Faculty + Staff

UCLA faculty, staff and students have an opportunity to receive a used bike or bike parts for free on Bike (Re)cycling Day, Sunday, Oct. 19.

Professor of medicine Betty Tsao, on faculty in the division of rheumatology and arthritis at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and a member of the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center, received a research grant from the Lupus Foundation of America.

UCLA Transportation and UCLA Recreation will host a fun walk for Bruins on Thursday, Oct. 9, to celebrate Rideshare Week.

The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations presents: "Don’t Wait for the Next War: A Strategy for American Growth and Global Leadership" with Gen. Wesley K. Clark Retired.

Associate professor of electrical engineering Mona Jarrahi was a keynote speaker at the 14th International Conference on Nanotechnology held in Toronto, Canada in August 18-21. This is one of the largest nanotechnology conferences in the world.

Aaron Panofsky, associate professor of public policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, has been named the 2014-15 Kenneth L. Sokoloff Fellow at the UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy.

'American Winter,' a documentary about middle class families falling into poverty and searching for help, will be screened on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the UCLA Faculty Center.

Attend a special screening, hosted by HBO, of the first two installments of the upcoming miniseries, "Olive Kitteridge" on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m. at UCLA's Melnitz Theater.

Natividad “Nati” Cano, Grammy-winning mariachi leader and former director of the Music of Mexico Ensemble at UCLA, died Oct. 3. Cano played a major role in bringing mariachi music from local cafes to concert halls around the world.

UCLA senior managers, or aspiring senior managers, are invited to apply for the Chancellor’s Executive Education Fellowship to the UCLA Anderson Executive Program. This fellowship, made possible by the generous support of UCLA Anderson Dean Judy ...

Veteran journalist and author Jim Newton is taking on an enhanced role as a member of the staff and faculty at UCLA.

UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library will hold its annual open house on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 4:30-7 p.m.

Three faculty from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health who conduct HIV/AIDS prevention projects will receive grants from the Fogarty International Center, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

UCLA professor Rebecca Allen, an internationally recognized artist, research scientist and pioneer in 3D computer graphics, has been named chair of the Department of Design Media Arts.

Hundreds of pie lovers came to campus on Sunday for a taste of KCRW’s 6th Annual Good Food Pie Contest at UCLA's Wilson Plaza, adjacent to the Fowler Museum.

Dr. Bramah N. Singh, a renowned UCLA cardiologist who pioneered a novel classification system used by researchers and clinicians worldwide to study and develop anti-arrhythmic medications, died on Sept. 20 at his home in Encino. He was 76.

Joel Aberbach, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at UCLA, discusses his new role as chair of the Academic Senate and what’s on its agenda for 2014-15.

The films 'Smoke Signals' and 'Tenacity" launch the UCLA Film and Television Archive series, "Through Indians Eyes: Native American Cinema," on Saturday, Oct. 4.

As part of its ongoing effort to better serve readers in the digital age, UCLA Magazine has launched its first iPad app.

Utpal Banerjee, the Irving and Jean Stone Professor and chair of UCLA’s Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology in the UCLA College, will look at the important role of the fruit fly in helping scientists answer core questions about developmental biology.

UCLA’s New Wight Gallery presents "Compassion Fatigue" in its New Wight Biennial, Oct. 2-16.

Professors Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Vinit Mukhija of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs discuss their new book, "The Informal American City: Beyond Taco Trucks and Day Labor," on Oct. 2.

Patricia Turner, vice provost for undergraduate education, will assume responsibility for Summer Sessions and International Education Office, UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh announced recently.

Part of UCLA’s Office of Information Technology, Rose Rocchio and her team helped UCLA move to mobile and has positioned the campus to stay at the forefront of fast-moving technological developments.

The UCLA Grand Challenge project to make Los Angeles completely self-sufficient and sustainable in energy and water by 2050 has been awarded $100,000 after winning the popular vote in a competition sponsored by the Goldhirsh Foundation through its LA2050 Grants Challenge.