Xiaochun Li honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering has received the 2022 William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award.
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Yuzhang Li receives U.S. Department of Energy early career research award
Li, an assistant professor at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received the award to support his research into creating better batteries.
Dr. Beate Ritz receives career accomplishment award
The Fielding School professor was honored for her research on chronic diseases and neurodegenerative disorders.
UCLA unveils principles for honorary naming of campus buildings, spaces
The guidelines create a sustainable approach to an issue that has taken on growing importance to the community.
Dr. Lisa Nicholas leads task force to treat health inequity issues
The UCLA clinical professor, inspired by her childhood doctor to pursue a medical career, hopes to set an example for other people of color in health care.
Five new members join UCLA Foundation board of directors
They will join new board chair Alicia Miñana de Lovelace, who succeeds outgoing chair Craig Ehrlich.
Curtis Plotkin named assistant vice chancellor of environment, health & safety
The former consultant will lead efforts to help enhance the safety of the campus community.
UCLA scholars awarded prestigious Balzan Prize
Saul Friedländer, Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati will be honored in Switzerland next month.
Matthew Fisher appointed editor of Viator
The English professor will lead the medieval and early modern studies journal’s new editorial team
June 28: Summer Night Cinema at the Hammer Museum
Join UCLA for an after-hours museum event and free screening of “Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Sarah Beckmann selected for Rome Prize by the American Academy
The highly competitive distinction supports advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities.
UCLA ‘initiative’ formally becomes Latino Policy and Politics Institute
Ongoing funding from the state has allowed the institute to grow from a start-up initiative to a permanent research fixture at UCLA.
Jingyi Li named fellow at Radcliffe Institute, awarded Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant
The interdisciplinary expert in statistics and genomics is among 50 scholars selected as fellows for the 2022-23 academic year.
Varghese John receives award for Alzheimer’s research
The neurology professor was honored with the Oskar Fischer Prize for his work on potential therapeutics.
Dr. Joe Hines honored with Sherman M. Mellinkoff Faculty Award
The professor and interim chair of the surgery department was recognized for outstanding relationships with patients.
Dr. Zunyou Wu wins World Health Organization award
The Fielding School professor of epidemiology is being recognized for his work to prevent HIV/AIDs in China.
Dr. Kimberly Gregory receives lifetime achievement award
The community health sciences professor is being recognized for her dedication to maternal care and women’s health.
Dr. Anne Coleman to lead UCLA Stein Eye Institute
The professor has also been named chair of the ophthalmology department at the Geffen School of Medicine.
Police chief focuses on mental health-related threats, training
Tony Lee has been working to make campus safer since joining the UCLA Police Department in 2017.
Q&A: Space physicist Jacob Bortnik on the new UCLA SPACE Institute
The UCLA professor speaks about why even non-scientists should be intrigued by space research and how the new organization will foster scholarly collaboration.
Staff news: UCLA recognized for energy management leadership
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power honors campus for its achievements in energy efficiency.
UCLA provides grants to enhance understanding of Black life and racial disparities
As part of the campus’s ‘Rising to the Challenge’ pledge, nine projects have received funding, with more on the way.
Staff news: Dr. Katherine Chen wins 2022 award from Society of General Internal Medicine
The doctoral student was recognized for her presentation on how housing costs can affect renters’ health.
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative announces inaugural Latino Applied Policy Research Awards
Grants totaling $150,000 will support six projects that seek to develop solutions to challenges facing Latinos in California.
UCLA research team receives $1 million grant to study long COVID
A team of researchers at UCLA Health has funding from the American Heart Association to study the long-term cardiovascular effects of COVID-19.