Rebeca Méndez’s exhibit is the 17th installation of the New York museum’s “Select” series, which investigates the interaction of humanity, nature, design and science.
Among other applications, quantum systems hold the promise of new sensitive sensors, with a variety of possible medical, national security and scientific applications.
The Association of Community Cancer Centers will present UCLA’s Dr. Patricia Ganz with its clinical research award at its national conference in October.
UCLA researchers from medicine, engineering, life sciences, physical sciences and dentistry, are among the recipients of the medical school’s 2018 Seed Grant Program.
The center, which is based in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, includes faculty who work with immigrant communities in California and faculty who collaborate in more than 50 countries.
Andrew Goldstein, an assistant professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology and urology at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, received the Giants of Science Hope award.
Sudipto Banerjee, professor of biostatistics at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was honored by the International Society for Bayesian Analysis.
UCLA’s Dr. Kenneth Wells, the David Weil Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, is the recipient of the Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize.
Under the expansion, UCLA will share new models of care for the elderly, such as those for falls prevention and for Alzheimer’s and other dementias, with other locations.
Steven Wallace, professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was honored with the inaugural Mario Gutierrez Award on Migrant Health.
Bryonn Bain, associate professor of African American studies, was awarded the Los Angeles Theater Award for solo performance for his play, “Lyrics from Lockdown.”
Georgiana Galateanu, who teaches in the department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian languages and cultures, was honored for promoting Romanian culture.