Faculty Bulletin Board

Ann Carlson, professor of environmental law and the inaugural faculty co-director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, has given a series of lectures in Berlin and Frankfurt at the invitation of the U.S. State Department.

Stephen Hubbell, a distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UCLA, is the 2016 laureate of the International Prize for Biology for his outstanding contributions to biology research.

Department of Art Professor Catherine Opie got permission from actress Elizabeth Taylor before she died in 2011 to photograph the star’s home and personal possessions during the last year of her life.

Steven Christiansen, a lecturer in architecture and urban design in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, recently received two International Design Awards in the category of conceptual architecture.

The UCLA faculty member and university organist recorded music for the movie on the world's largest functional church pipe organ.

Albert “Al” A. Barber, who served as vice chancellor of research programs at UCLA from 1971 to 1991, died at age 87 from lung cancer at his home in Upperville, Virginia, on July 30.

The award recognizes outstanding scholars in the field of African American literature and culture.

Professor Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris leads the research and planning team at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

A satellite launched from Vostochny, Siberia is expected to advance space sciences for years to come, said Shprits, the mission’s principal investigator.

Professor Denari is the new interim chair of the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design.

Lothar von Falkenhausen, associate director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA and professor of Chinese archaeology and art history, was elected as one of 33 new members of the American Philosophical Society.

Chandrashekhar Joshi, Distinguished Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical Engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, will receive the 2017 IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award.

Oakes is UCLA Presidential Professor Emerita in Educational Equity and founding director of Center X and the Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access.

The professor of history and art history is recognized for her article examining the controversy surrounding Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa.

The Distinguished Professor of History was named a fellow in recognition of his outstanding contributions to research in the humanities.

A Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Gelbart was honored with a special issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry B, recognizing his far-reaching interests and contributions.

A professor of history, Terrall will also lead UCLA's Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies.

'Skills of the Unskilled: Work and Mobility among Mexican Migrants,' follows migrant workers and uncovers success upon returning to Mexico with marketable skills.

'Manufacturing and Service Operations Management' is one of just nine publications selected from 150 journals nominated this year.

Led by Steven Clarke, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the program prepares the next generation of doctoral students for successful careers in the biosciences.

Torres is distinguished professor of education at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and the UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education.

UCLA urban planning professor Brian Taylor has been named National Associate of the National Research Council, the operating arm of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, for his longtime service to the organization’s research board.

The initiative, launched in 2013, is dedicated to studying contemporary issues in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Shanghai and Mexico City.

Graham is a Distinguished Professor of Education and the University of California Presidential Chair in Education and Diversity.

A member of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Demanes will receive the Ulrich Henschke Award in recognition of his dedication and commitment to the field of brachytherapy for more than three decades.