UCLA honors Ronald Katz with Fiat Lux Award
The driving force behind UCLA’s Operation Mend, Katz, a longtime donor and volunteer, has “helped society rethink how we care for the most vulnerable.”
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UCLA’s Gerardo Moreno elected to National Academy of Medicine
The academy cited Moreno as “one of most influential young Latino academic leaders in family medicine and health care.”
Matching MacArthurs: 2 UCLA professors win prestigious ‘genius grants’
Law professor and human rights expert E. Tendayi Achiume and acclaimed hydroclimatologist Park Williams are UCLA’s latest MacArthur Fellowship recipients.
UCLA professor E. Tendayi Achiume awarded MacArthur Fellowship
The UCLA School of Law faculty member was recognized with the ‘genius grant’ for her impactful work on race, migration and international law.
UCLA geography professor Park Williams awarded MacArthur Fellowship
An acclaimed hydroclimatologist, Williams was recognized for his research on climate change and its connection to drought and fires.
UCLA honors Laurie and Steven Gordon with Fiat Lux Award
The couple’s philanthropic support and volunteer leadership have enriched UCLA for more than two decades.
Benjamin Santer wins American Meteorological Society’s Rossby Medal
The award is the society's highest honor for atmospheric scientists.
UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center recognized as national model
Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt attended the year-end celebration of the health and well-being-focused initiative.
UCLA leaders honored by Los Angeles Business Journal
The Los Angeles Business Journal has recognized Johnese Spisso as CEO of the Year and Mary Osako as a finalist for Executive of the Year.
4 professors receive 2023 Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars
Each winning faculty member will receive $10,000 to create a new UCLA course in which students will collaborate with partners in the community.
Chemist Anastassia Alexandrova receives 2023 Gold Shield Faculty Prize
The annual award honors a mid-career faculty member with a distinguished record of teaching, research and service.
UCLA students’ app for 2028 Olympic Games wins inaugural Innovation Challenge
The competition, organized by UCLA, Amazon and consulting firm Slalom, introduces students to new ways of using technology to address critical issues.
Class of COVID: Leah Likin dives deep into pandemic anxieties with her honors project
The graduating psychology student has been honored with a Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creativity.
UCLA honors 3 professors whose research has benefited society
Yousef Bozorgnia, Sharon Dolovich and Aaron Littman will receive Public Impact Research Awards at a June 2 ceremony.
UCLA Alumni Association pays tribute to Bruins who have made an impact
The UCLA Awards ceremony will take place May 13 at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on campus.
4 faculty members inducted into National Academy of Sciences for 2023
UCLA’s newest honorees are Miguel García-Garibay, Leonid Kruglyak, Gary Segura and Min Zhou.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects 3 UCLA faculty members
Professors Heather Maynard, Harryette Mullen and Daniel Treisman are among the 270 inductees for 2023.
15 faculty projects earn Chancellor’s Arts Initiative grants
The honored work ranges from a celebration of celebrates Black fashion in Los Angeles to a first-of-its-kind art restitution program.
5 UCLA professors receive 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships
The honorees are Michael Berry, Scott Cummings, Prineha Narang, Alex Purves and Michael Rothberg.
UCLA Geffen Academy student named finalist in Regeneron Science Talent Search
August Deer, whose research helped speed up a machine learning technique, is the only finalist from the Los Angeles area.
7 professors named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
The honorees are Roger Wakimoto, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, Kenneth Nagy, Yi Tang, Tommaso Treu, Christine Dunkel Schetter and Gary Orfield.
Bruins earn 4 Grammy Awards
UCLA faculty and alumni took home honors for jazz album, opera recording and improvised jazz solo and musical theater album.
Student organization wins sustainability award
UCLA’s Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science chapter received award from the national organization.
An unconventional path to ‘genius’
Martha Gonzalez, who graduated from UCLA in 1999, reflects on her journey from Boyle Heights to 2022 MacArthur fellow.
Nearly 40 UCLA scholars are among the most highly cited researchers in their fields
The annual list compiled by Clarivate identifies scholars whose work has been referenced most often in studies published by other researchers.