Faculty Bulletin Board

Quanquan Gu, UCLA assistant professor of computer science, has been honored by Amazon Web Services.

Ninez Ponce and Michael Rodriguez will investigate risk factors for gun suicide and urban gun violence.

Katy Barkan is a lecturer in the architecture and urban design in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.

Hsian-Rong “HR” Tseng and Dr. Vatche Agopian of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center were awarded the grant from the National Cancer Institute.

Seth Putterman has been selected to receive a $50,000 award from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Felicia Schanche Hodge is a professor in the schools of nursing and public health. She has been named recipient of the Frank C. Dukepoo Award.

Mathieu Bauchy, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received five-year, $500,000 grant.

Lauren Lee McCarthy and collaborators will conduct research on the algorithmic structure of the digital world that surrounds us.

The institute is among the most prestigious positions for legal academics and professionals.

Christopher Cooper, Pamela Munro and Kendall Houk have been selected to receive the awards in honor of their research, scholarly work, teaching and service.

Dr. Shane White, a professor of endodontics at the UCLA School of Dentistry, will serve as chair of UCLA’s division of the University of California Academic Senate.

Jorge Torres and Jennifer Casey have been named the recipients of the 2020 Hanson-Dow Award for outstanding teaching in the chemistry department.

Jennifer Silvers, assistant professor of developmental and social psychology in the UCLA College, has received the Boyd McCandless Award from the association.

The Specialized Program of Research Excellence, known as SPORE, has awarded $525,000 to 11 researchers.

The founder of the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science at UCLA has been honored with the Academic Senate’s award for diversity, equity and inclusion.

Jens Palsberg, a professor of computer science, has been elected to a leadership position with the Association for Computing Machinery.

The $10,000 research grants will allow professors develop new undergraduate research courses in which students will partner with community organizations.

Judea Pearl, chancellor’s professor of computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, was chosen as a 2020 honoree.

Ninez Ponce was awarded 2019-2020 Don T. Nakanishi Award for Outstanding Engaged Scholarship by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

Judith Gasson has been recognized with the 2020 American Society of Hematology Basic Science Mentor Award.

Dr. Cristina Puig Saus, Dr. Tracy Daniels-Wells and Dr. Will Hugo were honored by the American Association for Cancer Research.

Elizabeth Rose Mayeda was honored by the Society for Epidemiologic Research.

Thomas Rice is a distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

Dr. Moira Szilagyi is a nationally known expert in childhood trauma and resilience.

UCLA’s Gerard Wong and Melody Li have received a $200,000 grant to study the underlying molecular reasons this particular coronavirus is so dangerous.