Faculty + Staff

Asad Madni, distinguished adjunct professor of engineering in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has received the first honorary professorship ever given by the Technical University of Crete.

Jackie Reynolds, chief information officer at UCLA Anderson School of Management, has received the 2014 Excellence in Leadership (EXCEL) Award.

UCLA Fowler Museum's KidsMUSE summer camp, 'Dig It,' invites children to explore nature, ecology, art and conservation.

Allison Carruth, associate professor of English and affiliate of UCLA's Institute of Environment & Sustainability, has been awarded a $185,000 grant from ArtPlace America to support "Play the LA River."

The mood on campus changes over the summer. It's hard to put it into words, so let's try it with photos.

Professor Sabeeha Merchant has been appointed director of the UCLA-Department of Energy (UCLA-DOE) Institute, which carries out research in bioenergy, structural biology, genomics and proteomics, consistent with the research mission of the U.S. Department of Energy.

The University of California wants to know what you think about your university-sponsored medical plan. UC Human Resources has launched its annual medical plan satisfaction survey and invites feedback from all faculty, staff and retirees enrolled in a ...

Professor Richard Roll, Distinguished Professor of Finance and the Joel Fried Chair in Applied Finance at UCLA Anderson School of Management, received the 2014 Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Faculty Mentorship of Ph.D. Students.

Amjad Ezzour, a student affairs officer in the Fully Employed MBA Program at UCLA Anderson School of Management, received the 2014 Abraham Ackerman Staff Excellence Award.

Carlos Alberto Torres, Distinguished Professor of Education, presented a plenary lecture titled, “Global Citizenship Education: Hyper Globalist, Skeptic and Transformationist Agendas,” at the 2014 conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education

Three films by photographic and video artist Judy Fiskin will screen at the Billy Wilder Theater on Tuesday, July 1, 7:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A with the artist.

Dr. Gary Small received the Arthur Cherkin Award for excellence in medical care, aging research and training doctors in geriatrics.

Longtime Bruins Robert Naples, Gay Macdonald and David Miller have a combined total of 62 years filling important roles in the evolution of our campus.

Aydogan Ozcan and Tracy Johnson have been named Howard Hughes Medical Institute professors in recognition of their breakthrough research and innovative approaches to undergraduate education.

Heather Briston has been appointed university archivist in the UCLA Library. UCLA’s University Archives has systematically documented campus history, decision-making processes and cultural history since 1948.

Michael Intriligator, a professor of economics, political science and public policy at UCLA who played an influential role in the establishment of the School of Public Affairs, died on June 23 after a three-year battle with melanoma. 

Brian Taylor, director of the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies and Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies as well as a professor of urban planning, talks about getting stuck in traffic and the day he received three parking tickets in Zocalo's green room.

Stan Paul, undergraduate advisor for the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, has commuted by vanpool from Riverside County since 2001. He takes photos along the way.

Professor Ninez Ponce in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has been named director of the school's Center for Global and Immigrant Health.

Guided mindfulness meditations by Diana Winston, director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, are now available for television viewing by patients, visitors and staff at UCLA hospitals and medical clinics in Westwood.

Alumni James D.C. Barrall and his wife created the position in honor of his parents, Raymond C. and Shirley C. Barrall.

Hiroshi Motomura, the Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law, has published a new book, “Immigration Outside the Law,” which presents a framework for understanding why debates on U.S. immigration are so contentious.

Dell Upton, a UCLA professor of art history, has been named a fellow by the Society of Architectural Historians. 

Professor Neal Stulberg, director of orchestral studies at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, will serve as the new chair of the department of music for three years, starting July 1.

A new full-service optometry clinic opens at UCLA's Ackerman Student Union on Tuesday, July 1.