Faculty + Staff

Lukowa Kidima, a linguist in the UCLA Library who also taught in the department of linguistics, passed away on August 21, 2013, at the UCLA Medical Center following a stroke. He was 63.

Looking for a free art and history lesson of contemporary Europe? You’ve got just a couple of weeks left to get to the Fowler Museum to see photographs of the futuristic-looking, yet dilapidated spomeniks ― Serbo-Croatian for monuments —...

When Peter Clayson was an undergraduate student at Brigham Young University majoring in psychology and Russian, he did scholarly research on the brain science behind cognitive and emotional processing — work that included participating in two...

If you’re looking to satisfy your outdoor theater fix, UCLA's William Andrews Clark Memorial Library presents its final Arts on the Grounds performance of the summer this weekend. Artistic Director Annie Loui and the Counter-Balance Theater...

Parklets, like this one on Spring Street, have the power to enliven a neighborhood, researchers discovered. Despite their tiny size, parklets — those popular pockets of public space that are formed from parking spaces, alleyways...

Beginning next year, consumers walking into a chain restaurant anywhere in the country will get an eyeful — calorie counts next to their favorite triple-triple burger with extra everything. While many jurisdictions, including California,...

Shuhsi Kao, emerita professor in the UCLA Department of French and Francophone Studies, died Aug. 9 in Madison, Wis. from complications of diabetes, heart disease and lung disease. She was 68.

When government, the media and the public try to make sense of drug policy in America, the expert they turn to is Mark Kleiman, public policy professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. A renowned researcher, blogger, author and...

Professor Hiroshi Motomura was named one of the 26 "best law teachers" in the United States, in the recently published book, "What The Best Law Teachers Do."

A new weekly coaches' radio show, the Bruin Insider Show, will begin airing this Tuesday from 7-8 p.m., live from Barney's Beanery in Westwood on KLAC (570AM).   UCLA head football coach Jim Mora on air. UCLA head football coach Jim Mora...

This 2-millimeter-thick polymer has shown early promise as a way to decrease the risk of concussions. As a sports fan with expertise in biomechanical engineering, UCLA professor Vijay Gupta marvels at the efficient, effective way the human...

Captain America, Spider-Man and their fellow superheroes wowed kids at Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA Wednesday when they swooped in to wash the windows five stories up in the pediatric unit.