faculty news

Jocelyn Samuels, who advanced LGBT and civil rights in the Obama administration, will lead UCLA School of Law’s LGBT research and policy center.

On May 4, the campus community and public can celebrate the impact of this initiative at the #DreamRevolution event at Sunset Recreation Center.

May cover story notes that Terence Tao is “widely considered one of the greatest minds currently working in mathematics.”

Sam Emaminejad, assistant professor of electrical engineering at UCLA, has demonstrated that a wearable biosensor can be used in the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, diabetes and other diseases.

“This case may never have gotten to the Supreme Court if there had not been a clinic,” said UCLA Law Professor Stuart Banner.

Each year, the committee honors one undergraduate student, graduate student, staff and up to four faculty members for their contributions to furthering a diverse, impartial and inclusive environment at UCLA.

Hiroshi Motomura, Michelle Huneven and Aydogan Ozcan were selected for the distinguished prizes that go to scholars, artists and scientists in the United States and Canada.

Jerry Nickelsburg did a lighthearted interview in the Zócalo green room about fish soup in Myanmar, Ernest Hemingway and the extravagance of scuba diving.

California Professor of the Year Neil Garg, who has been getting large numbers of UCLA students to love organic chemistry for years, has been selected as one of three finalists for the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.

A new undergraduate minor in international migration studies will aim to give students an appreciation of international migration, drawing on a broad array of disciplines and methodological approaches.

Mark Sawyer, 45, died March 26 in Los Angeles. He was a professor in the UCLA departments of African American Studies and Political Science.

Approximately 100 UCLA faculty members who were once first-generation college students are participating in a new effort to offer support and encouragement to current first-generation UCLA students as well as prospective students.

Ramesh Srinivasan, an associate professor of information studies, has studied revolutions in Egypt and Kyrgyzstan and the role of digital media in supporting indigenous communities.

A planned interruption for BruinCard services due to annual maintenance will take place all day Tuesday, March 28.

A team from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health ran in the L.A. Marathon and Charity Relay on Sunday, March 19, and raised nearly $25,000 in support of student summer fieldwork. 

In response to questions about how to respond if immigration enforcement actions occur on university property, UC has answered some of these frequently asked questions.

The UCLA Labor Center will build upon its Parent Worker Project, training a cohort of janitors to become advocates for their children’s education through a new initiative with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

UCLA Luskin adjunct professor emerita of social welfare JoAnn Damron-Rodriguez has been recognized for her contributions to gerontology and geriatrics education.

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has received a five-year grant from the California Department of Health Care Services to evaluate the Public Hospital Redesign and Incentives in Medi-Cal Program.

All departments across UCLA benefit from a stronger, healthier workforce that is able to perform at its best, thanks to the WorkStrong program.

Carol Bakhos is a professor of late antique Judaism and Jewish studies in UCLA’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. Born and bred in Brooklyn, New York, Bakhos says people are often surprised when she says she is not Jewish.

David Hirsch is the librarian for Jewish, Middle Eastern, Central Asian, South Asian and Armenian studies at UCLA Library. It’s unusual for one person to have responsibility for so many different regions.

On Wednesday, March 15, randomly selected faculty, staff and retirees (as well as their spouses or domestic partners) will begin receiving requests to participate in the annual medical plan satisfaction survey.

UCLA’s Office of Information Technology has released the Online Polling Tool, a web-based polling tool that’s accessible through computers and mobile devices, to receive and display responses from students as they sit in their classrooms.

Its growing popularity comes from the stimulating conversations and warm camaraderie that dinner guests and hosts embrace.