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A leader in translational medicine and member of the UCLA faculty since 1988, he has served as interim dean since September 2021.

Professors Jolie Chea and Loubna Qutami discuss how the field of Asian American studies is evolving.

Yousef Bozorgnia, Sharon Dolovich and Aaron Littman will receive Public Impact Research Awards at a June 2 ceremony.

Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi teaches a course that looks at how and why their memory is silenced, and how cultural memory can push back against state-imposed forgetting.

UCLA’s newest honorees are Miguel García-Garibay, Leonid Kruglyak, Gary Segura and Min Zhou.

Back after COVID, the unique partnership has fostered educational, research and cultural opportunities on both sides of the Pacific.

The UCLA professors envision making a big impact with tiny particles.

The University of California intends to provide a general 4.6% salary increase for eligible, policy-covered staff employees and academic employees.

Professors Heather Maynard, Harryette Mullen and Daniel Treisman are among the 270 inductees for 2023.

The honored work ranges from a celebration of celebrates Black fashion in Los Angeles to a first-of-its-kind art restitution program.

Gray, whose personal experiences spurred her advocacy on behalf of people who unintentionally caused the death of others, died April 1.

Professor Alex Hall’s work with native plants is in full bloom, with a weekend tour and an upcoming podcast.

Baljit Khakh will discuss the long-overlooked role of astrocytes in health and disease during his Faculty Research Lecture on April 19.

The honorees are Michael Berry, Scott Cummings, Prineha Narang, Alex Purves and Michael Rothberg.

In honor of Women’s History Month, Block discusses the inspirational figures in her life and her efforts on behalf of women leaders across campus.

The school intends to recruit more students from Hispanic-serving institutions to its doctoral programs and, ultimately, its faculty.

The UCLA alumnus, an expert in disability and civil rights law, is currently dean at LMU Loyola Law School.

The UCLA alumna and former UCLA faculty member currently leads the Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence at the University of Illinois Chicago.

The newly minted UCLA professor is dedicated to improving testing for tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.

Environmental institute director spreads UCLA’s expertise from Southern California to the southern tip of the world.

Historian Kelly Lytle Hernández was honored for her book “Bad Mexicans,” which looks at the Mexican Revolution from both sides of the border.

Hall, who assumed the role March 1, focuses on developing regional climate models to help spur science-informed action on climate change.

“The Power of Nature,” edited by the UCLA anthropologist, explores how people have responded to volcanoes, epidemics and droughts.

The inaugural chair holder is Dr. Beth Karlan, a UCLA professor of obstetrics and gynecology.

The faculty director for Thinking Gender 2023 discusses her vision for the conference, which was held in person for the first time since 2020.