Faculty Bulletin Board

Aydogan Ozcan, UCLA professor of electrical engineering and bioengineering, and Thomas Lipkin of the UCLA Technology Development Group, have been recognized by Biocom.

Gina Kim, a professor of film, television and digital media, won for her 12-minute film “Bloodless.”

Sandra Harding, distinguished research professor of education, has taken part in founding a new open access journal: “Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society.”

The Faculty Practice Group is a 1,200-plus member academic practice and is one of the largest physician groups participating in the California healthcare industry.

Bringing UCLA’s scholarship into the community, Miriam Posner and Ellen Scott spoke about the history of the silent race film at the California African American Museum.

Gary Segura has been named vice president of the American Political Science Association, the leading professional organization for the study of political science.

Dr. Jeffrey Saver received the Gold Heart Award, the American Heart Association’s highest volunteer honor, for his work fighting heart disease and stroke.

Heather Maynard has been named a 2018 recipient of the American Chemical Society’s Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, which honors excellence in organic chemistry.

Clarke, distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been named the 2018 recipient of the William C. Rose Award.

Ninez Ponce, principal investigator for the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, joins the 15-person group that advises the center on health care-related issues.

Kent Wong has received the 2017 Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award from the National Education Association.

The exhibit “Extreme Mammals” highlights two areas of her laboratory's research — the origins of bats’ wings and the evolution of marsupials.

Distinguish professor Kuo-Nan Liou has been named recipient of the 2018 Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal.

Alyson Fletcher, UCLA assistant professor of statistics, and colleagues are bringing together researchers to discuss challenges in understanding how the human brain works.

John Agnew, distinguished professor of geography and Italian, has been named a corresponding fellow of the British Academy.

Asad Madni is being given an award by the honor society for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

He succeeds Edward Leamer as head of the forecast, which has become one of the most widely watched and respected economic outlooks for California and the nation.

The committee seeks to improve the statistical methods and information on which public policy decisions are based.

National Institutes of Health has awarded a network of 80 hospitals and ambulance agencies $830,000.

Dr. Nicholas Nickols, assistant professor of radiation oncology, has received the 2017 VALOR Young Investigator Award by the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Kevin Njabo to speak in Tanzania about the Congo Basin Institute and a hopeful vision for Africa’s future.

The Wasserman Dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies will be a keynote speaker at the International Baccalaureate conference in Orlando, Florida.

The chair honors a UCLA professor who is an accomplished researcher, teacher and mentor to future engineering leaders.

Roberge, who has been on faculty since 2002, is the principal designer and founder of the building design company Murmur: Architecture and Environments.

Jonathan Stewart, professor and chair of the civil and environmental engineering department, gave a talk on the seismic threats to California’s water transport.