Professor works to ‘decolonize’ the study of Africa
Alden Young is a historian whose research focuses on how politics intertwines with economic development
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Professor uses her ‘superpower’ of design to encourage women to vote
Artist Rebeca Méndez created a poster for the League of Women Voters and the American Institute of Graphic Arts.
In election salon, UCLA faculty discuss how to protect the right to vote
Voter suppression measures tend to disproportionately affect communities of color. Professors urge members of the public to take action.
Professor works to ‘decolonize’ the study of Africa
Alden Young is a historian whose research focuses on how politics intertwines with economic development.
Oct. 23: Black Lives Matter in the history of slavery and segregation
The new lecture series launches with historian Brenda Stevenson, Nickoll Family Professor of History at UCLA, and Deborah Thomas, of the University of Pennsylvania.
UCLA physician-scientist elected to National Academy of Medicine
A pioneer in cancer immunology, Dr. Antoni Ribas has devoted his career to developing and refining new therapies for malignant melanoma.
Professor’s book reframes the story of Latinos in the United States
UCLA’s Laura Gómez, a renowned scholar of race and ethnicity, provides essential context for today’s politics in “Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism.”
For L.A.’s third Indigenous Peoples Day, systemic change is the cause at hand
Shannon Speed, director of UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center, notes that for the first time there are mainstream calls to finally address structural inequality.
Oct. 12: Learn about Catalina Island’s history for Indigenous Peoples Day
The Fowler Museum at UCLA will host a discussion with experts.
UCLA Voting Rights Project scores court victories
Courts in Texas and Pennsylvania sided with arguments made in reports prepared by members of the project.
Electrical engineer named senior member of the National Academy of Inventors
Achuta Kadambi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, received the honor.
Professor appointed to the future of encryption committee
Rafail Ostrovsky, distinguished professor of computer science, will work on the committee which will assess national security and intelligence scenarios.
Education professor elected to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Maryanne Wolf, distinguished professor of education, is now part of the of 80 scientists from around the world.
Neurologist receives $2.8 million grant to develop gene therapy for muscular dystrophy
Melissa Spencer, professor of neurology and neuromuscular program director, has received a five-year, grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Statistician honored with NSF CAREER Award for early faculty
Arash Amini, assistant professor of statistics in the UCLA College, received the award from the NSF’s division of mathematical sciences.
Computer science professor recognized for impact in his field
Judea Pearl has received the Classic AI Paper Award for his paper “Temporal Constraint Networks” along with coauthors Rina Dechter and and Itay Meiri.
Chemist elected a 2020 fellow of the American Physical Society
Richard Kaner, UCLA’s Dr. Myung Ki Hong Professor of Materials Innovation, has received the honor.
UCLA Library seeks narrators for new COVID-19 oral history project
Collected interviews from faculty, staff and others will join UCLA’s historical record.
In memoriam: Norman Thrower, 100, celebrated cartographer and professor
Thrower, professor emeritus of geography at UCLA and a passionate world traveler, died Sept. 2 at his home in Pacific Palisades.
Andrea Ghez wins 2020 Nobel Prize in physics
Ghez, who received the prize for her research into black holes, is the eighth UCLA faculty member to be named a Nobel laureate.
UCLA extends remote work for faculty and staff through March 19
Discussions about the status of winter quarter instruction are underway and information will be shared as soon as it is available.
UCLA takes important steps to support Black life and advance equity on campus
A new update from campus leadership outlines the progress that has been made and highlights several new initiatives.
Design media arts professor selected as one of the inaugural Women at Sundance Adobe Fellows
Lauren Lee McCarthy, associate professor in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, is one of 11 artists chosen for this honor.
Professor elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering
Asad Madni was one of only three people elected as an international fellow.
Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, 67, passionate advocate for honesty about the incarceration of Japanese Americans
Hirabayashi was the first professor in the United States to hold an endowed chair focused on the wartime confinement of Japanese Americans.
Marla Berns, the Shirley & Ralph Shapiro Director of the Fowler Museum, to retire
Berns led the Fowler, one of the world’s top museums focusing on the arts and cultures of Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the indigenous Americas, for nearly 20 years.