Faculty + Staff

Jonathan Stewart, professor and chair of the civil and environmental engineering department, gave a talk on the seismic threats to California’s water transport.

Weiss, distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry and materials science and engineering, has been elected as one of two new international fellows.

The two-time national coach of the year led UCLA to five NCAA championships and seven conference titles.

The council of doctors, researchers and other professionals will bolster the program’s ability to serve schools through sharing a current research and accumulated experience.

Dr. Patricia Ganz, of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, assumed the editorial leadership of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on July 1.

Michelle Caswell has been named one of the recipients of the 2017 Fellows’ Ernst Posner Award.

Sean Young’s book, “Stick With It: A Scientifically Proven Process for Changing Your Life — for Good,” uses decades of research to give people effective tools for altering habits.

Ozan Jaquette will use the $70,000 fellowship from the National Academy of Education and the Spencer Foundation to support his research on the off-campus recruitment patterns of public research universities.

Randall Akee is the 2016-17 recipient of the C. Doris and Toshio Hoshide Distinguished Teaching Prize in Asian American Studies at UCLA.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive kicks off its “Golden Age of Television Writers on the Big Screen” series with this 1970s masterpiece.

The series is part of the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, which was envisioned and funded by philanthropists Terry and Jane Semel.

The professor of choreography in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance and chair of the Disability Studies minor assumed the role effective July 1, 2017.

The initiative will be led by the school’s Program on Understanding Law, Science and Evidence, which studies how innovations in science and evidence influence law and policy making.

Dr. Michael Steinberg, director of clinical affairs at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, recognized by the American Society for Radiation Oncology for his lifetime contributions.

Ann Carlson received the honor at the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference in Santa Barbara.

Daniel Saavedra, assistant professor of accounting, will receive the 2017 Competitive Manuscript Award from the American Accounting Association.

From starting in public relations to becoming a veteran of database management, this alumna hasn’t followed a “typical” career path.

Nursing postdoctoral fellow at UCLA will use the arts to help eliminate stigma associated with mental illness among African Americans.

The Hammer Museum kicks off its 12th season of JazzPOP.

Creator Azeezat Abiola Amusat will present on her head wrap designs

The Hammer Museum hosts a conversation on hate speech and the Constitution

The UCLA Hammer Museum hosts a screening and Q&A session on the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power and its actions, which forced the US government and media to face the AIDS crisis.

Free classes provided daily for UCLA staff and faculty at convenient locations on campus throughout the day.

A performance by iPalpiti Soloists will feature talented young professional artists from around the globe.

A selection of works about “games” by UCLA professor of design media arts Eddo Stern is the subject of a new limited edition book. Stern, who is the director of the UCLA Game Lab, and teaches courses on game design and culture; computer game ...