Faculty + Staff Archive

The Hammer Museum at UCLA is hosting a conversation in which participants will discuss what L.A. can learn from Mexico City, Tokyo and Shanghai.

UCLA’s Dr. Kenneth Wells, the David Weil Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, is the recipient of the Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize.

Brian Benson, director of entrepreneurship and commercialization at Magnify, has been honored with a Life Science Catalyst Award from Biocom.

The grant will be used create a program to help train the next generation of scientific leaders to use “big data” to tackle complex societal problems.

Mark Kaplan will serve a four-year term on the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

David Neelin, professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, directs a new multi-institutional research project.

Dr. Patricia Lester was recognized for her research on trauma prevention.

Under the expansion, UCLA will share new models of care for the elderly, such as those for falls prevention and for Alzheimer’s and other dementias, with other locations.

Steven Wallace, professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was honored with the inaugural Mario Gutierrez Award on Migrant Health.

UCLA’s Nancy Wayne and David Yoo have been named ACE Fellows for the 2018-19 academic year by the American Council on Education.

A former professional ballerina with no previous sports or athletic coaching experience, Kondos Field led the Bruins to all seven of their NCAA championships.

Q&A with Janet O’Shea, UCLA professor of dance, about “Risk, Failure, Play: What Dance Reveals about Martial Arts Training.”

UCLA roboticist Dennis Hong and his robot magician, MAGI, shine on the Netflix show “Magic for Humans.”

The Hammer Museum at UCLA will host a free screening of “RBG,” a film about Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s career.

Kathleen McGarry, UCLA professor of economics, will serve on the national senate for Phi Beta Kappa.

Bryonn Bain, associate professor of African American studies, was awarded the Los Angeles Theater Award for solo performance for his play, “Lyrics from Lockdown.”

Georgiana Galateanu, who teaches in the department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian languages and cultures, was honored for promoting Romanian culture.

The $150,000 grant will fund a fellowship aimed at boosting the number of rheumatologists practicing in underserved areas throughout the country.

The UCLA professor of world arts and cultures/dance was celebrated for her sensitive and innovative translation of cultural experience into museum exhibitions. She was 58.

Thousands of Bruins will spread across Los Angeles — and this year sites around the world — for the annual day of service on Sept. 29.

Summer of 2018 included the hottest temperature recorded on the Westwood campus: 111 degrees.

Carolyn Parkinson and Mason Porter will combine methods from cognitive neuroscience with research in network science in their research.

Catherine Crespi has been appointed by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute as a member of its advisory panel on clinical trials.

Jiann-Wen “Woody” Ju, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA, was recently presented with a lifetime achievement medal for his work.

Nzhde Agazaryan was honored for his contributions in research, education and leadership to the medical physics community.