Faculty Bulletin Board

Weizhe Hong, an associate professor of biological chemistry and neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, will receive this year’s Young Investigator Award.

Gil, a design media arts lecturer in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, has won the Lumen Gold Award for her work “Nuestra Victoria/Our Victory.”

The work of Giorgio Buccellati, founding director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati was highlighted in recent publication written by 51 scholars. 

Barbara Kruger, distinguished professor of art in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, joined 40-plus other artists to redesign the iconic stickers.

Dr. Sherin Devaskar was recognized for her contributions to advancing child health and the profession of pediatrics.

Chandra Ford, a professor of community health sciences in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was recognized by the Association of Black Women Physicians.

Joseph Loo, a professor of biochemistry and faculty director of the UCLA Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Technology Center, was recognized by Analytical Scientist.

Chong Liu, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

Glaspy is a professor of medicine and hematology/oncology and chair of scientific protocol review at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Salih Can Açıksöz, an assistant professor of anthropology in the UCLA College, has been awarded the Fatema Mernissi Book Award.

Paul Barber, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is one of 14 new members.

Keriann Backus, assistant professor of biological chemistry at UCLA, has been chosen as a 2020 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering.

Jonathan Kao, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a director’s new innovator award from the National Institutes of Health.

Michael Stenstrom, UCLA distinguished professor of civil and environmental engineering, was recognized as an Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors.

Achuta Kadambi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, received the honor.

Rafail Ostrovsky, distinguished professor of computer science, will work on the committee which will assess national security and intelligence scenarios.

Maryanne Wolf, distinguished professor of education, is now part of the of 80 scientists from around the world.

Melissa Spencer, professor of neurology and neuromuscular program director, has received a five-year, grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Arash Amini, assistant professor of statistics in the UCLA College, received the award from the NSF’s division of mathematical sciences.

Judea Pearl has received the Classic AI Paper Award for his paper “Temporal Constraint Networks” along with coauthors Rina Dechter and and Itay Meiri.

Richard Kaner, UCLA’s Dr. Myung Ki Hong Professor of Materials Innovation, has received the honor.

Lauren Lee McCarthy, associate professor in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, is one of 11 artists chosen for this honor.

Asad Madni was one of only three people elected as an international fellow.

Dr. Keith Vossel said: “Our plan is to grow the center’s expertise in areas of neuroimaging, stem cell biology and precision medicine.”

Ella Haselswerdt, assistant professor of classics, has been honoroed for her article “Sound and Sublime in Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus: The Limits of Representation.”