Running 13.1 miles may seem like a daunting task to many people. But for heart transplant recipient Tony Flores, it was pure joy to finish the Revel Canyon City Half Marathon in Azusa on Nov. 12.
The associate dean at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs brings administrative and planning expertise and vast experience as an academic leader to her new position.
Michael Berry 's translation of the novel, "To Live," has been selected for the National Endowment for the Arts’ The Big Read initiative. Berry is a professor in Asian languages and cultures.
The award, established in 1974, honors outstanding biomedical research related to health and disease that has contributed to the substance of medicine.
The award recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who has demonstrated leadership in addressing inequities in medical education and health care.
Benjamin Williams, associate professor of electrical engineering, studies terahertz electromagnetic waves, which can 'see through' fog, wood, masonry and more.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded $415,000 to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA to support a six-week summer program for incoming college sophomores, juniors and community college students who are interested in health professions.
Kent Wong recently received the Excellence in Law and Justice Award from the Chinese American Museum in recognition of his advocacy on behalf of students and workers.
The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation recently honored four UCLA scientists for their transformative work in schizophrenia with 2016 outstanding achievement prizes, among the most prestigious given in the field of psychiatric research.
Kimberly “Kim” Dawn Irwin, a media relations representative at UCLA's medical enterprise and former newspaper reporter, died Oct. 7 following a brief illness. She was 55.
Linda Sarna, an internationally recognized scholar in promoting the role of nursing in tobacco control and oncology research focused on patients with lung cancer, has been appointed dean of the UCLA School of Nursing.