Faculty + Staff

William Schniedewind, a UCLA professor of Near Eastern languages and cultures, recently published his fifth book, a look at the connection between Jewish faith and culture and the Hebrew language. "A Social History of Hebrew: Its Origins through the ...

The Office of the President (OP) is launching a new website on Feb. 6 that aims to make life easier for faculty, staff and retirees.   The new site, called UCnet, is the fruit of more than two years of development by OP’s communications...

Charles Alexander, director of UCLA's Academic Advancement Program and associate vice provost for student diversity, spoke Jan. 14 to a crowd of well-wishers at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Academic Advancement Learning Pavilion,...

Professor John Villasenor, an electrical engineer in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Luskin School of Public Affairs, is a widely published writer on the intersection of technology and public policy.

Mark your calendar for the Small Business Resource Fair on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Ackerman Grand Ballroom, to acquaint yourself with a wide variety of small vendors — from printers to travel service providers — who conduct business...

José Luiz Passos — “Zé” to his friends and students — is one of the rising new stars of Brazilian literature. A professor of Luso-Brazilian literatures and cultures at UCLA, Passos has published two novels...

The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA will hold a symposium, "Race and Hollywood," Thursday, Feb. 6. The symposium is part of the Bunche center’s ongoing project to create a comprehensive analysis of diversity —...

James Liao was recognized by the academy for his work using a variety of sources -- carbon dioxide, sugars and proteins -- to produce more efficient biofuels.

Donald Shoup, distinguished professor of urban planning in the Luskin School of Public Affairs, has become the nation’s oft-quoted, go-to expert on parking. 

When the worst typhoon in history devastated the Philippines last November, UCLA nurse Joanne Contreras e-mailed Dr. David Feinberg, president of the UCLA Health System and CEO of the UCLA Hospital System.

Franklin D. Gilliam Jr., dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, recently responded to a few quirky questions in the informality of Zocalo's green room before participating in a panel last month in a "Thinking L.A." event co-sponsored by UCLA.

Benjamin Britten Continuing the long and fruitful relationship between UCLA and the L.A. Opera, prolific conductor James Conlon will present a series of lectures on the works of British composer Benjamin Britten beginning Thursday, Feb. 6. The...

University of California medical centers and physicians are playing an important part in helping increase access to health care through the federal Affordable Care Act.   The law is expected to expand health insurance coverage to millions of...

The online master’s degree program at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has been ranked the No. 2 online engineering program in the country by U.S. News and World Report.   UCLA is the highest-ranked...