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Computer scientist receives CAREER Award from NSF

Raghu Meka, an assistant professor of computer science at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation.

White House names Margolis a champion of change

Jane Margolis, senior researcher at UCLA’s Center X, has been named one of nine “White House Champions of Change for Computer Science Education” for her work in computer science education for women and students of color.

Shiffrin to receive Rutter Award for teaching excellence

Seana Shiffrin, professor of philosophy and Pete Kameron Professor of Law and Social Justice, will be honored with the 2016 Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching, given annually to a professor who has made an outstanding commitment to teaching.

Pearl wins Dickson Prize from Carnegie Mellon

Judea Pearl, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence and a professor at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, will receive the Dickson Prize in Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

MALDEF honors UCLA psychologist for lifetime achievement, service

MALDEF, the nation's leading Latino legal civil rights organization, recently honored UCLA psychologist Cynthia Telles, director of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute Spanish­-speaking Psychosocial Clinic, at MALDEF's 2015 Los Angeles Awards Gala held Thursday.

GSEIS professor publishes book on the cloud

Jean-François Blanchette recently published a new book, "Regulating the Cloud," that takes both a social and technical look at the cloud's role in everyday life.

Q&A: UCLA historian J. Arch Getty on Lenin in the afterlife

When UCLA history professor J. Arch Getty presents “Dead Man Talking: Lenin's Body and Russian Politics,” the UCLA Academic Senate’s 119th Faculty Research Lecture on Oct. 19, he will be speaking from a deep well of scholarship in Russian history.
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