faculty news

Edward Soja, UCLA professor emeritus of urban planning, has published a new book, 'My Los Angeles: From Urban Restructuring to Regional Urbanizations.'

Jody Priselac, executive director of Center X teacher training program in the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies and associate dean for community programs, has been named the recipient of UCLA Staff Assembly's 2014 Faculty/Staff Partnership Award. 

The 'Code for the Mission' contest seeks faculty, staff and students to create apps exploring the liberal arts, tackling health care problems and closing the education gap.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive will screen the 1923 silent films “The Bright Shawl” and “The Fighting Blade” this Friday, June 6, 7:30 p.m.

The University of California and several partners have released a new version of a free tool that helps researchers and their institutions create effective data management plans required by the federal government.

UCLA’s Fowler Museum hosts “Down to Earth: Buggy Petting Zoo” on Sunday, June 8, 2-4 p.m.

Their Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is leading a very personal fight to find treatments and extend lives — including that of their son.

Terrence Malick’s stunningly photographed film screens June 2, 7:30 p.m. at the James Bridges Theater.

Join UCLA's Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden in celebrating the opening of its new La Kretz Entrance on Monday, June 2, noon.

The University of California is changing the eligibility rules for retiree health benefits to simplify administration and respond to employee concerns.

Volunteer for the fifth annual Westwood Organized Meaningful Project (WOMP) on Saturday, May 31, in a day of community improvement projects in Westwood Village and the North Village.

Celebrity chef Charles Chen will teach UCLA staff, faculty and students how to prepare delicious and healthy meals.

More than 600 people attended the 7th annual Dealing for Duchenne celebrity poker tournament and silent auction, raising $650,000 for the Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at UCLA.

UCLA psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Siegel discusses his latest book 'Brainstorm: The Power and the Purpose of the Teenage Brain' tonight, June 3, 7 p.m. in Covel Commons.

UC President Janet Napolitano orders flags at all UC facilities to be lowered to half-staff to honor the memories of the victims of Friday's tragic events in Isla Vista.

Authors Donald Antrim and Karl Ove Knausgaard will lecture on 'The Alternative Uses of Real Life in Fiction & Memoir' at UCLA's Hammer Museum on May 29.

The 28th annual JazzReggae Festival comes to campus this Memorial Day weekend. The two-day festival — Jam Day on Sunday, May 25, and Reggae Day on Monday, May 26 — will feature artists such as Ky-Mani Marley, Snoop Dogg, Aloe Blacc and Black Uhuru.

Over Memorial Day weekend, the UCLA community will host two events to show appreciation for soldiers and veterans.

Melnitz Movies will screen 'Night Moves' on Thursday, May 22, 7:30 p.m. at the James Bridges Theater. The fifth feature film by acclaimed filmmaker Kelly Reichardt stars Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard.

Bruins can enjoy summer baseball for a great price: UCLA staff, faculty, alumni, students and family members can purchase tickets for L.A. Dodgers games through September for up to 30 percent off.

UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television will screen 'National Treasure' at the James Bridges Theater on May 21, when the school honors the film's screenwriters, alumni Cormac and Marianne Wibberley.

Elizabeth Moeller, assistant dean of career services at UCLA School of Law, has been elected to serve as the 2014-2016 vice president of Member Services and Education for the National Association for Law Placement.

Join the Fowler Museum at UCLA and Charlene Villaseñor Black, associate professor of art history and Chicano/a studies at UCLA. for a discussion of saints on June 4 at 12 p.m.

Taylor Bazley, a UCLA senior, grew up in a poor neighborhood in San Diego. So when he was admitted to UCLA, Bazley knew it would change his life.

A sunset meditation session on Thursday, June 5 at UCLA's Fowler Museum will include an introduction to mindfulness, silent meditation and world music.