UCLA researchers who are developing wireless-related technology to address air pollution and vision loss, respectively, have been named 2016 Vodafone project winners.
Jimmie D. White, 68, who served as a counselor, administrator and attorney advisor in UCLA Student Affairs for 35 years, died in Los Angeles on May 27 of cancer.
The award recognizes Garg, professor and vice chair for education in the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, for his outstanding achievements in catalysis science.
UCLA professor Zrinka Stahuljak spent three years translating, annotating, traveling and even co-creating a podcast-inspired blog to showcase “The Romance of Gillion de Trazegnies.”
Law professor Adam Winkler writes that it’s time for Congress to pass a law that safeguards due process and forbids suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms.
The matching gift, which is intended to inspire others to donate, “will benefit our students, faculty and society for generations to come,” said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block.
Because of the pioneering work of Dr. Donald Kohn, a researcher with UCLA's Broad Stem Cell Research Center, the potential to bring stem cell therapies to patients is now a reality.
The new director of the Higher Educational Research Institute at UCLA underscores the importance of community colleges for historically marginalized groups of students.
Linda Sarna, interim dean at the UCLA School of Nursing, has been elected as the first national board chair of the National Clinician Scholars Program.