NSF-funded UCLA center to develop chemical qubits for quantum computing August 23, 2022 The center, which will be led by Professor Anastassia Alexandrova, will break new ground in chemistry.
UCLA receives $500,000 to study the impact of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic August 16, 2022 Researchers will investigate how telemedicine affected equitable access to care and whether it ultimately raised or lowered costs.
Three psychologists selected as 2022-23 UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows August 11, 2022 Assistant professors Bridget Callaghan, Dave Clewett and Lauren Ng have been being selected for the program.
Jessica Gipson named leader of center on population and reproductive health August 11, 2022 Gipson has been appointed director of the Bixby Center on Population and Reproductive Health.
Materials scientists receive grant to develop 3D-printed lithium ion batteries August 1, 2022 Bruce Dunn and Morris Wang will lead the project, which is being funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Dr. Stanley Frencher Jr. named Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow July 28, 2022 An associate professor of urology, Frencher was one of 21 health care leaders selected to join the program.
Ian Holloway named editor-in-chief of Sexuality Research and Social Policy July 27, 2022 At a time when people’s sexuality and reproductive rights are at issue, UCLA professor hopes to make relevant academic insight more readily available to policymakers.
Dr. Gil Hoftman honored with Burroughs Wellcome Fund career development award July 22, 2022 The award will support the clinical instructor’s research focuses on integrative ways to understanding psychosis risk.
Artificial intelligence researcher Anthony Chen receives award from Google July 21, 2022 The honor recognizes Chen’s work in training AI systems to learn high-level knowledge through the observation of human experts.
M.C. Frank Chang elected to European Academy of Sciences and Arts July 13, 2022 The Wintek Professor of Electrical Engineering at UCLA was chosen in the association’s technical and environmental sciences category.
Biologist Elaine Hsiao named Blavatnik National Awards Laureate July 11, 2022 The associate professor is being honored for her research into how the gut microbiome interacts with the nervous system.
Fielding School professors named to WHO monkeypox panel July 7, 2022 Anne Rimoin has studied monkeypox for two decades; Dr. Zunyou Wu is recognized for his work on infectious diseases.
Xiaochun Li honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers July 5, 2022 The professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering has received the 2022 William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award.
Yuzhang Li receives U.S. Department of Energy early career research award July 5, 2022 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 June 30, 2022 The Fielding School professor was honored for her research on chronic diseases and neurodegenerative disorders.
UCLA scholars awarded prestigious Balzan Prize June 23, 2022 Saul Friedländer, Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati will be honored in Switzerland next month.
Matthew Fisher appointed editor of Viator June 23, 2022 The English professor will lead the medieval and early modern studies journal’s new editorial team
Sarah Beckmann selected for Rome Prize by the American Academy June 22, 2022 The highly competitive distinction supports advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities.
UCLA ‘initiative’ formally becomes Latino Policy and Politics Institute June 21, 2022 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 June 21, 2022 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 June 17, 2022 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 June 17, 2022 The professor and interim chair of the surgery department was recognized for outstanding relationships with patients.
Dr. Zunyou Wu wins World Health Organization award June 10, 2022 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 June 3, 2022 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 June 2, 2022 The professor has also been named chair of the ophthalmology department at the Geffen School of Medicine.