Faculty Bulletin Board

UCLA Anderson has been awarded a $50,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, a U.S Navy veteran.

A Distinguished Professor of Linguistics, Schuh died Nov. 8 after an illness of several months. He was an outstanding member of the department in teaching, research and service.

Education profession Alison Bailey and researchers with Center X’s Northeast Region office will receive $2.37 million over five years from the National Professional Development program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education.

Professor Andrea Ghez, who holds the Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Chair in Astrophysics, has been selected to receive the Sven Berggren Prize of 2017 by Sweden’s Royal Physiographic Society.

Michael Berry 's translation of the novel, "To Live," has been selected for the National Endowment for the Arts’ The Big Read initiative. Berry is a professor in Asian languages and cultures.

The award recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who has demonstrated leadership in addressing inequities in medical education and health care.

The late professor of Spanish and Portuguese is being honored at the UCLA Faculty Center.

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television established the graduate student fellowship in honor of the late faculty member.

Kent Wong recently received the Excellence in Law and Justice Award from the Chinese American Museum in recognition of his advocacy on behalf of students and workers.

Ford's new book, "Natural Interests: The Contest over Environment in Modern France," was published by Harvard University Press.

Rebeca Méndez, a professor of design media arts, has been recognized with a humanitarian award in honor of her pro-bono work helping to rebrand the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women.

Cheng will provide strategic and tactical leadership to technology efforts to support UCLA Health Sciences.

The assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering will apply the $360,000 award to research on nanoscale architectures and ultrafast energy diagnostics.

The Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is recognized for his leadership and scientific contributions for future fusion power plants.

Dean emerita of the Fielding School of Public Health, Rosenstock is being recognized for her distinguished contributions in public health.

Andrea Bertozzi, Subramanian Iyer, Jianwei 'John' Miao, Pietro Musumeci and Mason Porter are recognized for 'exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise.'

Widely admired for her excellent teaching and extraordinary student mentorship, Donald died on Oct. 16 at the age of 43.

Eugene Volokh and Adam Winkler were ranked among the top 25 legal scholars whose academic articles were cited in court opinions.

A $1 fee to Californians who purchase lead-acid batteries could raise $40 million every year to clean up lead pollution across the state.

Stevenson is a renowned scholar in the history of slavery, particularly enslaved women, in the United States and throughout the Atlantic World.

Dr. Claire Baldauf, Dr. Marjorie-Anne Guerra and Dr. Manal Habib are fellows at the Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA.

The World Arts and Cultures professor is renowned worldwide for his innovative treatments of classical material.

Findings from a study by urban planning faculty Michael Lens and Paavo Monkkonen is included in the Housing Development Toolkit.

The American Academy of Pediatrics award recognizes Klitzner for his work on behalf of children with special health care needs.

Sarah Abrevaya Stein's 'Extraterritorial Dreams' tracks the immigration of Sephardi Jews from the Ottoman Empire.