awards and honors

The chair was established by the late Jonathan Postel’s friends and family to honor his achievements and contributions to the development of the Internet.

Judea Pearl, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence and a professor at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, will receive the Dickson Prize in Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

MALDEF, the nation's leading Latino legal civil rights organization, recently honored UCLA psychologist Cynthia Telles, director of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute Spanish­-speaking Psychosocial Clinic, at MALDEF's 2015 Los Angeles Awards Gala held Thursday.

Jean-François Blanchette recently published a new book, "Regulating the Cloud," that takes both a social and technical look at the cloud's role in everyday life.

Jason Cong and Ameet Talwalkar are on faculty at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.

The UCLA clinical professor of periodontics was recognized for his contributions to international education programs.

Daniel Ybarra, a medical student and graduate student in public health, has become one of UCLA’s first Tillman Scholars, which assists student veterans and their spouses with their education.

When UCLA history professor J. Arch Getty presents “Dead Man Talking: Lenin's Body and Russian Politics,” the UCLA Academic Senate’s 119th Faculty Research Lecture on Oct. 19, he will be speaking from a deep well of scholarship in Russian history.

Xerox chairman and CEO Ursula Burns received the 2015 John Wooden Global Leadership Award from the UCLA Anderson School of Management Tuesday before an audience of nearly 500 invited guests gathered at the Beverly Wilshire.

The voluntary credentialing program for hospitals recognizes excellence in professional nursing practice.

The astrophysicist is being honored by the UK academy for her 'acclaimed discoveries ... on the motions and nature of the stars orbiting the black hole in the centre of our Galaxy.'

Cathryn Leff, patient liaison/analyst at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, has been appointed to the board of directors of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

The UCLA Administrative Management Group is recognizing Raellen Man, Michael Heafey and La Shonda Coleman as the recipients of the organization's annual leadership awards.

UCLA Hitch Suites was lauded at the 45th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards presentation. The awards recognize the best design projects in Los Angeles County from the past year.

The American Society of Human Genetics has named UCLA researcher Leonid Kruglyak the 2015 recipient of the Curt Stern Award for outstanding scientific achievements in human genetics early in his career.

UCLA Residential Life’s Sustainable Living Community and the Education for Sustainable Living Program at UCLA have won awards given to honor innovation at UC and CSU campuses.

'Re:Work,' a radio show produced by the UCLA Labor Center to highlight the contributions of workers in America, has won a national Gracie Award for Outstanding Portrait/Biography in the category for local, public and student radio and television.

A new event created by the Ozcan Research Group of UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science showcased an impressive array of biomedical engineering technology research.

The son of migrant farm workers and recently retired creative writing professor is the first Latino to be chosen as nation’s poet laureate.

Computer science pioneer Judea Pearl will address artificial intelligence applications to medical diagnoses when he delivers the keynote address at a conference for the Society for Epidemiologic Research.

From promoting literacy to studying the role of religion in rehabilitation, the Astin Civic Engagement Scholars program encourages students and faculty to leverage teaching and research in the name of service to the public.

Throughout his career in educational research, Louis Gomez, chair and professor of education and information studies, has sought to improve the life chances of students with a focus on improving educational innovations.

For their commitment to community service, graduating seniors Rina Kim and Amir Hakimi, and medical student and Ph.D. candidate Gianmarco Raddi were each given one of the most prestigious honors UCLA bestows upon students.

UCLA staff members Margaret Govea and Octavio Olvera will receive the 2015 Chancellor's Excellence in Service Award.

Richard Creese has spent 31 years teaching UCLA students to write. Now the author of eight unpublished novels is the embodiment of the lesson that persistence pays off.