Two UCLA doctors receive lifetime achievement awards July 6, 2021 Dr. Gabriel Danovitch and Dr. Robert Ettenger were honored by the American Society of Transplantation.
Scientist honored for work in hematology research July 6, 2021 Elizabeta Nemeth has been awarded the 2021 William Dameshek Prize by the American Society of Hematology.
Asad Madni elected as fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering July 6, 2021 The distinguished adjunct professor and scientist of electrical and computer engineering was one of only two international fellows selected this year.
Catherine Opie to chair UCLA’s art department June 29, 2021 The appointment comes after nearly four years of service by artist and professor Andrea Fraser.
Terence Keel named fellow of science and religion society June 29, 2021 The associate professor of African American studies has written widely about American biomedical science, religion, law and modern thought.
Dr. Marco Giovannini honored for neurofibromatosis research June 29, 2021 The professor-in-residence in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has received the 2021 Friedrich von Recklinghausen Award.
Patricia Greenfield honored for child development research June 24, 2021 The psychology professor received the Distinguished Contributions to the Interdisciplinary Understanding of Child Development Award.
Renee Tajima-Peña wins Peabody for ‘Asian Americans’ docuseries June 22, 2021 The five-part miniseries was honored for “its revelatory storytelling.”
Alan Castel receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award June 21, 2021 Psychology professor will collaborate with Professor Vered Halamish at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
Professor SA Smythe awarded Rome Prize June 21, 2021 They were recognized for their project “Where Blackness Meets the Sea: On Crisis, Culture and the Black Mediterranean.”
Engineering professor honored by Office of Naval Research June 21, 2021 Anthony Chen receives Young Investigator Award for artificial intelligence research.
Classics professor Adriana Vazquez awarded Rome Prize June 14, 2021 She was recognized for her project “Window Reception: Brazilian Neoclassical Poetry and Lusophone Classics Across the Atlantic.”
Dr. Onyebuchi Arah elected president of epidemiologic research society June 14, 2021 The society is the oldest and largest general epidemiology society in North America.
Lara Ray named president-elect of research society on alcoholism June 14, 2021 Psychology professor studies the etiology and treatment of substance use disorders, particularly alcohol use disorder.
Lauren Lee McCarthy awarded Teach Access grant June 7, 2021 UCLA Arts professor to develop course about design, disability and the web with Claire Kearney-Volpe.
John Miao recognized by Materials Research Society June 7, 2021 UCLA professor of physics and astronomy received Innovation in Materials Characterization Award.
Uri McMillan named fellow at Harvard Radcliffe Institute June 7, 2021 The fellowship will involve a year of discovery and interdisciplinary exchange in Cambridge.
Ninez Ponce named to commission to transform public health data systems June 1, 2021 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s new group will identify ways in which information is collected, shared and used.
Vickie Mays recognized by American Psychological Association June 1, 2021 Psychology professor is honored for her contributions to psychological science and public policy.
Alden Young awarded Berggruen Institute Fellowship May 26, 2021 UCLA historian will be part of the institute’s globalization and geopolitics program.
Thomas Mason named Society of Rheology fellow May 26, 2021 Professor was selected for his work in complex fluids, including the development of thermal-entropic passive microrheology.
Two professors receive Amazon Research Awards May 26, 2021 Suhas Diggavi and Yizhou Sun will receive $80,000 grants to help fund their research proposals.
Anne Rimoin honored with Global Achievement Award May 20, 2021 Epidemiology professor will be awarded by Johns Hopkins University for her work as a public health scientist.
Economics professor receives award from Midwest Finance Association May 20, 2021 Oleg Itskhoki, UCLA’s Venu and Ana Kotamraju Professor of Economics, was recognized for his paper on asset pricing.
Cancer researchers receive Young Investigator Awards May 20, 2021 Dr. Gatien Moriceau and Dr. Cristina Puig-Saus were honored by the Melanoma Research Alliance.