Faculty Bulletin Board

Asad Madni, distinguished adjunct professor of engineering in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has received the first honorary professorship ever given by the Technical University of Crete.

Allison Carruth, associate professor of English and affiliate of UCLA's Institute of Environment & Sustainability, has been awarded a $185,000 grant from ArtPlace America to support "Play the LA River."

Professor Sabeeha Merchant has been appointed director of the UCLA-Department of Energy (UCLA-DOE) Institute, which carries out research in bioenergy, structural biology, genomics and proteomics, consistent with the research mission of the U.S. Department of Energy.

Professor Richard Roll, Distinguished Professor of Finance and the Joel Fried Chair in Applied Finance at UCLA Anderson School of Management, received the 2014 Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Faculty Mentorship of Ph.D. Students.

Carlos Alberto Torres, Distinguished Professor of Education, presented a plenary lecture titled, “Global Citizenship Education: Hyper Globalist, Skeptic and Transformationist Agendas,” at the 2014 conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education

Dr. Gary Small received the Arthur Cherkin Award for excellence in medical care, aging research and training doctors in geriatrics.

Professor Ninez Ponce in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has been named director of the school's Center for Global and Immigrant Health.

Alumni James D.C. Barrall and his wife created the position in honor of his parents, Raymond C. and Shirley C. Barrall.

Hiroshi Motomura, the Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law, has published a new book, “Immigration Outside the Law,” which presents a framework for understanding why debates on U.S. immigration are so contentious.

Dell Upton, a UCLA professor of art history, has been named a fellow by the Society of Architectural Historians. 

Professor Neal Stulberg, director of orchestral studies at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, will serve as the new chair of the department of music for three years, starting July 1.

Andrea Bertozzi, UCLA professor of mathematics, was recently honored with the degree of Doctor of Human Letters honoris causa from Claremont Graduate University.

Timothy Rice, professor of ethnomusicology and director of the department of music, has published a new book, 'Ethnomusicology: A Very Short Introduction.'

UCLA faculty members Federica Raia and Mario Deng will publish the book 'Relational Medicine: Personalizing Modern Healthcare - The Practice of High-Tech Medicine as a Relational Act' this summer.

Frank Chang, the Wintek Chair in Electrical Engineering at UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and chair of the department, has been selected to receive the 2014 John J. Guarrera Engineering Educator of the Year Award from the Engineers’ Council.

John Villasenor, professor of electrical engineering in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and professor of public policy in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, provided expert testimony at a U.S. congressional hearing.

Anastassia Alexandrova, an assistant professor in UCLA’s department of chemistry and biochemistry and a member of UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation.

UCLA professors Jody Heymann and Fernando Torres-Gil contributed to the book, “The Upside of Aging: How Long Life is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy, and Purpose.”

Assistant professor Chandra Ford will lead a $1.5-million study by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Kaiser Permanente to examine factors preventing HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment among racial and ethnic minorities and people 50 and older.

Leobardo Estrada, an associate professor of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, has been elected 2014-15 vice chair/chair-elect of the UCLA Academic Senate.

Eileen Scallen, associate dean for curriculum and academic affairs and adjunct professor of law at the UCLA School of Law, has published 'Working Together in Law: Teamwork and Small Group Skill for Legal Professionals,' which looks at group dynamics and cooperation.

Edward Soja, UCLA professor emeritus of urban planning, has published a new book, 'My Los Angeles: From Urban Restructuring to Regional Urbanizations.'

Jody Priselac, executive director of Center X teacher training program in the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies and associate dean for community programs, has been named the recipient of UCLA Staff Assembly's 2014 Faculty/Staff Partnership Award. 

Mignon Moore, UCLA professor of sociology, and her spouse, Elaine Harley, received the LGBT Heritage Award from the Los Angeles City Council, which was presented by Mayor Eric Garcetti on May 30.

Brenda Stevenson, UCLA professor of history has received the university’s 2014 Gold Shield Faculty Award for outstanding scholarship, teaching and service.