Faculty + Staff

Two priorities for the fiscal year 2017 competition were north campus-led research projects and projects involving big data and related tools and capabilities.

Julia Heck will receive $200,000 over two years from the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to support research on early detection and prevention.

Diane Favro is UCLA’s first faculty member to receive the honor, which was established in 1965.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive hosts a screening of “Moby Dick” as part of the program “John Huston: A Retrospective.” The program will run from June 17 through August 27 and will feature different films directed by John Huston.  

The UCLA Film and Television Archive hosts a screening of “Fat City” and “Wise Blood” as part of the program, “John Huston: A Retrospective.” The program will run from June 17 through August 27.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive hosts a screening of “The Night of the Iguana” and “Reflections in a Golden Eye” as part of the program “John Huston: A Retrospective”. The program will run from June 17 through August 27.

The UCLA Staff and Faculty Counseling Center is offering a three-week educational support group on change. They will be providing information, tools, and support on how to manage change and build resilience. 

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group awarded UCLA’s Steve Horvath an Allen Distinguished Investigator award.

Christopher Russell, a professor in UCLA’s Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences and principal investigator for the Dawn Mission, was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive hosts a screening of “The African Queen” and “Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison” as part of the program, “John Huston: A Retrospective.” The program will run from June 17 through August 27.

John Friedmann as an internationally renowned pioneer in urban theory and planning and a central figure in the founding of what is today the Department of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Professor Min Zhou, director of the UCLA Asia Pacific Center and the Walter and Shirley Wang Endowed Chair in U.S.-China Relations and Communications, has been selected to receive the 2017 Distinguished Career Award from the American Sociological Section on International Migration.

A panel of UCLA-appointed judges identified 10 of the most innovative proposals. Now members of the community can vote on the final four until Sunday, June 18.

The institute awarded the DAAD Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in German and European Studies to UCLA's Yasemin Yildiz.

Two UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs scholars are being recognized for seeking to frame diverse theoretical approaches to the study of urbanization as a common language or foundational concept.

Through its annual Distinguished Career Award, Excellence in Leadership Award and Rising Star Award, the UCLA Administrative Management Group shines a spotlight on dedicated staff.

UCLA has been awarded a grant to help encourage participation and cultivate the talent of students in the natural sciences, especially underrepresented ethnic minorities, first-generation college students and working adults with families.

Graduating students and guests will attend nearly 60 ceremonies and celebrations this weekend June 16-18 all over the UCLA campus. 

Audiences headed to UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s 26th Annual Film Festival will be able to enjoy the exceptional work of student film makers, animators and actors June 10-14.

UCLA computer science professors Sriram Sankararaman and Ameet Talwalkar have received a $718,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Audrey Pool O’Neal, a lecturer in mechanical and aerospace engineering and former senior manager with General Motors, has been named director of the Women in Engineering program.

The 2017 fellowship will enable associate professor Nouri Gana to explore cross-cultural literary and cultural production.

California Gov. Jerry Brown recently appointed four people to the UC Board of Regents.

Winners of the Staff Assembly Staff Scholarships will also be honored.

As part of People Power, a film series that explores successful grassroots political movements around the world, the Hammer Museum presents a screening of “Amandla!:  A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony.”