Faculty Bulletin Board

March 10 marked the official publication of UCLA history professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam’s latest book, “Europe’s India: Words, People, Empires, 1500–1800.”

Four UCLA architecture and urban design faculty and three alumni have been invited to participate in the Chicago Architecture Biennial, which will run from Sept. 16, 2017, to Jan. 7, 2018.

Following the retirement of UCLA Associate Dean Carlos Grijalva, professors Susan Ettner and Norma Mendoza-Denton have been appointed associate deans in the Graduate Division.

Dr. Anthony Aldave — UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute faculty member, professor and Walton Li chair in cornea and uveitis — became the fourth surgeon in the world to implant 200 Boston keratoprotheses.

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.

Stephanie Seidlits, an assistant professor of bioengineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received the NSF's highest honor for faculty members at the start of their careers.

A professor of advanced prosthodontics and bioengineering at the UCLA School of Dentistry has received second-phase funding for his research on a project for the Center for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Tissue and Organ Regeneration.

Jonathan Hopkins, Mona Jarrahi, Daniel Kamei and Ajit Mal were four faculty members who were honored at an annual awards dinner.

As part of Desert X, a contemporary art exhibition in Palm Springs, UCLA art professor Jennifer Bolande provides a cinematic experience for passersby animated by driving along the Gene Autry Trail.

UCLA professor and vice chair of the department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences Alex Hall will be honored as an innovator in climate change research by Climate Resolve, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit.

UCLA professor of radiological sciences Michael McNitt-Gray has agreed to serve as the new assistant vice chancellor for radiation safety.

The UCLA Academic Personnel Office announced the recipients of the Unit 18 professional development awards. The annual awards support the professional growth and pedagogical initiatives of lecturers, officially known as Unit 18.

UCLA Professor of Education Tyrone Howard has been selected as one of 14 2017 AERA Fellows by the American Educational Research Association.

Assistant adjunct professor of ethnomusicology and renowned tabla player Abhiman Kaushal was featured on White Sun’s Grammy award winning album “White Sun II.”

Kimberlé Crenshaw is a distinguished professor of law at both the UCLA School of Law and Columbia University Law School.

Jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter, UCLA adjunct professor of music and a member of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Board of Trustees, is one of this year’s recipients of Sweden’s Polar Music Prize, considered by many to be the "Nobel Prize" of music.

UCLA professor emeritus Christopher Ehret has been working as a primary adviser on the PBS series, "The Great Civilizations of Africa," produced by Henry Louis Gates Jr. 

Steven Christensen is an architect and lecturer at UCLA.

The award is given to early-career faculty with the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.

"The Inner Eye: Vision and Transcendence in African Arts" is an exhibition curated by world arts and cultures/dance professor Polly Nooter Roberts.

UCLA’s Lionel Popkin has choreographed a new work, "Inflatable Trio." His dance is set to be performed from Feb. 23-25 at 8 p.m. at the Skirball Cultural Center.

Sanjay Subrahmanyam was honored by the Université catholique de Louvian in Belgium.

The Association for Asian American Studies recently honored Grace Hong and Min Zhou for their publications.

On behalf of the National Science Foundation, Andrea Bertozzi will be one of the NSF-funded scientists who will be featured for making an impact on the real work with her discoveries.

UCLA chemistry professor Heather Maynard has been elected a 2017 Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering Fellow of the American Chemical Society.