Faculty Bulletin Board

The map of Michael Storper’s career-long study of economic geography is characterized by “depth and quality,” according to the American Association of Geographers.

Eric Becklin, a professor emeritus in physics and astronomy, has been selected for the American Astronomical Society’s 2017 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship.

The annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings by Education Week features 10 UCLA faculty, who are among the 200 top education professors across the nation.

The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Health Law presents a comprehensive overview of issues related to access, ethics, insurance and provider regulation, among other topics.

The award recognizes excellent psychologists who are in the early stages of their research careers.

Two volumes edited by Richard Hovannisian, Armenian Van and Armenian Baghesh/Bitlis and Taron/Mush, have been released in Turkish translation by Aras Publishers in Istanbul.

Georgina Huljich, assistant adjunct professor of architecture and urban design, is a principal of the architectural firm P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S. She is involved in designing a mixed-use mega-project for downtown L.A.

Sarah Abrevaya Stein, UCLA professor of history and the Maurice Amado Chair in Sephardic Studies, is the winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award in the category of Sephardic culture.

Charlene Villaseñor Black, associate director of Chicano Studies Research Center and professor of art history and Chicana/o studies, has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation.

The internationally respected center enables UCLA scientists to work together across disciplines to accelerate progress in and deepen insights gained from demographic and population research.

The Architect’s Newspaper has awarded Steven Christensen, a lecturer in architecture and urban design in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, its 2016 Young Architects Award. 

A new book by George Dutton, an associate professor of Asian languages and culture and director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, explores the life of Vietnamese Catholic priest Philiphê Binh.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether North Carolina lawmakers can prevent sexual predators from using prominent social media sites in a case where Eugene Volokh and his students filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari.

UCLA professor Michael Cooperson of Near Eastern languages and cultures has won the Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation for his Arabic-to-English translation of the “Virtues of the Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal " by Ibn al-Jawzī.

Graeme Blair, assistant professor of political science, received the award from the UC Berkeley Center for Effective Global Action.

Three new books by UCLA School of Law faculty shine a light on non-traditional forms of practice in order to create greater access to legal services and to help lawyers master alternatives to litigation.

Associate director and principal investigator for the Center for Health Policy Research, Ponce will advise the center on issues related to health care and health surveys.

On Dec. 14, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced funding for 290 projects in 43 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

UCLA professor of education Carlos Alberto Torres recently received a Doutoramento Honoris Causa from the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias.

UCLA brain stimulation research using ultrasound to jump-start a man’s brain following a coma is the eighth best thing that happened in 2016 Wired reports in its ‘Best of 2016’ edition. The research may lead to new ways to treat patients in coma, Wired reports.

Benjamin Madley received the inaugural Heyday Books History Award from a statewide publishing firm that celebrates and explores California's history, environment, and gives voice to its indigenous peoples.

The Modern Language Association of America will award its William Sanders Scarborough Prize to McMillan for his book "Embodied Avatars: Genealogies of Black Feminist Art and Performance."

UCLA psychiatrist Dr. James McCracken has been honored by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with the George Tarjan, M.D., Award for Contributions in Developmental Disabilities.

The computer scientist conducts research in big data analytics, data mining, bioinformatics and computational biology, and databases.

The UCLA research professor of education was honored with the Research on Evaluation Award for significant accomplishments to the field.