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Alice Shapley, Tommaso Treu elected American Physical Society fellows
The UCLA astrophysicists were honored by the 55,000-member nonprofit.
UCLA to honor the legacy of Rafer Johnson, Olympian and champion of equality
Activities will include a virtual conversation about his impact and an in-person celebration of life.
UCLA in the News October 12, 2021
Highlights from USA Today, New Scientist, the Los Angeles Times and others.
Oct. 13: ‘Allen V. Farrow’ screening and panel with UCLA’s Harriet Kerr
Join a virtual screening and panel discussion with show creators and experts, including Kerr, director of the Child Advocacy Center of UCLA.
A community-building vision for the Chicano Studies Research Center as campus comes back together
Director Veronica Terriquez shares how the center will help steward UCLA’s efforts to become a Hispanic Serving Institution.
Engineering professor Suhas Diggavi recognized for machine learning research
The professor of electrical and computer engineering has received a 2021 Facebook statistics for improving insights, models and decisions award.
Artist Jennifer Steinkamp honored for new installation at the University of Texas
Steinkamp, professor of design media arts, has received both a public spaces and an education CODAward for her work “Eon.”
Environmental health professor Michael Jerrett awarded for contributions to exposure science
Jerrett has received an excellence award from the International Society of Exposure Science.
Epidemiologist Onyebuchi Arah recognized for contributions to public health
Arah has been honored by the American College of Epidemiology with its 2021 outstanding contributions to epidemiology award.
Biologist Karen Sears named 2021 fellow of the California Academy of Sciences
Sears’ research in evolutionary development has broadened our understanding of mammal evolution.
Q&A with UCLA Chancellor Gene Block on the return to campus for fall 2021
The chancellor, who is overseeing the response to the pandemic, shared some of his priorities for the coming year.
UC teams with Indigenous scholars to recast history of the California missions
UCLA-led critical mission studies program creates a new model to understand the past, present and future.
UCLA in the News October 11, 2021
Highlights from CNN, the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times and others.
Guido Imbens, former UCLA professor, wins Nobel Prize in economics
The Stanford professor and two colleagues were honored for demonstrating “what conclusions about cause and effect can be drawn from natural experiments.”
UCLA Film & Television Archive welcomes audiences back to in-person screenings
The Archive’s free fall offerings, which include recent restorations, rare TV pieces and filmmaker tributes, will run from Nov. 12 to Dec. 18.
A visit from a social robot improves hospitalized children’s outlook
Ninety percent of parents who had a visit with Robin indicated they were “extremely likely” to request another visit.
The forgotten history of an 1871 race riot in Los Angeles’ Chinatown
On Oct. 17, UCLA’s Asian American Studies and Asia Pacific centers will help mark the event’s 150th anniversary.
UCLA in the News October 7, 2021
Highlights from MSNBC, the Washington Post, Scientific American and others.
UCLA Library funds 29 international cultural preservation projects
In its third year, the Modern Endangered Archives Program has also launched an open access website.
Concussions and kids: Project co-led by UCLA gets $10 million grant from NIH
CARE4Kids, a nationwide study by a consortium of academic medical centers, aims to identify biomarkers that predict delayed recovery in children.
UCLA in the News October 6, 2021
Highlights from Scientific American, Capital & Main, NBC News and others.
UCLA study maps major circuit in the mouse brain
The findings could help scientists pinpoint targets for treating Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases.
