Alan Castel receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award
Psychology professor will collaborate with Professor Vered Halamish at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
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Professor SA Smythe awarded Rome Prize
They were recognized for their project “Where Blackness Meets the Sea: On Crisis, Culture and the Black Mediterranean.”
Engineering professor honored by Office of Naval Research
Anthony Chen receives Young Investigator Award for artificial intelligence research.
Classics professor Adriana Vazquez awarded Rome Prize
She was recognized for her project “Window Reception: Brazilian Neoclassical Poetry and Lusophone Classics Across the Atlantic.”
Dr. Onyebuchi Arah elected president of epidemiologic research society
The society is the oldest and largest general epidemiology society in North America.
Lara Ray named president-elect of research society on alcoholism
Psychology professor studies the etiology and treatment of substance use disorders, particularly alcohol use disorder.
Lauren Lee McCarthy awarded Teach Access grant
UCLA Arts professor to develop course about design, disability and the web with Claire Kearney-Volpe.
John Miao recognized by Materials Research Society
UCLA professor of physics and astronomy received Innovation in Materials Characterization Award.
Uri McMillan named fellow at Harvard Radcliffe Institute
The fellowship will involve a year of discovery and interdisciplinary exchange in Cambridge.
Ninez Ponce named to commission to transform public health data systems
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s new group will identify ways in which information is collected, shared and used.
Vickie Mays recognized by American Psychological Association
Psychology professor is honored for her contributions to psychological science and public policy.
Alden Young awarded Berggruen Institute Fellowship
UCLA historian will be part of the institute’s globalization and geopolitics program.
Thomas Mason named Society of Rheology fellow
Professor was selected for his work in complex fluids, including the development of thermal-entropic passive microrheology.
Two professors receive Amazon Research Awards
Suhas Diggavi and Yizhou Sun will receive $80,000 grants to help fund their research proposals.
Anne Rimoin honored with Global Achievement Award
Epidemiology professor will be awarded by Johns Hopkins University for her work as a public health scientist.
Economics professor receives award from Midwest Finance Association
Oleg Itskhoki, UCLA’s Venu and Ana Kotamraju Professor of Economics, was recognized for his paper on asset pricing.
Cancer researchers receive Young Investigator Awards
Dr. Gatien Moriceau and Dr. Cristina Puig-Saus were honored by the Melanoma Research Alliance.
Art professor named Berlin Prize fellow
Candice Lin will be working on a new installation of talismanic objects that emanate scent.
Michael Cooperson receives Sheikh Zayed Award for translation
Professor of Near Eastern languages and cultures was recognized for his work on “Impostures” by Maqamat Al-Hariri.
Susannah Rodríguez Drissi receives Nautilus Prize for Fiction
The UCLA Writing Programs faculty member was awarded for her debut novel “Until We’re Fish.”
Deanna Needell to lead Institute for Digital Research and Education
Mathematics professor will help develop systems, methods, processes, programs and policies that address innovative, data-driven research.
Paul Ong featured in American Planning Association tribute to urbanists
Director of UCLA’s Center for Neighborhood Knowledge was featured in a tribute to Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders.
Ellen Pearlstein awarded Rome Prize by American Academy
The professor of information studies was recognized for her study of the conservation of indigenous cultural objects.
M. Khalid Jawed receives National Science Foundation CAREER award
The assistant professor develops computer simulations that model the complex motions of soft robots.
Cecilia Rios-Aguilar named Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecturer
The professor of education spoke about improving services for students from low-income communities.