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The South Bay campus CFO and COO is leaning into a startup mentality to expand the university’s geographic footprint
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Professors of computer science selected for the 2019 Facebook Research Award
Cho-Jui Hsieh and Kai-Wei Chang have been awarded the 2019 Facebook Research Award on computationally efficient natural language processing.
Computer science professor serves in leadership role at conference
Miryun Kim served as a program co-chair for the International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution 2019.
Professor’s book reveals how innovators are democratizing the internet
In a Q&A, UCLA’s Ramesh Srinivasan talks about the intersections between society, politics and culture through the lens of technology and the internet.
Chicano Studies Research Center library celebrates activism
The rotating exhibitions that honor 50 years of activism will be presented through Dec. 20.
Engineering professor receives early career award from DARPA
Xiaoyu “Rayne” Zheng’s award is from program designed to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers who will work on defense and national security.
Alumnus returns as professor to change narratives about undocumented migrants
Jason De León, UCLA professor of anthropology and Chicana and Chicano studies, received a 2017 MacArthur Foundation fellowship for his interdisciplinary approach.
Professor turns 100 in UCLA’s 100th year
Although John McNeil retired before most current freshmen were born, the professor emeritus of education still comes to campus every day.
Parking Structure 18 partially reopened
UCLA Transportation is working with commute coordinators to relocate 350 permit holders to other nearby parking structures until further notice.
Professor elected Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America
Nina Hyams, distinguished professor of linguistics at UCLA, has been chosen as a member of the society’s 2020 class of fellows.
Two early career researchers honored by Prostate Cancer Foundation
UCLA’s Dr. Amar Kishan and Dr. Jeremy Shelton have received PCF Young Investigator Awards.
Where you can park while Parking Structure 18 is closed
UCLA employees with Parking Structure 18 permits should instead park their vehicles in structures 1 or 8.
Brenda Stevenson to highlight women who tell the stories of other women
The Nickoll Family Professor of History will deliver the 127th Faculty Research Lecture at UCLA on Oct. 30.
Information studies professor awarded grant by the National Science Foundation
Sarah T. Roberts has been awarded part of a $1.5 million Future of Work Grant by the National Science Foundation.
Chicano Studies Research Center honored for broadening scope of American literature
The center has been named the winner of the Editor/Publisher Award for the 40th annual American Book Awards by the Before Columbus Foundation.
Two UCLA doctors named to National Academy of Medicine
Dr. Denise Aberle and Dr. Carol Mangione have earned one of the highest honors in health and medicine.
UCLA awarded gold rating for work to make campus bicycle friendly
The League of American Cyclists ranks UCLA as the best university in Los Angeles for bikers.
UCLA receives $395,000 from NIH for HIV prevention and treatment
UCLA’s Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services has received three one-year grants.
Professor’s book about South Korean percussion honored by ASCAP
Katherine In-Young Lee’sbook received the Béla Bartók Award for Outstanding Ethnomusicology from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
UCLA’s Dementia Care software system awarded by National Institute on Aging
The system has won second place in the Eureka Prize competition. The $100,000 prize goes to the team headed by Dr. David Reuben.
Oct. 31: Dress up and have a fangtastic time at Halloween Walk
Boo! UCLA Recreation is hosting their Halloween Walk on October 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Professors who shine in the classroom recognized by UCLA
The recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Awards, campus’s highest honor for teaching, were honored at the Andrea L. Rich Night to Honor Teaching.
Oct. 22: Learn about the violence Native women faced in the 17th and 18th centuries
Alejandra Dubcovsky, associate professor of history from UC Riverside, will speak Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 4 to 5 p.m. in Royce Hall Room 306.
Open enrollment: Changes in medical plans and new supplemental health plans
UC employees can begin making changes to their health plans at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31. The open enrollment period will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
Researcher awarded grant to study patient cognition after surgery
Dr. Susana Vacas, of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, received the five-year, $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.