Bahram Jalali has been named the recipient of the 2018 Pioneer in Technology Award from the Brain Mapping Foundation and Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics.
UCLA Law professor E. Tendayi Achiume gave her first address to the UN General Assembly on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
UCLA staff and faculty can still contribute to the organization’s work to abolish poverty through addressing homelessness, financial instability and lack of education.
The “Favorite Poem” event features an introduction from Robert Pinsky, the former U.S. Poet Laureate who started the wide-ranging initiative two decades ago.
UCLA’s Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw was recognized for her contributions to social justice and equality and position as a role model for women and girls.
In addition, Presner, who is a co-principle investigator on UCLA’s urban humanities initiative, has been appointed associate dean of digital innovation.
Renee Tajima-Peña will receive the Past//Forward Award from Visual Communications, the nation's longest-running Asian Pacific American media arts center.
Jeffrey Bennett, winner of the American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award, will draw from his book, “A Global Warming Primer,” for his presentation.