Jean-Luc Margot awarded SETI citizen science grant from the Planetary Society April 4, 2022 The professor of Earth, planetary and space sciences will lead a radio astronomy search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Fielding School of Public Health team receives state grant April 4, 2022 A team led by Vickie Mays and Ninez Ponce, professors of health policy and management, will focus on COVID-19 research.
Lindsay De Biase honored by McKnight Brain Research Foundation April 4, 2022 The assistant physiology professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine will receive a $750,000 grant for cognitive aging research.
Dr. Gregg Fonarow honored by the American Heart Association March 31, 2022 The interim chief of UCLA’s division of cardiology received the association’s highest volunteer award.
Check out ‘How Do You See This World?’ at the Fowler Museum March 30, 2022 Drop by the museum to take in nearly 80 paintings by Kwame Akoto, who owns the Almighty God Art Works studio.
In memoriam: Marina Goldovskaya, 80, teacher of documentary filmmaking March 30, 2022 The professor and award-winning filmmaker captured the decline of the Soviet Union in her movies.
Staff news: Chief information officer Lucy Avetisyan honored March 30, 2022 Avetisyan was recognized by the Tambellini Group, which created the awards to celebrate IT teams and leaders for their excellence.
In memoriam: Barbara Morrison, 72, jazz singer and UCLA voice teacher March 28, 2022 The vocalist, who taught at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, enjoyed teaching and giving back to the community.
Nancy Pike honored by international nursing society March 28, 2022 She will be inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing’s hall of fame.
UCLA poised to become a world leader in hip-hop studies March 28, 2022 Building on decades of scholarship, the new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form.
To fight diseases of aging, scientist makes aging itself the target March 24, 2022 Dr. Ming Guo wants to help “create a higher quality of life over a healthy life span.”
March 26: 12th annual Sketch to Screen Costume Design Panel March 23, 2022 Deborah Nadoolman Landis will be joined in conversation by six Academy Award-nominated costume designers.
Biophysicist Amy Rowat honored by the National Science Foundation March 23, 2022 The associate professor will receive funding to research cells as materials to help sustain food production.
Three professors to help guide National Museum of the American Latino March 23, 2022 Leisy Ábrego, Laura Gómez and Floridalma Boj López were named to the scholarly advisory committee for the new museum.
UCLA to provide free menstrual products on campus March 21, 2022 Complimentary pads and tampons will be available in campus restrooms starting April 4.
Frederick Zimmerman elected to National Academy of Social Insurance March 21, 2022 Zimmerman, a professor of health policy and management, will help boost public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security.
Dr. Carol Mangione to lead the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force March 18, 2022 The distinguished professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA will help lessen systemic racism.
Hamid Arabzadeh honored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association March 17, 2022 The adjunct professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health was awarded for his role on a COVID-19 task force.
May Wang named to Los Angeles County Food Equity advisory panel March 17, 2022 Wang, a community health sciences professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, will address food equity issues in Los Angeles County.
Dr. Kymora Scotland honored by the American Urological Association March 17, 2022 Scotland, who was named Young Urologist of the Year for the western section, has developed a program to support residents of color.
UCLA leaders update campus COVID safety policies at town hall March 17, 2022 If COVID-19 cases continue on their downward trend, masking and testing requirements will be relaxed in early April, campus leaders said.
March 20: Ring in the Iranian new year March 17, 2022 Enjoy musical performances while celebrating Nowruz and the first day of spring at UCLA’s Dickson Court.
UCLA physics professor to participate in White House energy summit on March 17 March 16, 2022 Troy Carter, director of the Plasma Science and Technology Institute at UCLA, will join other fusion energy experts.
In memoriam: John Edmond, 85, professor emeritus of biological chemistry March 16, 2022 Edmond, who joined UCLA in 1968, researched lipid metabolism in the brain and its relationship to developmental disorders.
UC extends credit monitoring and identity theft protection for UC members affected by 2021 Accellion incident March 15, 2022 Those already enrolled with Experian do not need to take any action — they will automatically receive the free two-year extension on the one-year anniversary of their initial enrollment.