Justin McManus to lead UCLA Marching Band June 17, 2025 McManus will serve as an assistant professor of music and director of athletic bands and associate director of bands.
Paromita Biswas named UCLA’s 2025 Librarian of the Year June 17, 2025 Biswas was honored for her work leading UCLA Library’s Ethical Description Project Team, which supports inclusive access to UCLA collections.
Ariel West joins UCLA Film & Television Archive as 2025 artist-in-residence June 17, 2025 West will develop a film on Los Angeles’ oil-driven history, mixing archival footage with new material.
Vanessa Casha earns early career prize for Huntington’s disease research June 10, 2025 The prize is awarded to an early-career researcher “whose work reflects the highest caliber of excellence, diligence and creative thinking.”
A midlife career shift for Michael Jung led to breakthroughs in fight against prostate cancer June 4, 2025 Jung, who will deliver UCLA’s 130th Faculty Research Lecture, explains how he developed cancer-fighting drugs.
Kara Calkins honored with Serge and Yvette Dadone Clinical Teaching Award June 3, 2025 The professor is being recognized for her sustained commitment to medical education and contributions to patient care.
Grace Aldrovandi receives lifetime achievement award for pediatric research June 3, 2025 She was honored with the 2025 Douglas K. Richardson Award for Perinatal and Pediatric Healthcare Research.
Robert Reiss named 2025 Honored Hero by Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation May 29, 2025 The physician has been a longtime advocate of the foundation, which will hold its Los Angeles Take Steps walk on June 8.
Judea Pearl elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society May 22, 2025 He was recognized for his fundamental contributions to artificial intelligence, particularly his pioneering work in causal reasoning.
UCLA’s Curtis Center receives grant from The Broad Foundation to expand K–12 math program May 16, 2025 The grant allows the Curtis Center for Mathematics and Teaching to expand a math enrichment program in L.A. middle schools.
May 22: Improved data tools for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities May 16, 2025 In recognition of NHPI communities, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research will host a free webinar to share new visualization tools.
Nupur Agrawal named a 2025 Macy Faculty Scholar May 14, 2025 The assistant professor is one of five educators from across the country selected by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation.
May 3 to Aug. 10: ‘Performance on Paper’ at the Hammer Museum May 13, 2025 The new exhibition features a collection of prints and drawings from 20 artists who are active from the 1960s through the present.
Classics professor Robert Gurval receives emeriti service award May 13, 2025 The professor emeritus, who retired from active teaching in 2019, leads a Fiat Lux seminar on UCLA’s history and architecture.
Aomar Boum inducted into the National Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco May 13, 2025 Boum’s research has centered on the complexities of religious and ethnic minorities in North Africa.
Ralina Joseph named UCLA’s vice provost for inclusive excellence May 12, 2025 The University of Washington scholar, educator and administrator will join UCLA this fall.
Asad Madni elected an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh May 8, 2025 Madni is joined by Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, as one of the two honorary fellows.
Journalist Elizabeth Dias shares lessons from the fall of Roe at campus event May 7, 2025 The UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education recently hosted the New York Times’ national religion correspondent.
Yuzhang Li receives early career award for research and teaching May 6, 2025 The chemical and biomolecular engineering professor was honored with a 2025 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award.
UCLA Digital and Technology Solutions makes its debut, ready to empower innovation May 1, 2025 With a new name and mission, the reimagined department is modernizing systems to empower Bruins.
Stephen Cederbaum honored with lifetime achievement award in medical genetics April 30, 2025 The physician-scientist, who joined UCLA in 1971, was recognized by the ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine.
Claire Chaumont tasked with driving execution of UCLA’s strategic plan April 30, 2025 To keep UCLA on track to reach its goals by 2028, she is helping leaders across the university’s schools and units build connections.
4 UCLA faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences April 29, 2025 Heather Maynard, Sorin Popa, Marilyn Raphael and Edward Leamer were selected for their achievements in original research.
Arlene Cano Matute named executive director of UCLA’s Latinx Success Center April 28, 2025 “I am thrilled to join the UCLA comunidad in celebrating this milestone,” the community-based scholar and practitioner said.
Ride and shine: UCLA Bike Month has arrived April 28, 2025 UCLA Transportation will share riding resources, host events and run contests to recognize National Bike Month.