UCLA Geffen Academy student named finalist in Regeneron Science Talent Search February 22, 2023 August Deer, whose research helped speed up a machine learning technique, is the only finalist from the Los Angeles area.
7 professors named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science February 9, 2023 The honorees are Roger Wakimoto, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, Kenneth Nagy, Yi Tang, Tommaso Treu, Christine Dunkel Schetter and Gary Orfield.
Bruins earn 4 Grammy Awards February 6, 2023 UCLA faculty and alumni took home honors for jazz album, opera recording and improvised jazz solo and musical theater album.
Student organization wins sustainability award December 21, 2022 UCLA’s Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science chapter received award from the national organization.
An unconventional path to ‘genius’ November 16, 2022 Martha Gonzalez, who graduated from UCLA in 1999, reflects on her journey from Boyle Heights to 2022 MacArthur fellow.
Nearly 40 UCLA scholars are among the most highly cited researchers in their fields November 15, 2022 The annual list compiled by Clarivate identifies scholars whose work has been referenced most often in studies published by other researchers.
Dysmus Kisilu wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovators November 11, 2022 The Kenyan entrepreneur and his company, Solar Freeze, receive a $100,000 prize for reducing food waste.
7 graduate students selected for Fulbright-Hays Fellowship November 9, 2022 The program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, gives awardees the opportunity to study aspects of a society or societies.
UCLA honored for innovation, economic impact November 8, 2022 The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities recognizes school as an Innovation & Prosperity University for commitment to region, workforce.
3 UCLA undergrads receive prestigious NIH scholarships November 3, 2022 Marinza Marzouk, Monica Soliman and Samuel Zamora were among only 16 students nationally chosen for the awards.
Professor elected to National Academy of Medicine October 17, 2022 Dr. Arleen Brown, professor of medicine in the division of general internal medicine and health services research at UCLA, received the honor Oct. 17.
Oleg Itskhoki is a rising star in economics October 13, 2022 Earlier this year, the UCLA professor won the John Bates Clark Medal, one of the most prestigious honors in his field.
UCLA professor Roger Ulrich shares Kavli Prize in astrophysics June 1, 2022 The honor recognizes his foundational studies in the fields of helio- and asteroseismology.
Six professors receive UCLA Public Impact Research Awards May 19, 2022 The Office of Research & Creative Activities is honoring faculty for work that connects campus to local and global communities.
Political scientist Daniel Treisman named 2022 Carnegie Fellow May 17, 2022 The expert on Russia’s current project focuses on understanding how today’s threats to democracies emerged.
Alumni Association to honor Bruins for their commitment to UCLA and their communities May 10, 2022 The UCLA Awards ceremony will be held May 21 at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.
3 UCLA faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences for 2022 May 4, 2022 Dr. E. Dale Abel, Robert Bjork and Rosa Matzkin were honored for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
11 UCLA faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences April 28, 2022 UCLA had the second highest number of honorees among colleges and universities this year, followed by Stanford, UC Berkeley, MIT and Yale.
UCLA recognizes faculty for their outstanding teaching April 26, 2022 Recipients of the 2020 Distinguished Teaching Awards were honored by the Academic Senate and Center for the Advancement of Teaching,
Art professor awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship April 11, 2022 Anna Sew Hoy is the area head of ceramics in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.
UCLA tops all universities in number of 2022 Sloan Research Fellows February 15, 2022 Eight young UCLA professors are among 118 scientists and scholars selected today to receive the awards.
Four professors named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science January 26, 2022 The honorees are Nicholas Blurton-Jones, Joseph Loo, Rafail Ostrovsky and William Sandoval.
2021 reflections: In an amazing year of achievements, nothing topped the return to campus December 16, 2021 Professors continued helping us better understand our world with their research, students kept excelling and UCLA showed how it helps make Los Angeles a world-class city.
Dr. Eric Esrailian honored at Vatican by Pope Francis November 23, 2021 The UCLA physician and film producer was honored for his humanitarian efforts, including his work to secure recognition of the Armenian genocide.
43 UCLA scholars among most highly cited researchers for 2021 November 16, 2021 The list is compiled based on research citations from 2010 to 2020.