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.
awards and honors
Results
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.
5 UCLA faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Ann Carlson, Jason Cong, Tyrone Howard, Thomas Smith and Paul Taylor are among 250 artists, scholars, scientists and leaders chosen this year.
Veteran broadcast journalist David Ono receives Irene Hirano Inouye Award
The award from the UCLA Terasaki Center honors Hirano Inouye, a Japanese American philanthropist, community organizer and champion of social causes.
English professor Justin Torres receives 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship
He plans to use his grant to support the writing of his next novel, which considers the role of triadic relations in structuring life.
UCLA College honors 5 visionary supporters with centennial awards
The awardees — alumni and friends of the College — were recognized for their extraordinary leadership and philanthropy at a Royce Hall event.
UCLA honors alumna Yasmin Delahoussaye with Fiat Lux Award
The longtime educator and advocate has helped thousands of low-income students of color earn college scholarships and degrees.
Ninez Ponce receives Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award for work in health and data equity
The director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research was honored by the CDC Foundation and the James F. and Sarah T. Fries Foundation.
A ‘masterpiece’ of a day: Hundreds gather at UCLA to honor Coach John Wooden
The Feb. 24 campus ceremony marked the first day–of–issue of U.S. Postal Service’s commemorative Wooden stamp.
UCLA honored as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2023–24
Six faculty members and researchers are conducting projects from Botswana to Japan, expanding and deepening the university’s global engagement.
3 UCLA faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering
Academy membership recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice or education.
UCLA Labor Center’s Kent Wong honored by L.A. County with award for human relations advocacy
Wong was recognized for his work bringing people together “to stand up for social justice, fair wages, and humane working conditions.”