Faculty Bulletin Board

The clinical instructor was named a fellow of the future leaders advancing research in endocrinology, or FLARE, program.

The adult aging brain connectome study is funded by a $33.1 million grant from the National Institute on Aging.

The honorees are neurologist Timothy Cloughesy, infectious disease specialist Judith Currier, primary care physician Carol Mangione and cardiologist Kalyanam Shivkumar.

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor will provide guidance to help the state monitor chemical exposure.

The co-founder of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry is the inaugural recipient of the honor.

The associate professor and her lab have made discoveries into how the gut microbiome influences the brain and behavior.

The professor of Earth, planetary and space sciences will lead a radio astronomy search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

A team led by Vickie Mays and Ninez Ponce, professors of health policy and management, will focus on COVID-19 research.

The assistant physiology professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine will receive a $750,000 grant for cognitive aging research.

The interim chief of UCLA’s division of cardiology received the association’s highest volunteer award.

She will be inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing’s hall of fame.

The associate professor will receive funding to research cells as materials to help sustain food production.

Leisy Ábrego, Laura Gómez and Floridalma Boj López were named to the scholarly advisory committee for the new museum.

Zimmerman, a professor of health policy and management, will help boost public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security.

The distinguished professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA will help lessen systemic racism.

The adjunct professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health was awarded for his role on a COVID-19 task force.

Wang, a community health sciences professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, will address food equity issues in Los Angeles County.

Scotland, who was named Young Urologist of the Year for the western section, has developed a program to support residents of color.

Troy Carter, director of the Plasma Science and Technology Institute at UCLA, will join other fusion energy experts.

Jalali, UCLA’s Fang Lu Professor in Engineering, was chosen “for contributions to silicon photonics, high time-resolution scientific instruments, and biomedical imaging.”

The Education Week rankings recognized 11 faculty at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies and one from the UCLA College.

Two social welfare professors were honored by the U.S.Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Nanotech Energy, co-founded by Richard Kaner and Maher El-Kady, was cited for its work on non-flammable, graphene-based batteries.  

Nour, an assistant professor of neurology and radiology, has been recognized for a research paper she co-authored about acute stroke care.

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