Faculty Bulletin Board

The DOE program provides support to exceptional researchers during the crucial early career years, when many scientists do their most formative work.

The NBC medical drama featured RAVEN, a surgical robotic system designed for minimally invasive surgery that is both realistic and futuristic.

'Historical Perspective on the Corporate Interest Deduction' was cited as a leading article by an online news and analysis publication for tax professionals.

Pestana joins a select group of scholars who speak with audiences nationwide to promote understanding and appreciation of all facets of U.S. history.

The Nippon Sheet Glass Company Professor of Material Science and Engineering at UCLA, Dunn will conduct collaborative research in creating new generations of materials.

The Dolly Green Professor of Ophthalmology was recognized for improving medical understanding of macular degeneration, which damages vision in an estimated 11 million Americans.

Ribas, who is working to create a cancer-fighting immune system, received the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the American Association for Cancer Research.

Associate professor Anastassia Alexandrova of the department of chemistry and biochemistry has been honored with a 2016 Rising Star Award, which recognizes exceptional women chemists on a national level.

Alexander Astin, the Allan M. Cartter Distinguished Professor of Higher Education Emeritus at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College Personnel.

Associate professor Heather Roberge, associate vice chair in the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design, is a recipient of the Emerging Voices 16 Award from the Architectural League New York.

David Wacker and his siblings Gerry, Beverly and Michael — all UCLA alumni — have donated 46 acres of land in Kern County to the UCLA Meteorite Collection.

Jenessa Shapiro, associate professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, was recently named one of 2016’s "Best 40 Under 40 Professors" by Poets and Quants, a news website devoted to the coverage of business schools and MBA programs.

Aydogan Ozcan, Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named a 2016 distinguished lecturer by by the IEEE Photonics Society.

Yang Yang, holder of the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Chair in Engineering at UCLA, received an achievement award from the Chinese-American Engineers and Scientists Association of California.

Fidelity Charitable, an independent public charity with one of the nation's largest donor-advised fund programs, announced that Alfred E. Osborne Jr. has been elected chair of its Board of Trustees.

The Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology has been chosen to deliver the Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize Lecture for 2017.

Chair of the UCLA Department of Urology, Litwin is recognized for his foundational work focusing on quality of life in prostate cancer survivors.

The gifts will establish the Frank D. Boren Scholarships and Summer Fellowships in Environmental Law.

Ickx and his Mexico City-based architecture firm, Productora, received the award for 'Pavilion on the Zocalo' in Mexico City.

The awards recognize excellence in several categories, including innovation and research.

Faculty members Neil Denari, Georgina Huljich, Greg Lynn and Thom Mayne are included in 'Close-up,' which examines the impact of digital technologies on architectural detail and the traditions of tectonic expression.

Guber teaches a class in leadership at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and is also on the faculty of the School of Theater, Film and Television.

A professor of bioengineering, chemistry and biochemistry, Wong is honored for scientific achievement and original contributions advancing microbiology.

Wayne Smutz, dean of continuing education and UCLA Extension, has been named president-elect of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association.

Nile Green, the William Andrews Clark Professor of history and director of the Program on Central Asia in the UCLA International Institute, has edited a new book, “Afghan History Through Afghan Eyes,” published by Oxford University Press.