3 UCLA Engineering faculty members named to National Academy of Inventors
Professors Rafail Ostrovsky, Gaurav Sant and Yang Yang are the latest faculty members to receive the highest professional distinction for inventors.
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2024 reflections: A year of excellence, challenges and empathy
As we head into the holidays and prepare to usher in 2025, Newsroom takes a look back at the accomplishments of the Bruin community and the highlights of 2024.
UCLA student Mohammed Alharthi is heading to Oxford as a 2025 Rhodes scholar
Alharthi is UCLA’s first international student to win the famed scholarship and the 13th recipient in the university’s history.
Nearly 40 UCLA faculty named among the world’s most influential researchers
The researchers have published studies that are cited most often by other scholars in their fields.
UCLA’s Jason De León wins National Book Award for Nonfiction
The professor and alumnus is the second Bruin to win the award in two years.
Nina Gualinga wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovation
The Indigenous rights activist was honored for her grassroots leadership and policy advocacy in the Ecuadorian Amazon and beyond.
15 UCLA graduate students selected for Fulbright-Hays Fellowship
The program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, gives awardees the opportunity to study aspects of a society or societies.
Julio Frenk gets a red-carpet welcome at Time magazine’s celebration of Latino leaders
The chancellor-designate was one of 17 honorees, including actors, playwrights, corporate executives and others, honored for their influence and leadership.
Staff news: UCLA receives 12 regional honors for campus communications
The CASE awards recognized work by Strategic Communications, UCLA Magazine, UCLA Alumni, the College and the medical school.
UCLA’s Dr. Donna Washington elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Washington is the 48th UCLA faculty member to achieve one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
Genius x 2: Alumni Juan Felipe Herrera and Wendy Red Star win MacArthur Fellowships
Red Star and Herrera join 20 other artists, writers, scientists, historians, activists and educators as 2024 “genius grant” recipients.
Exemplar of excellence: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar receives the UC Presidential Medal
The larger-than-life UCLA alum, who brought the Bruins and Lakers glory on the court, is honored for his transformative work off of it.
UCLA Chancellor-designate Julio Frenk named to Time’s ‘Latino Leaders 2024’ list
Frenk is among 17 trailblazers recognized for their contributions to politics, business, culture, entertainment and other fields.
Robert Gore named UCLA’s 2024 Librarian of the Year
Gore, the visual arts librarian at UCLA since 2005, is sought after on campus and beyond for his expertise with artists’ book collections.
UCLA Public Impact Research Awards spotlight professors uplifting communities in L.A., nation
Faculty projects range from protecting incarcerated people to advocacy on behalf of renters and support for people with substance use issues.
UCLA Fulbright awardees will soon depart for global destinations
Six recent graduates and one faculty member will conduct research and promote cultural exchanges.
UCLA engineers become 6-time RoboCup soccer world champions
Team RoMeLa’s robot athletes knocked out four opponents in six matches at an international tournament held in the Netherlands.
UCLA’s Strategic Communications, Alumni Relations and College win CASE Circle of Excellence Awards
The annual global competition honors innovation and impact in education-related publishing and other fields.
Trailblazer Antonia Hernández awarded UCLA Medal
The double Bruin, who has been a longtime leader in the fields of law and philanthropy, was honored for her dedication to social justice.
4 UCLA grad students’ proposals to advance health equity in L.A. receive $50,000
Winning projects in the Health Equity Challenge support mental health and treating people experiencing homelessness.
UCLA oncologist Dennis Slamon awarded Szent-Györgyi Prize
Slamon’s innovations, including his work developing the breast cancer drug Herceptin, helped shape a new era in cancer therapy.
Professor David Kim receives 2024 Gold Shield Faculty Prize
The annual award honors a mid-career faculty member with a distinguished record of teaching, research and service.
10 faculty projects awarded grants through Chancellor’s Arts Initiative
Projects centered on Joshua trees and Juneteenth are among those receiving funding through the program, which fosters arts and arts-related scholarship.
UCLA Alumni Association celebrates Bruins who have impacted UCLA and the world
The UCLA Awards, to be presented May 18, will honor six alumni leaders and one alumni network.
3 UCLA faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences
Zvi Bern, a theoretical physicist, and Leonard Kleinrock, one of the early pioneers of the internet, were recognized for their distinguished original research.