UCLA oncologist receives dual honors for service in Santa Barbara
Fred Kass is the region’s medical association’s physician of the year, and recipient of an inaugural compassion award.
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Amy Rowat named Allen Distinguished Investigator
The funding will help the professor’s team discover molecules that regulate cell membrane shape stability and mechanical resilience.
Dr. Karol Watson appointed to Health and Human Services Committee on Minority Health
The professor of medicine and cardiology will offer expertise on improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations.
Tejas Parasher honored with 2024 Political Theory Prize
This marks the professor’s second award for his debut book, “Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought.”
Dr. Catherine Juillard receives ACS/Pfizer Academic Global Surgeon Award
Her research focuses on health disparities, such as improving access to surgical care in low- and middle-income countries.
Lena Pernas awarded Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
The professor is among 20 early career scientists who will each receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their research interests.
Michelle Liu Carriger honored with Barnard Hewitt Award for research in theater history
‘Theatricality of the Closet’ examines fashion’s capacity for generating controversy and constructing identities.
Computer scientist Jason Cong honored with 2024 Phil Kaufman Award
The professor is being recognized for his contributions to Field-programmable gate array design automation technology.
Chris Regan elected an American Physical Society Fellow
The professor is a condensed matter physicist who studies the overlap between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics,
Baharan Mirzasoleiman receives funding to train AI for cosmic data analysis
The assistant professor of computer science received $550,000 from the National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation.
Prineha Narang receives nearly $2 million from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The professor was awarded the grant for a four-year project to create new probes using entanglement and quantum photonic states.
Sixiang Wang honored for book reframing 3 centuries of Korea-China relations
The professor was recognized by UC Berkeley with the 2024 Hong Yung Lee Book Award.
Safiya Noble honored for her work at the ‘intersection of technology and equality’
The internet studies scholar holds the David O. Sears Presidential Chair in Social Sciences.
Cheryl Keyes recognized with Global Music Award for ‘Sundiata Keita Overture’
The composition was performed at the “Prelude to Juneteenth Day Celebration” event held earlier this year at Royce Hall.
Kimberlé Crenshaw awarded W.E.B. Du Bois Medal from Harvard University
The award honors those who have made significant contributions to African American history, studies and culture.
Jack Bobo, Amy Rowat named directors of UCLA Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies
Bobo will be inaugural executive director and Rowat will be inaugural faculty director of the institute, which launched in 2022.
Aditya Grover receives NSF award for scientific applications of generative AI
Funding will support the computer scientist’s work applying machine learning to climate science and sustainable energy.
Ursula Heise honored for global influence in environmental humanities
She received the Biophilia Award, which is presented annually by the BBVA Foundation and carries a prize of 100,000 euros.
Amy Vandiver honored by American Federation for Aging Research
She received the 2024 Sagol Network GerOmic Award for Junior Faculty for her research in biological aging and GerOmics.
Yuzhang Li wins awards to fund microscopic imaging, alternative battery research
He received a pair of early career awards along with a joint total of $1.76 million in grants over the next three years.
Daniel Schwalbe-Koda receives DOE award for materials synthesis research
The professor was honored with a 2024 Early Career Research Program Award from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Prineha Narang elected an American Physical Society Fellow
The professor was selected for her approaches to nonequilibrium dynamics and the control of condensed matter.
Ellen Sletten receives the Helmholtz High Impact Award 2024
The chemistry professor is being honored for developing imaging technology that can improve cancer detection during surgery.
Neil Garg receives David E. Evans Award from American Chemical Society
The award for the advancement and education of organic synthesis honors former UCLA faculty member David Evans.
Dr. Utibe Essien named emerging leader by National Academy of Medicine
The Geffen School of Medicine professor examines racial and ethnic disparities in the use of novel medications and technology.