Curtis Plotkin named assistant vice chancellor of environment, health & safety
The former consultant will lead efforts to help enhance the safety of the campus community.
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UCLA scholars awarded prestigious Balzan Prize
Saul Friedländer, Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati will be honored in Switzerland next month.
Matthew Fisher appointed editor of Viator
The English professor will lead the medieval and early modern studies journal’s new editorial team
June 28: Summer Night Cinema at the Hammer Museum
Join UCLA for an after-hours museum event and free screening of “Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Sarah Beckmann selected for Rome Prize by the American Academy
The highly competitive distinction supports advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities.
UCLA ‘initiative’ formally becomes Latino Policy and Politics Institute
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
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
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
The professor and interim chair of the surgery department was recognized for outstanding relationships with patients.
Dr. Zunyou Wu wins World Health Organization award
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
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
The professor has also been named chair of the ophthalmology department at the Geffen School of Medicine.
Police chief focuses on mental health-related threats, training
Tony Lee has been working to make campus safer since joining the UCLA Police Department in 2017.
Q&A: Space physicist Jacob Bortnik on the new UCLA SPACE Institute
The UCLA professor speaks about why even non-scientists should be intrigued by space research and how the new organization will foster scholarly collaboration.
Staff news: UCLA recognized for energy management leadership
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power honors campus for its achievements in energy efficiency.
UCLA provides grants to enhance understanding of Black life and racial disparities
As part of the campus’s ‘Rising to the Challenge’ pledge, nine projects have received funding, with more on the way.
Staff news: Dr. Katherine Chen wins 2022 award from Society of General Internal Medicine
The doctoral student was recognized for her presentation on how housing costs can affect renters’ health.
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative announces inaugural Latino Applied Policy Research Awards
Grants totaling $150,000 will support six projects that seek to develop solutions to challenges facing Latinos in California.
UCLA research team receives $1 million grant to study long COVID
A team of researchers at UCLA Health has funding from the American Heart Association to study the long-term cardiovascular effects of COVID-19.
Dr. Aparna Sridhar honored by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Sridhar, an associate clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UCLA, received the Martin-Peterson Scholars Award.
In memoriam: Alexander Astin, 89, who created ‘The American Freshman’ survey
The education professor founded two research institutes after joining the UCLA faculty in 1973.
Chemist Justin Caram selected for 2022 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Caram was one of 18 honorees chosen for the award, which supports the research and teaching careers of young faculty.
Nursing professor Kristen Choi receives fellowship
The professor's research will focus on access to mental health care for LGBTQ youth in the United States.
Changes to multi-factor authentication security to begin May 24
The update will change the look of the authentication screen, increase accessibility and streamline the verification process.
Six professors receive UCLA Public Impact Research Awards
The Office of Research & Creative Activities is honoring faculty for work that connects campus to local and global communities.