Faculty Bulletin Board

Alexander Astin, the Allan M. Cartter Distinguished Professor of Higher Education Emeritus at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College Personnel.

Associate professor Heather Roberge, associate vice chair in the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design, is a recipient of the Emerging Voices 16 Award from the Architectural League New York.

David Wacker and his siblings Gerry, Beverly and Michael — all UCLA alumni — have donated 46 acres of land in Kern County to the UCLA Meteorite Collection.

Jenessa Shapiro, associate professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, was recently named one of 2016’s "Best 40 Under 40 Professors" by Poets and Quants, a news website devoted to the coverage of business schools and MBA programs.

Aydogan Ozcan, Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named a 2016 distinguished lecturer by by the IEEE Photonics Society.

Yang Yang, holder of the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Chair in Engineering at UCLA, received an achievement award from the Chinese-American Engineers and Scientists Association of California.

Fidelity Charitable, an independent public charity with one of the nation's largest donor-advised fund programs, announced that Alfred E. Osborne Jr. has been elected chair of its Board of Trustees.

The Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology has been chosen to deliver the Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize Lecture for 2017.

Chair of the UCLA Department of Urology, Litwin is recognized for his foundational work focusing on quality of life in prostate cancer survivors.

The gifts will establish the Frank D. Boren Scholarships and Summer Fellowships in Environmental Law.

Ickx and his Mexico City-based architecture firm, Productora, received the award for 'Pavilion on the Zocalo' in Mexico City.

The awards recognize excellence in several categories, including innovation and research.

Faculty members Neil Denari, Georgina Huljich, Greg Lynn and Thom Mayne are included in 'Close-up,' which examines the impact of digital technologies on architectural detail and the traditions of tectonic expression.

Guber teaches a class in leadership at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and is also on the faculty of the School of Theater, Film and Television.

A professor of bioengineering, chemistry and biochemistry, Wong is honored for scientific achievement and original contributions advancing microbiology.

Wayne Smutz, dean of continuing education and UCLA Extension, has been named president-elect of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association.

Nile Green, the William Andrews Clark Professor of history and director of the Program on Central Asia in the UCLA International Institute, has edited a new book, “Afghan History Through Afghan Eyes,” published by Oxford University Press.

The assistant professor of dentistry was awarded for research that advances scientific knowledge in implant dentistry and tissue engineering.

Nile Green, the William Andrews Clark Professor of history and director of the UCLA Program on Central Asia of the UCLA International Institute, has edited a new book, “Afghan History Through Afghan Eyes,” published by Oxford University Press.  

Professors Walter Allen, Mitchell Chang, Robert Cooper and John Rogers were honored by the national research society.

'Transitions' was lauded for candid view of developmental adaptation of immigrant children to new cultures, languages and social structures.

As a volunteer surgeon for more than 20 years, Freymiller performs life-changing dental surgery on children with cleft lips and cleft palate deformities.

The UCLA School of Law professor is included in Harvard Law International Women’s Day Exhibit.

UCLA School of Law professor Kal Raustiala, director of the UCLA Ronald Burkle Center for International Relations and faculty director, UCLA International Education Office, has been elected a vice president of the American Society of International ...

A promising new discovery by UCLA scientists could lead to a new method of identifying cancer patients who express high levels of an enzyme and are more likely to respond to cancer treatments.