awards and honors

One honoree, UCLA alumna Kelly Dumke, is already working on the front lines in communities in L.A. County against a well-known and entrenched enemy, early childhood obesity.

UCLA researchers who are developing wireless-related technology to address air pollution and vision loss, respectively, have been named 2016 Vodafone project winners.

The award recognizes Garg, professor and vice chair for education in the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, for his outstanding achievements in catalysis science.

Assistant deans Patie Johnson and Rosemary Chavoya and professor Willeke Wendrich will be honored for their outstanding contributions to UCLA.

Witte’s accomplishments include impactful scientific discoveries, advocacy for science education funding and exemplary leadership.

More than 90 employees from Facilities Management and Housing and Hospitality Services celebrated their success in improving their English language skills.

The undergraduates each received $1,000 at a ceremony and reception held May 31 at the Pavilion Club in Pauley Pavilion. All proceeds will be directed to a public service project of the awardees’ choice.

Dr. Jonathan Tobis, a clinical professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director of interventional cardiology research at UCLA, has been named a Master Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

Dr. No-Hee Park, the longest-serving dean at the UCLA School of Dentistry, was recently honored by 300 UCLA leaders, faculty, friends and family during a Centennial Campaign celebration at UCLA’s Carnesale Commons.

UCLA professor of design media arts Jennifer Steinkamp has created an animation featuring thousands of flowers that is now playing on electronic billboards in Times Square.

UCLA graduate student Tyler Watson has been honored by University of California President Janet Napolitano with the President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership. He is one of three UC students who were recognized by Napolitano on May 11.

The Royal Geographical Society is awarding its Founder's Medal, one of two Royal Medals it is presenting this year, to UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs professor Michael Storper for his leadership in human and economic geography.

Since 1999, UCLA can count 19 winners of the annual Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, which support exemplary students as they pursue graduate school.

UCLA cardiologist and molecular geneticist Dr. Stephen Young is renowned for his work on understanding mechanisms for human disease.

Members of the academy include some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers and artists.

UCLA is tied for sixth in the number of honorees. In all, 178 scholars, artists and scientists from the U.S. and Canada received awards.

Professors Edward De Robertis and John Agnew join select group of UCLA's most accomplished scholars.

Sean Hecht, co-executive director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and Evan Frankel Professor of Policy and Practice at UCLA School of Law, won the California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award for environmental law.

UCLA Distinguished Professor Thom Mayne and lecturer Wil Carson have received 2016 Progressive Architecture (P/A) Awards from ARCHITECT, the journal of the American Institute of Architects.

'Recent advances in 3D printing of biomaterials' was the year's most frequently accessed study in the Journal of Biological Engineering.

The professor of human genetics and biological chemistry has been awarded the 2016 Edward Novitski Prize for his pioneering body of work in genetics.

Silva and Tetradis were selected as being among the most promising individuals to become leaders in dental and higher education.

The honor recognizes the professor of education and Asian American studies for notable and sustained research achievements.

The UCLA lecturer leads the Vietnamese language program and also prepares immigrant volunteers to teach Vietnamese in their communities.

Teresa Ibarra and Janice Shintaku were nominated by colleagues for the outstanding service they provide to alumni, donors, faculty, supporters and fellow staff members.