UCLA Your brain on genetics Daniel Geschwind will discuss what genes have taught us about complex brain disorders during his Faculty Research Lecture on April 19.
Staff news: Claudia Salcedo named director of Center for Community College Partnerships March 11, 2024 She has served the UCLA community for more than two decades, focusing on access to higher education for diverse populations.
Aditya Grover recognized for advances in AI-based extreme weather modeling March 8, 2024 The awarding organization, Schmidt Sciences, supports researchers working on difficult problems in artificial intelligence.
UCLA researchers honored by Military Family Research Institute March 7, 2024 The award is meant to bring visibility to outstanding new research related to military and veteran families.
UCLA Downtown springs to life as 31 community-focused programs prepare to move in March 7, 2024 With a wide-ranging group of new projects and initiatives, the university is planting seeds of transformation in the heart of the city.
Four hands, two hearts, one mission March 6, 2024 Benjamin Lewis is the only American Sign Language instructor on campus; alumna Mariam Janvelyan is UCLA’s only ASL interpreter.
Dr. Liz Barnert honored by Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine March 1, 2024 The pediatrician and professor is being recognized for her efforts to connect youth to post-incarceration treatment services.
Nader Sehatbakhsh receives early career award from National Science Foundation March 1, 2024 The grant will fund computer security research that could lead to more secure systems.
Anahid Nersessian named poetry editor for Granta March 1, 2024 The English professor hopes to bring diverse new voices to the pages of the prestigious literary journal.
UCLA receives $8 million grant to bolster neuropsychological data project March 1, 2024 The award will support an initiative aimed at making exams more accessible for underrepresented populations.
UCLA professor honored by Society of Pediatric Research March 1, 2024 Dr. Anna-Barbara Moscicki will receive the 2024 Douglas K. Richardson Award for Perinatal and Pediatric Healthcare Research in May.
Can ‘urban humanism’ reverse L.A.’s housing crisis? In some ways, it already has February 29, 2024 On March 7, Dana Cuff will discuss architecture’s ability to design more equitable futures at UCLA’s Faculty Research Lecture.
In memoriam: Michael Grunstein, 77, pioneering scientist who helped make genetic cloning possible February 23, 2024 The distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry made breakthroughs in epigenetics research.
Jaime Castrellon honored by Association for Psychological Science February 20, 2024 The APS rising star will join UCLA in July as an assistant professor of psychology affiliated with the Chicano Studies Research Center.
Uri McMillan receives Warhol Foundation grant for book on influential 1970s artists February 15, 2024 “The Seventies in Color” is scheduled to be published by Duke University Press in late 2025.
Stephen Agostini named UCLA’s vice chancellor and chief financial officer February 15, 2024 Agostini, a seasoned finance leader with extensive experience across higher education and government, will begin his new role May 6.
UCLA gets a gold star for sustainability February 14, 2024 The campus’s efforts were recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
UCLA honored as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2023–24 February 13, 2024 Six faculty members and researchers are conducting projects from Botswana to Japan, expanding and deepening the university’s global engagement.
Love’s a-Bruin: Get your UCLA College valentine! February 12, 2024 Whether you’re head over heels in love or like — or happily doing your own thing — why not make your Valentine’s Day extra Westwood-wonderful this year?
Cindy Fan inducted into honorary society for global studies February 12, 2024 The vice provost and geography professor is one of five new members joining the National Academy for International Education.
Q&A: Cindy Fan on the importance of global studies and perspectives February 12, 2024 The UCLA professor and vice provost recently joined the National Academy of International Education, an honorary society and think tank.
‘The best way to protect voting rights’: A Q&A with UCLA’s Richard Hasen February 12, 2024 In a new book, the law professor and voting rights expert argues for a constitutional amendment affirming the right to vote.
Mayor’s office details homelessness plans at UCLA Extension land use conference February 9, 2024 Across campus, students and scholars are responding to the challenges facing Los Angeles and the city’s nearly 75,000 homeless residents.
Super Bowl gambling: Does America have a problem? February 9, 2024 UCLA gambling disorders expert Dr. Timothy Fong says every state has seen increased demand for gambling-related treatment services since 2018.
March 8: Emmett Institute symposium digs into critical minerals February 8, 2024 Debate over how and where to allow mining operations is expected to dominate environmental policymaking this year.
Take off with an electric bike through new University of California incentive program February 7, 2024 Bruins and all students, staff and faculty can pedal away and enjoy the perks of a greener commute.