Faculty + Staff

The 12th annual concert features outstanding student soloists from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

The NBC medical drama featured RAVEN, a surgical robotic system designed for minimally invasive surgery that is both realistic and futuristic.

'Historical Perspective on the Corporate Interest Deduction' was cited as a leading article by an online news and analysis publication for tax professionals.

The latest research on the impact of microbes inside our bodies on brain development, function and behavior, from UCLA scientist and Sloan Foundation 'rising star' Elaine Hsaio.

Pestana joins a select group of scholars who speak with audiences nationwide to promote understanding and appreciation of all facets of U.S. history.

Nearly 6,000 faculty, staff and students across the UC system took part last year, walking a total of more than 10,000 miles.

UCLA cardiologist and molecular geneticist Dr. Stephen Young is renowned for his work on understanding mechanisms for human disease.

The Nippon Sheet Glass Company Professor of Material Science and Engineering at UCLA, Dunn will conduct collaborative research in creating new generations of materials.

The Dolly Green Professor of Ophthalmology was recognized for improving medical understanding of macular degeneration, which damages vision in an estimated 11 million Americans.

Ribas, who is working to create a cancer-fighting immune system, received the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the American Association for Cancer Research.

Owen Husney, who teaches music business at UCLA Extension, recalls what made Prince’s music so different, negotiating the first record deal and how his experiences with Prince influence his teaching.

Associate professor Anastassia Alexandrova of the department of chemistry and biochemistry has been honored with a 2016 Rising Star Award, which recognizes exceptional women chemists on a national level.

Talented students of the Ray Bolger Musical Theater program stage a new revival of the classic musical.

UCLA faculty with expertise in international politics, labor movements and more discuss Brazil's current political crisis on May 4, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Meet an 11-foot python, 100-pound tortoise, exotic birds, reptiles, lizards and more at a Kids in the Courtyard event, Sunday 2-4 p.m. at the Fowler Museum.

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.

To celebrate jazz legend Duke Ellington’s 117th birthday, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Department of Ethnomusicology will be hosting a concert to honor his life and work.

Research on incarceration in the United States by UCLA Luskin public policy professor Michael Stoll figures prominently in a newly released report on criminal justice reform by the White House Council of Economic Advisors. 

The David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health need your help to select four winning projects that aim to transform health in the Los Angeles region.

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.

Peter Bisanz has been appointed the new executive director of the Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Dean Teri Schwartz announced today.  

University Parents Nursery School, located in University Village under sponsorship of the UCLA Office of Residential Life, is celebrating its 50th anniversary under director Rachel Graves, who’s been at the school for 28 years.

To UCLA visual artist Casey Reas, writing computer code and programming are not so much technical skills as “thinking” skills that he has managed to apply to artistic expression to great effect.

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.