Faculty Bulletin Board

Charlene Villaseñor Black, associate director of Chicano Studies Research Center and professor of art history and Chicana/o studies, has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation.

The internationally respected center enables UCLA scientists to work together across disciplines to accelerate progress in and deepen insights gained from demographic and population research.

The Architect’s Newspaper has awarded Steven Christensen, a lecturer in architecture and urban design in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, its 2016 Young Architects Award. 

A new book by George Dutton, an associate professor of Asian languages and culture and director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, explores the life of Vietnamese Catholic priest Philiphê Binh.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether North Carolina lawmakers can prevent sexual predators from using prominent social media sites in a case where Eugene Volokh and his students filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari.

UCLA professor Michael Cooperson of Near Eastern languages and cultures has won the Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation for his Arabic-to-English translation of the “Virtues of the Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal " by Ibn al-Jawzī.

Graeme Blair, assistant professor of political science, received the award from the UC Berkeley Center for Effective Global Action.

Three new books by UCLA School of Law faculty shine a light on non-traditional forms of practice in order to create greater access to legal services and to help lawyers master alternatives to litigation.

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.

On Dec. 14, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced funding for 290 projects in 43 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

UCLA professor of education Carlos Alberto Torres recently received a Doutoramento Honoris Causa from the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias.

UCLA brain stimulation research using ultrasound to jump-start a man’s brain following a coma is the eighth best thing that happened in 2016 Wired reports in its ‘Best of 2016’ edition. The research may lead to new ways to treat patients in coma, Wired reports.

Benjamin Madley received the inaugural Heyday Books History Award from a statewide publishing firm that celebrates and explores California's history, environment, and gives voice to its indigenous peoples.

The Modern Language Association of America will award its William Sanders Scarborough Prize to McMillan for his book "Embodied Avatars: Genealogies of Black Feminist Art and Performance."

UCLA psychiatrist Dr. James McCracken has been honored by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with the George Tarjan, M.D., Award for Contributions in Developmental Disabilities.

The computer scientist conducts research in big data analytics, data mining, bioinformatics and computational biology, and databases.

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

Four faculty members of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have been elected as Fellows of IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

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

Dr. Ronald Mito, professor of clinical dentistry and executive associate dean for academic programs and personnel at the UCLA School of Dentistry, was awarded the 2016 Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award by the California Dental Association.

The Society of Multivariate Behavioral Research has awarded UCLA professor emeritus of computer science Judea Pearl the 2017 Sells Award for Distinguished Multivariate Research.

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

Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske has been named the 2017 recipient of the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology,  a premier organization for academic clinical psychology. 

Sherie Morrison is the recipient of the 2016 Immunology,  Inflammation,  Infection and Transplantation Excellence in Research Award, established to honor individuals who have made seminal contributions to basic and translational immunology.

Chih-Ming Ho, a UCLA distinguished research professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and of bioengineering, was recently elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.