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April 24: Reading and book signing with Alice McDermott
The Hammer Museum at UCLA is hosting a reading of “The Ninth Hour,” a story that follows three generations of an Irish immigrant family.
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Professor recognized for achievements in hospital dentistry
Dr. Eric Sung was recognized by the Special Care Dentistry Association with the Dr. Lawrence J. Chasko Distinguished Service Award.
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Computer science professor recognized for career achievement
Mario Gerla was named recipient of the INFOCOM Achievement Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
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Statistics professor honored as a leading woman in STEM
Jingyi “Jessica” Li, a UCLA assistant professor of statistics, has been selected as one of six inaugural winners of the Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM2D Scholars Award.
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History professor honored for her book about incarceration in Los Angeles
Kelly Lytle Hernández has won the 2018 James A. Rawley Prize from the Organization of American Historians for her book “City of Inmates.”
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April 20: Reading at the Fowler Museum
The museum is preparing for Arbor Day with a free reading of “Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa.”
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Two UCLA professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Philippe Bourgouis and Rosa Matzkin join the organization of scholars, artists and innovators, which was founded in 1780.
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Pediatric cancer researchers receive grants from St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Dr. James Ch’ng and Dr. Theodore Moore are both part of the division of pediatric hematology/oncology at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital.
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UCLA parking guru releases follow-up to groundbreaking book
Donald Shoup’s “Parking in the City,” recommends three reforms designed to improve cities, the economy and the environment.
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Physics professor selected for DARPA Young Faculty Award
Physicist Paul Hamilton has been named as a “rising research star” by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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In memoriam: Alexander Welsh, distinguished scholar of British prose
Welsh, who was a UCLA professor emeritus of English and one of the leading scholars of his time in the field of British prose, died April 11. He was 84.
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Monroe Gorden Jr. named as UCLA vice chancellor of student affairs
He has served as interim vice chancellor since July 2016.
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April 18: Hip-hop Islam
Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir, visiting Fulbright professor at UCLA, will discuss hip-hop in Islam and its commodification, co-optation and confrontation in East Asia.
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Education faculty to be honored at national education meeting
Four faculty members in the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies will be honored at the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting.
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Cinema and media studies conference honors UCLA faculty
A UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television professor and a lecturer won awards; UCLA TFT also gave awards to alumni.
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Professor to deliver W.E.B. DuBois lecture at national educators meeting
Walter Allen, the Allan Murray Cartter Professor of Higher Education at UCLA, will deliver the prestigious talk at the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting.
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Nominations due for Staff Assembly awards; apply for staff scholarships
UCLA Staff Assembly is accepting nominations for the 2018 Chancellor’s Excellence in Service Award and 2018 Faculty/Staff Partnership Award.
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UC retirement plan benefit recipients to receive cost-of-living adjustment
Increases will be effective July 1 and will appear in checks paid at the end of that month.
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April 16: Magic and medicine in Shakespeare
UCLA’s medical humanities program and the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies host a round table.
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Cheryl Harris receives UCLA School of Law’s top honor for teaching
Harris was honored with 2018 Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching for her work as an educator and devotion to her students.
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UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital receives $100,000 grant for music therapy program
The Music Man Foundation grant will allow the hospital to expand its music therapy program.
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In Memoriam: Olga Kagan, advocate for heritage languages
Kagan, professor of Slavic, East European and Eurasian languages and cultures and a leading expert on heritage language teaching, died April 6. She was 71.
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April 12: Urban revitalization and the Los Angeles River
Those interested in the future of the Los Angeles River should come to the Hammer Museum for a panel discussion featuring a host of experts.
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Annual medical plan satisfaction surveys launches April 9
Randomly selected faculty, staff and retirees (as well as their spouses or domestic partners) will receive requests to participate.
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Reimagining CO2: UCLA team advances to Carbon XPRIZE finals
Working to upend one of the most stalwart of construction materials, a team of UCLA researchers created a near carbon dioxide-neutral version of concrete.
- Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Faculty + Staff
- Computer scientist Mario Gerla recognized for career achievement
- Monroe Gorden Jr. named as UCLA vice chancellor of student affairs
- Pediatric cancer researchers receive grants from St. Baldrick’s Foundation
- In memoriam: Alexander Welsh, distinguished scholar of British prose
- Nominations due for Staff Assembly awards; apply for staff scholarships
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