In memoriam: Amy Lohmann, 46, instructor at UCLA School of Nursing August 21, 2023 Lohmann, a UCLA alumna, lecturer and clinical faculty member, helped prepare thousands of nursing students for careers in the profession.
UCLA’s workshop in Oaxaca immerses L.A. teachers in Indigenous Mexican culture August 18, 2023 That Latin American Institute summer program prepares K–12 instructors to bring new knowledge into their classrooms.
Q&A: Harryette Mullen’s newest poetry brings us closer to nature August 7, 2023 Harryette Mullen, celebrated poet, literary scholar and UCLA English professor, has a singular way of connecting readers with the world around them.
Gene Block to step down as UCLA’s chancellor next summer August 3, 2023 After 17 years at the helm of the nation’s top-ranked public university, the campus’s ninth chief executive will conclude his tenure in July 2024.
Gene Block dejará su cargo de rector de UCLA el próximo verano August 3, 2023 Tras 17 años al frente de la universidad pública número uno del país, el noveno director ejecutivo del campus concluirá su mandato en julio de 2024.
In memoriam: An Yin, 64, influential geologist shaped understanding of tectonics on our planet and others July 27, 2023 He was the considered the leading authority on the Indo-Asian collision, the geological event that formed the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau.
In memoriam: Richard Hovannisian, 90, celebrated professor of Armenian history July 18, 2023 A faculty member for more than 50 years, he was a renowned expert on the Armenian Genocide.
4 professors receive 2023 Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars June 29, 2023 Each winning faculty member will receive $10,000 to create a new UCLA course in which students will collaborate with partners in the community.
Exploring the fraught nature of memory and comparison June 22, 2023 Professor Michael Rothberg, a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow, examines how people and societies recall traumatic historical events.
Alissa Park named dean of UCLA Samueli School of Engineering June 20, 2023 An expert on carbon capture and conversion technology, she is currently chair of earth and environmental engineering at Columbia University.
UCLA psychiatrist adapts memoir about overcoming mental illness into opera June 14, 2023 Dr. Kenneth Wells’ composition is his second one based on a professor’s lifelong struggle with schizophrenia.
Dr. Steven Dubinett named dean of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA June 5, 2023 A leader in translational medicine and member of the UCLA faculty since 1988, he has served as interim dean since September 2021.
Q&A: ‘Creative and consistent, fierce and flamboyant’ May 31, 2023 Professors Jolie Chea and Loubna Qutami discuss how the field of Asian American studies is evolving.
UCLA honors 3 professors whose research has benefited society May 24, 2023 Yousef Bozorgnia, Sharon Dolovich and Aaron Littman will receive Public Impact Research Awards at a June 2 ceremony.
Bringing migrant and refugee stories – and connections – to light May 22, 2023 Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi teaches a course that looks at how and why their memory is silenced, and how cultural memory can push back against state-imposed forgetting.
4 faculty members inducted into National Academy of Sciences for 2023 May 3, 2023 UCLA’s newest honorees are Miguel García-Garibay, Leonid Kruglyak, Gary Segura and Min Zhou.
Long in the tooth: UCLA–Japan dentistry exchange program marks three decades May 3, 2023 Back after COVID, the unique partnership has fostered educational, research and cultural opportunities on both sides of the Pacific.
Pri Narang and Sergio Carbajo look to advance quantum science for next-gen sensors May 1, 2023 The UCLA professors envision making a big impact with tiny particles.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects 3 UCLA faculty members April 20, 2023 Professors Heather Maynard, Harryette Mullen and Daniel Treisman are among the 270 inductees for 2023.
15 faculty projects earn Chancellor’s Arts Initiative grants April 19, 2023 The honored work ranges from a celebration of celebrates Black fashion in Los Angeles to a first-of-its-kind art restitution program.
In memoriam: Maryann Gray, 68, education scholar and former UCLA assistant provost April 19, 2023 Gray, whose personal experiences spurred her advocacy on behalf of people who unintentionally caused the death of others, died April 1.
How does your garden grow? April 13, 2023 Professor Alex Hall’s work with native plants is in full bloom, with a weekend tour and an upcoming podcast.
The brain cells you haven’t heard about April 12, 2023 Baljit Khakh will discuss the long-overlooked role of astrocytes in health and disease during his Faculty Research Lecture on April 19.
5 UCLA professors receive 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships April 7, 2023 The honorees are Michael Berry, Scott Cummings, Prineha Narang, Alex Purves and Michael Rothberg.
Quiet leadership that builds community: A Q&A with Carol Block March 29, 2023 In honor of Women’s History Month, Block discusses the inspirational figures in her life and her efforts on behalf of women leaders across campus.