Faculty Bulletin Board

Dr. Antoni Ribas, director of the tumor immunology program at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, has received the 2019 William B. Coley Award.

Dr. Linda Liau is the first woman to chair the organization in its 80-year history.

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowships for students promote science fact in film and television.

Shu-mei Shih was recognized for her influential work in Sinophone studies by her alma mater, National Taiwan Normal University.

Paulo Tabuada, professor in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been elected fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control.

Rebeca Méndez was awarded the Lucas Artists Fellowship by the Montalvo Arts Center’s Sally and Don Lucas Artists Program.

Dr. Steven Jonas has received a five-year $1.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health through its High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program.

Andrea Ghez, Eric Hudson, Aydogan Ozcan and Chee Wei Wong were chosen as fellows in honor of their exceptional contributions to physics.

Annette Stanton will receive the Harold H. Benjamin Innovation Award from the organization at its fifth annual Gilda Gala in October.

Bridget Callaghan has been named recipient of the David Kucharski Young Investigator Award from the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology.

Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” will be the first opera by an African American composer in the company’s 136-year history.

Guy Van den Broeck received the 2019 Computers and Thought Award from the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence.

Tim Austin received the $100,000 prize for his research achievements.

Two UCLA doctors have received grants to fund research into treatments for pediatric cancer from Hyundai Hope On Wheels.

Glen MacDonald will be inducted into the division of Earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences in November.

Dr. Jonathan Fielding was appointed a member of the committee on a national strategy for cancer control in the United States.

Ximin He was one of 14 researchers from around the globe who were named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars for 2019-21.

Ian Holloway has received an Avenir Award to create a machine-learning system that will monitor social media interactions with participants’ consent.

UCLA’s Dr. Linda Liau and Dr. Timothy Cloughesy received a $400,000 grant from the PHASE ONE Foundation to support their research.

Michael Stenstrom, distinguished professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA, has been awarded the Fair Medal.

Dana Cuff, professor of architecture and urban design, has been recognized by Architectural Record magazine.

An expert in work-related health issues, Dr. Linda Rosenstock was honored by the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association.

The award recognizes UCLA’s Ninez Ponce and the California-wide health survey she helped create.

James Rosenzweig, UCLA distinguished professor of physics, has been selected to receive one of 13 research awards for work on particle accelerator science.

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw coined the term “intersectionality,” which is now used in discussions of racial inequality and various forms of social justice.