Faculty + Staff

A conversation with Cody Saleh, research and social media coordinator for the Center for Middle East Development at the UCLA International Institute.

Starting June 15, commuters should prepare for traffic delays at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Hilgard Avenue and also Strathmore Drive between Charles Young Drive West and Westwood Plaza.

Raphael Rose, associate director of UCLA’s Anxiety and Depression Research Center, has been awarded a grant from NASA for research to support the health of astronauts on deep space missions.

Danovitch, medical director of UCLA’s Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, received the award that honors finest in doctor-patient relationships and medical education.

Save 30-60 percent on selected merchandise during the Fowler Museum Store’s Summer Sale, June 10-21.

Richard Meyer and Lawrence Rinder discuss the work of artist Joseph Holtzman 7:30-9:30 p.m., June 10 at the UCLA Hammer Museum.

UCLA adjunct professor Mark Gold has been appointed associate vice chancellor for environment and sustainability, effective July 1.

Computer science pioneer Judea Pearl will address artificial intelligence applications to medical diagnoses when he delivers the keynote address at a conference for the Society for Epidemiologic Research.

UCLA robotics expert Dennis Hong and a team of students competed with THOR, their humanoid robot, in a contest to build a robot that can go places too dangerous for humans.

The large-scale disaster drill ensures that UCLA medical professionals would be ready if needed.

David Roussève, a professor of choreography at UCLA, has been appointed interim dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, effective July 1, according to an announcement by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh.

A new SUBWAY restaurant is open for business 24/7 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

President Barack Obama today named UCLA physicist Claudio Pellegrini as a recipient of the Enrico Fermi Award, a Presidential Award and one of the government’s oldest and most prestigious awards for scientific achievement.

Dozens of UCLA staff members celebrated their graduation on June 5 from UCLA's Project SPELL, where they learned English and changed their lives.

Professors Ian Larkin, Danny Oppenheimer and Bruce Carlin of the UCLA Anderson School of Management are being recognized for excellence in teaching, research, leadership and mentorship.

Pedro Noguera, currently the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University, has been appointed as a Distinguished Professor of Education at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.

Rebeca Méndez, a professor in UCLA’s Department of Design|Media Arts, is a member of a design team selected to design the Tucson January 8 Memorial and the El Presidio Park master plan. 

Throughout his career in educational research, Louis Gomez, chair and professor of education and information studies, has sought to improve the life chances of students with a focus on improving educational innovations.

Neil Garg, professor and vice chair for education in UCLA’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has won the 2015 Gold Shield Faculty Prize, sponsored by Gold Shield, Alumnae of UCLA.

Aisha Finch, UCLA assistant professor of gender studies and African American studies, has published the new book, 'Rethinking Slave Rebellion in Cuba: La Escalera and the Insurgencies of 1841-1844.'

Jennifer Mnookin has served as vice dean for faculty and research and as vice dean for external appointments and intellectual life, and she is founding faculty director of the school’s Program on Understanding, Science and Evidence.

Dr. Richard Shemin, chief of cardiac surgery at UCLA, always knew that William Shemin — his cousin twice removed — “was a phenomenal war hero,” although the former World War I sergeant was never given the Medal of Honor. On Tuesday, President Obama changed that.

UCLA’s 2015-16 Distinguished Teaching Awards to non-Academic Senate faculty, teaching assistants have been announced.

In “Project Fatherhood,” social welfare professor Jorja Leap writes about the struggles and triumphs of men doing their best to become good fathers and mentors in Watts.

An exhibition of works by painter Joseph Holtzman opens on June 6 at UCLA's Hammer Museum.