Faculty + Staff

Aydogan Ozcan, UCLA professor of electrical engineering and bioengineering, and Thomas Lipkin of the UCLA Technology Development Group, have been recognized by Biocom.

Gina Kim, a professor of film, television and digital media, won for her 12-minute film “Bloodless.”

UCLA’s vice provost for enrollment management has been honored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

The award honors the hospital for making significant improvements in its year-over-year rankings in the Vizient annual quality and accountability study.

Bill Brown, professor emeritus of design media arts at UCLA, renowned for his talents as a visual communicator and a dedicated mentor to students died Sept. 9. He was 83.

The Hammer Museum will celebrate the opening of its exhibition “Radical Women” on Saturday, Sept. 16 with a late-night party.

Sandra Harding, distinguished research professor of education, has taken part in founding a new open access journal: “Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society.”

Cato will oversee the staff responsible for policies and procedures to prevent and respond to gender discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual violence.

The goal is to have staff meet up for a “Sweaty Social” while getting to meet each other, doing something active, and learning more about the university.

As part of an ongoing effort to better understand how engaged UC employees are, 20,000 staff were randomly selected to receive the survey about working for UC.

Catterall was known internationally for his studies on the cognitive effects of music and the arts on education.

Andrea Ghez is an astronomy professor and pre-eminent scholar on the role of black holes in the evolution of galaxies.

The Faculty Practice Group is a 1,200-plus member academic practice and is one of the largest physician groups participating in the California healthcare industry.

The retrospective on Little Golden Books is on display at the library through Oct. 15.

Bringing UCLA’s scholarship into the community, Miriam Posner and Ellen Scott spoke about the history of the silent race film at the California African American Museum.

Gary Segura has been named vice president of the American Political Science Association, the leading professional organization for the study of political science.

Dr. Jeffrey Saver received the Gold Heart Award, the American Heart Association’s highest volunteer honor, for his work fighting heart disease and stroke.

Heather Maynard has been named a 2018 recipient of the American Chemical Society’s Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, which honors excellence in organic chemistry.

After 10 weeks of preparation, Startup UCLA’s summer accelerator teams will be showcasing their startups to the campus community.

The Opus Project was an honorable mention of the 2017 Larry L. Sautter Award given by the University of California.

Allegra Pesenti returns to the Hammer Museum at UCLA where she was the Grunwald Center curator from 2007 to 2013.

Just in time for back-to-school season, the Hammer Museum screens the classic dance film, “Stomp the Yard,” about a dancer who finds his place in college through stepping.

Becoming a leader of the 35,000 UCLA staffers was a natural step for Walen Ngo, the son of Vietnamese refugees, who has felt a lifelong dedication to helping others.

Clarke, distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been named the 2018 recipient of the William C. Rose Award.

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