Faculty + Staff

UCLA's Fowler Museum will screen 'Narco Cultura,' a documentary about folk saints and the drug war in Mexico and the U.S., on Thursday, June 12 at 7 p.m.

UCLA professors Jody Heymann and Fernando Torres-Gil contributed to the book, “The Upside of Aging: How Long Life is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy, and Purpose.”

Assistant professor Chandra Ford will lead a $1.5-million study by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Kaiser Permanente to examine factors preventing HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment among racial and ethnic minorities and people 50 and older.

Leobardo Estrada, an associate professor of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, has been elected 2014-15 vice chair/chair-elect of the UCLA Academic Senate.

Professor Donald Neuen, longtime director of choral conducting and choral studies at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music, led his final concert on June 7 at Royce Hall.

UCLA Staff Assembly's newly elected Executive Board members take office on July 1, 2014.

Sarna, who holds the Lulu Wolf Hassenplug Chair, will serve a one-year term while Dean Courtney Lyder is on leave.

Employee contributions to the University of California retirement plan will increase on July 1, 2014.

Betsy Metzgar, assistant director for scheduling and information systems in the UCLA Events Office, has worked at UCLA for 30 years and commuted via the UCLA Vanpool for the last 23.

UCLA staff members Henry Charles and Teresa Roth have have been selected by the Staff Assembly to receive the Chancellor’s Excellence in Service Awards.

Eileen Scallen, associate dean for curriculum and academic affairs and adjunct professor of law at the UCLA School of Law, has published 'Working Together in Law: Teamwork and Small Group Skill for Legal Professionals,' which looks at group dynamics and cooperation.

Edward Soja, UCLA professor emeritus of urban planning, has published a new book, 'My Los Angeles: From Urban Restructuring to Regional Urbanizations.'

Jody Priselac, executive director of Center X teacher training program in the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies and associate dean for community programs, has been named the recipient of UCLA Staff Assembly's 2014 Faculty/Staff Partnership Award. 

The 'Code for the Mission' contest seeks faculty, staff and students to create apps exploring the liberal arts, tackling health care problems and closing the education gap.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive will screen the 1923 silent films “The Bright Shawl” and “The Fighting Blade” this Friday, June 6, 7:30 p.m.

The University of California and several partners have released a new version of a free tool that helps researchers and their institutions create effective data management plans required by the federal government.

Mignon Moore, UCLA professor of sociology, and her spouse, Elaine Harley, received the LGBT Heritage Award from the Los Angeles City Council, which was presented by Mayor Eric Garcetti on May 30.

Brenda Stevenson, UCLA professor of history has received the university’s 2014 Gold Shield Faculty Award for outstanding scholarship, teaching and service.

UCLA’s Fowler Museum hosts “Down to Earth: Buggy Petting Zoo” on Sunday, June 8, 2-4 p.m.

Their Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is leading a very personal fight to find treatments and extend lives — including that of their son.

Terrence Malick’s stunningly photographed film screens June 2, 7:30 p.m. at the James Bridges Theater.

'Poems and Prayers' features the works of composer Mohammed Fairouz and was recorded at UCLA's iconic Royce Hall.

Natalie Bjelajac, UCLA nurse, is spearheading a project to make iPads, DVDs and other forms of entertainment available to adult patients on Unit 7E/5E.

Purnima Mankekar, UCLA professor of Asian American studies and gender studies, has received the 2013-14 C. Doris and Toshio Hoshide Distinguished Teaching Prize in Asian American Studies at UCLA.

Marcus Roper, UCLA assistant professor of applied mathematics, has received a Career Award from the National Science Foundation.