University of Florida, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Rhodes University of South Africa will share editorial oversight, financial support.
Seana Shiffrin, professor of philosophy and Pete Kameron Professor of Law and Social Justice, will be honored with the 2016 Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching, given annually to a professor who has made an outstanding commitment to teaching.
Saltzman is the Donald Bren Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law at the UCLA School of Law and a member of the Emmett Institute for Climate Change and the Environment.
UCLA's Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr., Chair in Engineering, Yang was cited by Thomson Reuters based on an assessment of more than 120,000 research publications and citations.
An assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, Burton is working to increase the resilience of the next generation of buildings in response to natural hazards.
Lavretsky found that combining the stimulant Ritalin with the antidepressant Celexa was more effective for treating depression in the elderly than an antidepressant alone or Ritalin alone.
A three-year, $2 million-plus grant, awarded to Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, will be used to develop therapies to halt or alleviate the disabilities associated with multiple sclerosis.
James C. Liao and M.C. Frank Chang are recognized for demonstrating 'a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions.'