering, has been elected as one of two new international fellows.
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In memoriam: Jim Bush, 90, legendary track and field coach
The two-time national coach of the year led UCLA to five NCAA championships and seven conference titles.
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UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind forms advisory council
The council of doctors, researchers and other professionals will bolster the program’s ability to serve schools through sharing a current research and accumulated experience.
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Cancer journal names UCLA doctor editor-in-chief
Dr. Patricia Ganz, of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, assumed the editorial leadership of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on July 1.
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Society of American Archivists honors assistant professor’s essay
Michelle Caswell has been named one of the recipients of the 2017 Fellows’ Ernst Posner Award.
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Medical professor writes new book about changing behavior
Sean Young’s book, “Stick With It: A Scientifically Proven Process for Changing Your Life — for Good,” uses decades of research to give people effective tools for altering habits.
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Assistant professor is awarded education fellowship
Ozan Jaquette will use the $70,000 fellowship from the National Academy of Education and the Spencer Foundation to support his research on the off-campus recruitment patterns of public research universities.
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Public policy professor receives UCLA teaching award
Randall Akee is the 2016-17 recipient of the C. Doris and Toshio Hoshide Distinguished Teaching Prize in Asian American Studies at UCLA.
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July 7: Screening of the 1976 film, “Network”
The UCLA Film and Television Archive kicks off its “Golden Age of Television Writers on the Big Screen” series with this 1970s masterpiece.
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Semel Institute’s Mindful Music program plans 40 recitals for 2017–18
The series is part of the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, which was envisioned and funded by philanthropists Terry and Jane Semel.
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Professor Victoria Marks appointed associate dean, academic affairs, for the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture
The professor of choreography in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance and chair of the Disability Studies minor assumed the role effective July 1, 2017.
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UCLA Law receives $1.5 million for artificial intelligence research project and fellowships
The initiative will be led by the school’s Program on Understanding Law, Science and Evidence, which studies how innovations in science and evidence influence law and policy making.
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UCLA physician-scientist to receive highest honor for advancing radiation oncology
Dr. Michael Steinberg, director of clinical affairs at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, recognized by the American Society for Radiation Oncology for his lifetime contributions.
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Law professor wins UC Sustainability Champion award
Ann Carlson received the honor at the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference in Santa Barbara.
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UC launches new systemwide procedures to combat sexual harassment and sexual violence
The University of California today announced new systemwide procedures for responding to alleged sexual misconduct by faculty and staff that provide greater transparency, consistency and timeliness in investigating and adjudicating such cases.
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UCLA Anderson professor to receive award for research manuscript
Daniel Saavedra, assistant professor of accounting, will receive the 2017 Competitive Manuscript Award from the American Accounting Association.
- Sunday, July 23, 2017
Faculty + Staff
- Staff news: Housing sustainability team awarded for their project
- UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind forms advisory council
- Law school receives $1.5 million for artificial intelligence research
- UC launches new systemwide procedures to combat sexual harassment and sexual violence
- New grant funds original theater production to destigmatize mental illness among blacks
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