Faculty + Staff

UCLA's Code for the Mission Competition seeks new approaches to advancing UCLA's mission of education, research and service.

As part of the United Nations World Water Day on March 22, UCLA will take part in Tuesday’s White House Water Summit that aims to raise awareness of water challenges in the United States.

The professor of human genetics and biological chemistry has been awarded the 2016 Edward Novitski Prize for his pioneering body of work in genetics.

Dan McLaughlin, who, for 37 years, headed an animation program at UCLA that was considered one of the finest in the country, died in his sleep on March 15 in West Hills, California. He was 83.

Silva and Tetradis were selected as being among the most promising individuals to become leaders in dental and higher education.

A charge nurse at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Vandegrift oversees an ongoing stream of patients and the doctors and nurses who care for them.

At-risk faculty, staff and students will be invited to participate in a program found effective in preventing type 2 diabetes.

A professor of urban planning and Chicana and Chicano studies, Valenzuela has played a leading role in elucidating the phenomenon of day labor.

The honor recognizes the professor of education and Asian American studies for notable and sustained research achievements.

The 1996 film, about the relationship between two women in loveless marriages, spurred intense controversy in India and won honors worldwide.

UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center offers 12 meditations — each from five to 19 minutes long and four of them in Spanish — online and at iTunes.

Beginning March 22, Peter Cowe, the Narekatsi Chair of Armenian Studies at UCLA, and Movses Pogossian, UCLA professor of violin, will lead a group of graduate students from UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music to Armenia.

CNN’s chief international correspondent, Amanpour has covered major crises and interviewed top leaders around the world for two decades. RSVPs for the lecture are now being accepted.

The UCLA lecturer leads the Vietnamese language program and also prepares immigrant volunteers to teach Vietnamese in their communities.

Psychologist Robert Bjork's intriguing presentation is now available in the Faculty Research Lecture Archives.

Teresa Ibarra and Janice Shintaku were nominated by colleagues for the outstanding service they provide to alumni, donors, faculty, supporters and fellow staff members.

The annual award recognizes researchers, innovators and inventors from around the world for their achievements and contributions to science and technology.

A member of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Hoek did an 'In the Green Room' interview with Zócalo Public Square.

Shapley, widely considered a father of game theory, was professor emeritus of economics and mathematics and shared the 2012 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

A renowned authority on Egyptian archaeology, Wendrich takes the reins of one of the most important global research centers in archaeology.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, a circadian rhythm expert, takes part in a Zócalo/UCLA panel discussion.

The professor and chair of the UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Department has made significant contributions to earthquake science.

Professor Roshan Bastani of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health is the director of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity and the UCLA Center for Prevention Research.

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television pays tribute to the trailblazing film and television producer, April 1-27 at UCLA's Billy Wilder Theater.

The film classic screens at 7:30 p.m., presented by the UCLA Film and Television Archive, at the Hammer Museum's Billy Wilder Theater.