awards and honors

Dr. Huda Zoghbi helped identify a gene mutation that causes Rett syndrome, a genetic disorder leading to loss of language and motor skills, primarily in young girls.

UCLA is tied for third in the number of people honored this year by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which selects early-career scientists who are rising stars of science.

Pope Francis selects dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies to join international cadre of scholars.

Chemistry professor has for years been praised by his students. The award, given every two years, was announced by Baylor University.

From taking radio into orbit to pioneering work on organ transplants, Rothblatt was recognized for a lifetime of accomplishments.

Each is among 14 scientists nationally to be named by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as HHMI professors. UCLA is tied for second in the number of 2017 recipients.

“By addressing health disparities and promoting health equity... she has raised the public profile of health care access as a true social justice issue,” said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block.

Dr. Ichiro Nishimura, Dr. Joaquin Fuster and Dr. Otoniel Martinez-Maza are among the 396 who will be honored in February 2018.

The honoree is an environmental economist and data expert, and the co-founder of Earth Genome, a nonprofit that provides environmental data to decision makers.

Liz Buda, Joey Siara, Godwin Itai Jabangwe and Eric Mallory Morgan were honored for excellence in dramatic writing in the 62nd annual competition.

The recipients of UCLA’s highest honor for teaching, the Distinguished Teaching Awards, were honored by the Academic Senate at a ceremony at the Chancellor’s residence on Oct. 11.

Shoup, the distinguished professor of urban planning and internationally renownded guru of parking, received Distinguished Educator Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.

Elaine Hsiao, assistant professor of integrative biology and physiology, and Hosea Nelson, UCLA assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, are among 18 winners.

The grants totaling more than $10 million highlight innovative biomedical research projects.

Garg, one of three national finalists for a prestigious national teaching award, will share how he made organic chemistry one of UCLA’s most popular classes.

The five-year, $11.4 million grant will help to advance work in prevention, detection and treatment. UCLA's program is one of only five brain cancer programs nationwide to receive this national recognition.

Nancy Wayne and the UC Center for Laboratory Safety were honored by the Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association.

The awards recognize the work of journalists whose contributions illuminate subjects in business, finance and the economy for readers and viewers around the world.

In addition to the honor from the U.S. Green Building Council, the conference center has been recognized for its commitment to sustainability by the Los Angeles Business Council.

Dr. Huda Zoghbi, a Baylor University neurologist, has helped uncover the molecular basis of neurological disorders including Rett syndrome.

Gabriela Abraham and her daughter, Danielle, have supported each other through college and will be the first in their family to earn four-year degrees.

Through its annual Distinguished Career Award, Excellence in Leadership Award and Rising Star Award, the UCLA Administrative Management Group shines a spotlight on dedicated staff.

The initiative will focus on two areas of research: understanding science at the nanoscale through advances in imaging and sensing technology, and secondly, the development of micro-scale microfluidic engineering and device design.

Daniel Blumstein, a professor in the UCLA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is the recipient of the 2017 Gold Shield Faculty Prize, presented annually by Gold Shield, Alumnae of UCLA.

On June 27, the dean and the country’s most influential business journalists, editors, publishers, producers and media personalities will gather in New York City to also honor two career achievement honorees, Walt Mossberg and Nicholas Varchaver.