Faculty + Staff Archive

Donald F. McCallum, 74, a scholar whose work had a significant impact on the field of Japanese art history, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, at his home in Santa Monica after battling sudden metastatic prostate cancer.

Need Friday night plans? Head to Westwood Village to celebrate the opening of the UCLA Hammer Museum’s Arts ReSTORE: LA, a month-long effort to revitalize the neighborhood by letting local craftspeople and artisans set up temporary shops in...

Parents and their undergraduate daughters and sons will come together on campus Nov. 1-3 to spend three memorable days experiencing the best of UCLA as a family.   More than 4,000 parents and their children are expected to attend UCLA...

Open Enrollment starts today and will continue through 5 p.m. on Nov. 26. This is your annual opportunity to review your benefits and make changes. This year it’s more important than ever: UC is making big changes.   Some...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has awarded a three-year, $1.2 million grant to the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science to investigate an emerging class of sustainable cement-alternative ...

Christian Moeller, UCLA professor of design and media arts, has been selected from four finalists to design Nashville’s newest public art project. Moeller is a native of Germany and has previously headed public art projects across the globe, in San ...

An installation by pioneering digital media artist Jennifer Steinkamp, a UCLA professor of design and media arts, will open at Virginia Tech on Oct. 28. Known for her breathtaking installations of computer-generated, projected imagery, Steinkamp ...

Watching his mother suffer from cancer drove Tony Hung to pursue dual UCLA degrees from the David Geffen School of Medicine and Anderson School of Management. Photo by Justin Fantl. Tony Hung has a long history with Harbor-UCLA Medical...

Donald Cosentino, a professor emeritus in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, delivered the keynote address at the International Colloquium X, which took place Oct. 18-20 at Harvard University.  The conference, titled "When Earth Meets ...

Academy Award winner Guillermo Navarro has been named the 2013 Kodak Cinematographer-in-Residence at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT). Navarro won the Oscar for “Pan’s Labyrinth.” Among his numerous other films are “Pacific Rim," ...

Dr. Gary Lask, clinical professor of medicine in the division of dermatology in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has received the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery’s Excellence in Education Award. The award recognizes individuals ...

    Rachel Corell, director of the UCLA Volunteer Center and a UC San Diego alum, has a proposal for you. If you contribute to her bid to raise $5,000 to provide financial support for UC students, she will deliver 100 volunteers each from...

UCLA Philharmonia Director Neal Stulberg leads the orchestra as it records its first CD, "Eric Zeisl," at Royce Hall. Reviving the music of an important but under-recognized composer and boosting public appreciation for his contribution to Los...

When fourth-year UCLA student Amy Lin thinks about her future as a computer science engineer, she envisions a career brimming with potential. With her academic background and training at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied...

Spend Saturday evening with the makers of "An American Werewolf in London" (1981) to get in the mindset for Halloween. The UCLA Film and Television Archive will screen the ghoulish film as well as "Michael Jackson's Thriller"...

In honor of the launch of the Fowler Museum at UCLA's 50th anniversary celebration, collectors Jay T. and Deborah R. Last of Beverly Hills have donated 92 stunning wood and ivory figures, masks, tools and spoons made by the Lega people of the ...

Dr. Jody Heymann, an internationally renowned researcher on health and social policy, is among 70 new members and 10 foreign associates honored this year.

Arthur Geoffrion, the James A. Collins Professor of Management Emeritus at UCLA Anderson School of Management, was recently named the 2013 recipient of the INFORMS President's Award. The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences ...

Vladimir Keilis-Borok, a UCLA seismologist and mathematical geophysicist who, along with his research team, developed a method intended to accurately predict earthquakes months in advance, died Oct. 19 after a long illness. He was 92.

A UCLA banner in the rotunda at City Hall on UCLA Day in Downtown L.A. Two outstanding UCLA community service programs were lauded for their "exemplary commitment to improving quality of life in Los Angeles" during a ceremony at L.A.’s City...

The UCLA Anderson School of Management and its investment management specialization program have received a major boost from alumnus Richard (Ric) Kayne and his wife, Suzanne. The Kaynes' recently announced $5 million gift establishes the Ric and ...

Alfred Herrera receives national award for improving higher-ed access for underrepresented  students Alfred Herrera, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Partnerships in the Center for Community College Partnerships, has received the 2013...