awards and honors

MyUCLA — the campus portal that enables students to register for classes, check their grades, track financial aid, plan their social calendars and more — is a Golden Award winner in the University of California’s 2014 Larry L. Sautter Awards.

Filipina American poet Irene Suico Soriano, program coordinator of the Friends of English in UCLA's Department of English, is a featured participant this summer in Voices of LA: The Krupnick Festival of the Arts. Her next reading is Aug. 17.

The award recognizes Facilities Management's efforts to embed sustainable practices throughout the campus.

Amjad Ezzour, a student affairs officer in the Fully Employed MBA Program at UCLA Anderson School of Management, received the 2014 Abraham Ackerman Staff Excellence Award.

Aydogan Ozcan and Tracy Johnson have been named Howard Hughes Medical Institute professors in recognition of their breakthrough research and innovative approaches to undergraduate education.

The new prize, established by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Russian tech billionaire Yuri Milner, recognizes scholars who have made major advances in the field of math.

Professor Brenda Stevenson, a scholar who looks into issues of gender, family and community during the slavery era, recalls her own family history and connections to slavery. Her work has earned her the 2014 Gold Shield Faculty Prize.

Patricia Oliver, director of nutrition services for the UCLA Health System, received the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from the national Association for Healthcare Foodservice.

The CAPG Standards of Excellence survey measures how well-equipped health care systems are to deliver a better patient experience, better population health and better overall affordability.

The new Film Independent Humanitarian Award recognizes an individual in the world of film and TV whose work has demonstrated a deep commitment to humanitarian causes. Turner will receive the award June 12.

Adrien Hamedi-Sangsari has pushed for more government funding for research, pro bono dental care and student loan relief.

Light and sound show projected on exterior of Royce Hall wows Saturday night crowd. Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, alums and students honored.

Chancellor Gene Block presented the UCLA Medal, the university’s highest honor to an individual for extraordinary achievement, to James (Jim) L. Easton May 8 at the Chancellor’s Residence.

Evelyn Blumenberg, chair of the UCLA Department of Urban Planning, is a 'Champion of Change' for her research on the links between transportation access, employment and poverty.

Judea Pearl, a UCLA faculty member since 1969, was honored for his 'distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

UCLA professor Demetri Terzopoulos has been named a Royal Academy Fellow for his work to unify the fields of computer vision and computer graphics.

UCLA's assistant vice provost of graduate studies, Samuel Bersola, has been named an American Council on Education fellow.

With the worldwide celebration of Earth Day taking place this week in more than 190 countries, a number of organizations have taken note of UCLA’s commitment to sustainability and environmental excellence.

With two deans and six additional faculty members elected, UCLA is home to more 2014 fellows than any other public university in the country.

UCLA political scientist Miriam A. Golden and UCLA historian Robin D.G. Kelley will use their 2014 fellowships to complete book projects.

UCLA law professor Katherine Stone studies the erosion of the middle class and the changing nature of employment.

Friedlander, a pioneering Holocaust historian and Pulitzer Prize winner, will donate a portion of his share of the $1 million award to UCLA.

Hammer curator to research artists in North Africa, the Middle East   Aram Moshayedi, curator for UCLA's Hammer Museum, has been named a curatorial fellow by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Moshayedi will research emerging...

The UCLA Department of Head and Neck Surgery presented 2014 Luminary Awards Wednesday to honorees at an inaugural event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Professor and department chair Dr. Gerald Berke and singer...

James Liao was recognized by the academy for his work using a variety of sources -- carbon dioxide, sugars and proteins -- to produce more efficient biofuels.