Mark Krause appointed chief compliance and audit officer June 23, 2021 The UCLA Law alumnus will serve as principal adviser to campus leadership on ethics, compliance and audit matters.
UCLA Congo Basin Institute receives community engagement award June 22, 2021 The institute aims to give African scientists and researchers proper facilities and support for their work.
Renee Tajima-Peña wins Peabody for ‘Asian Americans’ docuseries June 22, 2021 The five-part miniseries was honored for “its revelatory storytelling.”
Alan Castel receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award June 21, 2021 Psychology professor will collaborate with Professor Vered Halamish at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
Professor SA Smythe awarded Rome Prize June 21, 2021 They were recognized for their project “Where Blackness Meets the Sea: On Crisis, Culture and the Black Mediterranean.”
Engineering professor honored by Office of Naval Research June 21, 2021 Anthony Chen receives Young Investigator Award for artificial intelligence research.
University of California to observe Juneteenth on June 28 June 21, 2021 Starting in 2022, the university will observe the holiday according to the federal calendar.
Commemorating Juneteenth is powerful, but there’s work to be done for freedom June 18, 2021 UCLA sociologist Karida Brown says the next and more important step is to protect voting rights and support reparations and anti-racist policies.
Fowler Museum reopens July 1 June 18, 2021 “The Map and the Territory” and “Photo Cameroon” will be on display.
In memoriam: Ivan Catton, 86, influential heat transfer expert June 17, 2021 The professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering joined the UCLA faculty in 1967.
Why schools haven’t taught about Juneteenth, and why they should June 17, 2021 UCLA’s Eddie Cole says the full history of how enslaved Black people in the U.S. became free is not a feel-good story, which makes it vital to understanding history.
UC’s family-friendly employee benefits for medical leave, adoption June 17, 2021 The University of California has introduced the Pay for Family Care and Bonding program and the Adoption Assistance Plan.
Q&A: How lawyers shape social movements in Los Angeles June 15, 2021 UCLA Law professor Scott Cummings’ new book examines the impact of the legal profession.
June 18: Reflecting on Juneteenth June 15, 2021 Panel discussion will reflect on what it means to be anti-racist.
June 16: Democracy in Israel series June 14, 2021 Yael Tamir, president of Beit-Berl College, will discuss the influence of identity politics on Israel and the United States.
Classics professor Adriana Vazquez awarded Rome Prize June 14, 2021 She was recognized for her project “Window Reception: Brazilian Neoclassical Poetry and Lusophone Classics Across the Atlantic.”
Dr. Onyebuchi Arah elected president of epidemiologic research society June 14, 2021 The society is the oldest and largest general epidemiology society in North America.
Lara Ray named president-elect of research society on alcoholism June 14, 2021 Psychology professor studies the etiology and treatment of substance use disorders, particularly alcohol use disorder.
Campus ramp-up planning guide June 10, 2021 The UCLA COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force has created a resource to answer questions about the phased return to campus.
June 11: Sanctuary Spaces seminar June 9, 2021 The conversation will feature UCLA’s Aisha Finch and Kyle Mays.
UCLA’s Luskin Conference Center and Lake Arrowhead Lodge recognized by Tripadvisor June 9, 2021 The awards are given to the top 10% of hotels in the world, as determined by guest reviews.
Q&A: Head of UCLA Career Services on finding your ‘career and life vision’ June 9, 2021 Hassan Akmal says the best way to predict the future is to create it.
In memoriam: Leland Burns, 87, professor emeritus of urban planning June 8, 2021 Scholar of housing economics and policy, both domestic and international, often focused on low-income housing.
Veronica Terriquez named director of UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center June 8, 2021 Alumna will hold appointments in urban planning and the department of Chicana and Chicano and Central American Studies.
Lauren Lee McCarthy awarded Teach Access grant June 7, 2021 UCLA Arts professor to develop course about design, disability and the web with Claire Kearney-Volpe.