awards and honors

The Southern California Association of Governments has announced this year’s winners of the 2017 SCAG Sustainability Awards, the region’s highest honors for projects that promote and improve mobility, livability, prosperity and sustainability.

Zoe Borovsky is the recipient of this year’s LAUC-LA Librarian of the Year Award.

He helps people of all ages learn and appreciate the wonders of organic chemistry. Organic molecules are everywhere, including in food and medicine.

May cover story notes that Terence Tao is “widely considered one of the greatest minds currently working in mathematics.”

Patricia Oliver, director of nutrition services at UCLA Health, has received the 2017 Silver Plate Award from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association for her work at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica.

Hiroshi Motomura, Michelle Huneven and Aydogan Ozcan were selected for the distinguished prizes that go to scholars, artists and scientists in the United States and Canada.

All four UCLA hospitals were lauded by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for equitable, inclusive medical care for LGBTQ patients and their families.

UCLA Department of Ophthalmology faculty members were recognized for several different types of achievements, from humanitarian service to mentorship and significant contributions to the profession.

Professor Megan Franke is one of three UC faculty members elected to the National Academy of Education.

John Agnew, UCLA distinguished professor of geography, has spent his scholarly career examining the politics of place.

UCLA is tied for eighth in the United States among institutions with the largest number of Sloan Research Fellowships.

Three faculty members of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have received one of the highest honors that can be given to an American engineer.

Two medical students receive national recognition for their efforts to fight health care disparities.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a legendary Bruin whose renown as an author, historian and advocate for social justice has extended well beyond his athletic career, took center court at Pauley Pavilion one more time Saturday to receive the cheers and applause of fans.

The University of California was honored Tuesday as one of the world’s most innovative institutions by Clarivate Analytics, a data and analysis company that spun off from Thomson Reuters.

The Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation is given for outstanding design, invention or significant improvement of instrumentation leading to advances in astronomy.

President Barack Obama is appointing Lothar von Falkenhausen, a UCLA professor of Chinese archaeology and art history, to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.

These awards are the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their research careers.

Associate director and principal investigator for the Center for Health Policy Research, Ponce will advise the center on issues related to health care and health surveys.

The UCLA research professor of education was honored with the Research on Evaluation Award for significant accomplishments to the field.

The artist explores both personal and political issues on themes such as class, gender and race.

The UCLA neurosurgeon received the William G. Lennox Award from the American Epilepsy Society.

The award, established in 1974, honors outstanding biomedical research related to health and disease that has contributed to the substance of medicine.

The award recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who has demonstrated leadership in addressing inequities in medical education and health care.

The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is accepting nominations for a new prize established to showcase discoveries in biological and biomedical sciences research.