faculty news

Psychologist Patricia Greenfield will shed light on our cultural and behavioral reactions to the pandemic at her Faculty Research Lecture on Feb. 15.

The honorees are Roger Wakimoto, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, Kenneth Nagy, Yi Tang, Tommaso Treu, Christine Dunkel Schetter and Gary Orfield.

UCLA Transportation’s first-ever EV Readiness Plan outlines electrification projects to help commuters and advance campus sustainability.

The UCLA roboticist unveils his latest crop of creatures in a TEDx talk and takes one for a stroll on campus.

The professor is working on a book about the writings of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt.

UCLA faculty and alumni took home honors for jazz album, opera recording and improvised jazz solo and musical theater album.

From body doubles to nudity riders, the portrayal of on-screen “sex” is hardly ever comfortable for performers.

Cherrick, who served as dean from 1988 to 1995, died on Jan. 24, in Davie, Florida.

The adjunct professor’s recent work on Broadway was seen in “Anastasia” and “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.”

The scholar, whose new works explore the history of the Holocaust in North Africa, will speak on campus Jan. 31.

The television journalist will be in conversation with Rick Hasen, founder of the project and a renowned election law expert.

Schwartz’s new book, “Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable,” illustrates how the legal system shields officers and prevents victims from receiving justice.

His research helped explain the evolution of dogs and showed that freeways are a barrier to bobcat and coyote migration.

Hunter, who taught at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, showed students how to write a full-length screenplay in 10 weeks.

The work of ethnomusicologist Anna Morcom, director of the UCLA Center for India and South Asia, focuses on modern Indian and Tibetan performing arts.

The current associate dean of academic affairs at the school, who is a distinguished professor of urban planning, begins her term on Jan. 1, 2023.

Morris earned his bachelor’s degree at UCLA and went on to become a campus leader for seven decades.

The first UC to guarantee on-campus housing for all undergraduates. Studying hate. NCAA championship in women’s soccer. “Sweater weather” on the moon. What a year.

The goal is eventually to increase the Native student, faculty and staff populations while deepening UCLA’s commitment to research into Indigenous studies.

Q&A with Professor Kal Raustiala, whose new book illuminates the life and legacy of the only UCLA alumnus to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

The series provides education on discrimination prevention, best practices for advancing inclusion and other resources.

The UCLA engineering professor and colleagues take approaches to mitigating climate change that are considered unlikely by some.

Renee Tajima-Peña, who will present her landmark 1987 documentary at the Academy Museum on Dec. 4, discusses her filmmaking and activism.

Kelly Lytle Hernández’s ‘Bad Mexicans’ comes at a time when L.A.’s politics reckon with racism.

Q&A with the associate vice chancellor for EDI, who is a renowned scholar on the effectiveness of diversity initiatives on college campuses.