Sign up for UCLA’s annual volunteer day, which returns this year as Serve LA with USC September 6, 2022 Putting their rivalry aside, both schools will contribute to the community on Saturday, Sept. 24.
$1.6 million from UCLA professors Sherie and Donald Morrison will help revitalize Faculty Club September 6, 2022 The gift is the latest from the esteemed scholars, whose philanthropy has supported programs and initiatives across campus for decades.
Eric Hoek to receive water research and technology prize September 2, 2022 The National Water Research Institute named Hoek the 2022 Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize laureate.
Staff News: Maher El-Kady named to Chemical & Engineering News’ Talented 12 September 1, 2022 The assistant researcher in UCLA’s chemistry department was recognized for developing more powerful and safer batteries
Dean Tracy Johnson receives grant to launch undergraduate stem cell training program August 30, 2022 Johnson, a member of the Broad Stem Cell Research at UCLA, has received $2.9 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Watch: TV show ‘Artbound’ puts artist Lauren Lee McCarthy and NFTs in the spotlight August 30, 2022 The associate professor of design media arts has focused on exploring how technology has become so interwoven into our lives and society.
Professor emerita Joyce Newman Giger honored by American Academy of Nursing August 29, 2022 Newman Giger was one of six people chosen as a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing.
Nursing researcher Yeonsu Song awarded National Institutes of Health grant August 29, 2022 The assistant professor is studying ways to improve sleep among people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers.
Three people from UCLA chosen as fellows of the American Academy of Nursing August 25, 2022 Karen Grimley, Mary Rezk-Hanna and David Bailey are part of a class of 250 nursing leaders around the world to be inducted this tear.
See ‘Drawing Down the Moon’ at the Hammer Museum on Sept. 11 August 25, 2022 This exhibition operates at the crux of a lunar spectrum, between the lure and mystery of the unattainable moon and the eternal quest to conquer the moon in its material form.
Campus town hall provides updates on COVID-19 protocols and answers to monkeypox questions August 24, 2022 Leadership provided further clarity on recently modified COVID-19 protocols and how campus is preparing to deal with monkeypox.
NSF-funded UCLA center to develop chemical qubits for quantum computing August 23, 2022 The center, which will be led by Professor Anastassia Alexandrova, will break new ground in chemistry.
Aug. 23: COVID-19 virtual town hall August 22, 2022 Faculty and staff can learn the latest information about recent updates to UCLA’s COVID-19 protocols and about the campus’s response to monkeypox.
Good vibes on campus as the annual All-Staff Picnic returns August 18, 2022 Several thousand staff gathered on Dickson Plaza to enjoy a day of appreciation and fun.
UCLA receives $500,000 to study the impact of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic August 16, 2022 Researchers will investigate how telemedicine affected equitable access to care and whether it ultimately raised or lowered costs.
Aug. 15-19: Staff Appreciation Week at UCLA August 11, 2022 There will be in-person and virtual events, giveaways and everything peaks Thursday, Aug. 18, with the annual All-Staff Picnic.
Three psychologists selected as 2022-23 UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows August 11, 2022 Assistant professors Bridget Callaghan, Dave Clewett and Lauren Ng have been being selected for the program.
Jessica Gipson named leader of center on population and reproductive health August 11, 2022 Gipson has been appointed director of the Bixby Center on Population and Reproductive Health.
In memoriam: John Froines, 83, environmental health researcher and advocate August 11, 2022 Froines, was a professor emeritus of environmental and occupational health sciences and a renowned member of the “Chicago 7.” He was 83.
Faculty hiring commitments are already building equity at UCLA August 10, 2022 Most of these appointments will be in the four ethnic studies centers that make up the Institute of American Cultures.
Aug. 18: JazzPOP at the Hammer Museum presents Phillip Greenlief August 9, 2022 The free programming starts at 8 p.m. in the museum’s courtyard.
Better than ever: Faculty Club reopens after renovations, preserving what Bruins have cherished August 4, 2022 Renovations include a new roof, landscaping, new paint, and two new accessible restrooms. The club will be open for all services starting Sept. 22.
Materials scientists receive grant to develop 3D-printed lithium ion batteries August 1, 2022 Bruce Dunn and Morris Wang will lead the project, which is being funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Dr. Stanley Frencher Jr. named Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow July 28, 2022 An associate professor of urology, Frencher was one of 21 health care leaders selected to join the program.
Founder of UCLA’s liver transplant program reflects on 40 years of saving lives July 27, 2022 “It was an incredible span and an incredible career,” said Dr. Ronald Busuttil. “I couldn’t be happier.”