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Grant makes access to a UCLA education easier for underrepresented students
As a partner institution of the CaliforniansForAll College Corps, UCLA will select 150 students for fellowships.
UCLA wins four international marketing awards for residential life operations
Housing & Hospitality and Residential Life recently the honors from the Association of College and University Housing Officers – International.
Phyllis Nagy’s ‘Call Jane’ headed to Sundance and Berlin film festivals
The film is the directorial debut of the screenwriting professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
Computer science professors inducted into Internet Hall of Fame
George Varghese and Lixia Zhang make up the 21 individuals from 11 countries representing the newest cohort.
Ellen Pearlstein receives federal grant for preservation education program
The project is among 208 national initiatives recognized by the National Endowment of the Humanities.
Steve Wallace posthumously honored by the American Public Health Association
The association’s lifetime achievement award will now bear the name of the late professor.
Jan. 30: Deadline for faculty to apply for research recovery grants
Senate faculty who have experienced significant pandemic-related research loss due to caregiving may sign up.
UCLA leaders address employee questions about omicron variant at town hall
The meeting addressed topics ranging from how to get free masks to the factors under consideration for returning to in-person work and learning.
UCLA Blood & Platelet Center needs donors
Hospitals are facing the worst blood shortage in more than a decade, especially blood type O.
Jan. 13: Webinar on protecting yourself and your family from COVID
The event is aimed primarily at UCLA faculty, staff and students and their families who are concerned about COVID-19 in the Black and Latino communities.
Jan. 13: COVID-19 virtual town hall for faculty and staff
Panel and Q&A session will address recent operational changes and the latest COVID-19 campus protocols.
Host of ‘We the Unhoused’ podcast to serve as activist-in-residence at UCLA Luskin
Theo Henderson hopes to use the position to encourage more active, mobile research methods.
Jan. 21: Virtual talk about Buddhist philosophy
Sonam Kachru, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, will discuss the many meanings of Buddhist philosophy in South Asian history.
Roch Nianogo recognized for work on Alzheimer’s disease
Nianogo, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, received an award from the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust.
Biostatistician Dr. Marc Suchard honored by the Institute of Statistical Sciences
The professor’s contributions to the field of computational biology have been integral in the fight against COVID-19.
Dr. Andrei Gafita receives award to develop tool for treating advanced prostate cancer
Gafita has been named a 2021 Young Investigator Award recipient by the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
UCLA extends remote instruction through Jan. 28
Campus leaders said they plan to resume in-person classes after this move to promote the health of the Bruin community.
Dr. Tomas Ganz honored by Charles University in Prague
Ganz, a distinguished professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, was honored for contributions to the fields of pathophysiology and immunology.
Mona Jarrahi honored by international Institution of Engineering and Technology
The professor is the first from a U.S. public university to receive the award.
Jason Cong recognized for contributions to microelectronics
The award comes from the world’s largest professional technical society.
Kendall Houk named foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Election to the academy marks one of China’s highest honors bestowed on a citizen of a foreign country.
UCLA research groups receive grant to help small business owners of color
Researchers also aim to increase labor force participation in disadvantaged communities.
Longtime staff can register for retirement planning workshops
All three sessions will be held in Zoom meeting format. The first will be held on Friday, Jan. 14.
Four UCLA faculty named to National Academy of Inventors
Honorees are professors at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.
2021 reflections: In an amazing year of achievements, nothing topped the return to campus
Professors continued helping us better understand our world with their research, students kept excelling and UCLA showed how it helps make Los Angeles a world-class city.