- + UCLA instructors honored at annual Distinguished Teaching Award ceremony—The Distinguished Teaching Awards are UCLA’s highest honors for teaching. The awards recognize recipients in three categories: senate faculty, non-sen...
- + UCLA’s largest annual fund drive, the Blue and Gold Challenge, draws record support—Giving during the weeklong campaign totaled nearly $2.87 million, a more than 50% increase over last year, and included over 7,000 gifts. [Author: San...
- + 40 projects receive 2024 grants for community-engaged scholarship—The funding provides new opportunities to expand and strengthen UCLA’s partnerships with communities throughout Los Angeles. [Author: UCLA Newsroom ]
- + UCLA in the News December 20, 2024—Highlights from Southern California News Group, Media Play News, Inside Higher Ed and others.
- + Fowler Museum’s ‘Fire Kinship’ exhibition advocates for a return to Native practices—On view Jan. 12–July 13, “Fire Kinship” centers on the expertise of Tongva, Cahuilla, Luiseño and Kumeyaay communities through objects, images and new...
- + Brian Kite named UCLA dean and vice provost of graduate education—Kite, currently the dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, is expected to start in the new role on or before Feb. 1, 2025. [Author: ...
- + WATCH: UCLA politics professors use data sets to explain historic shift in voting patterns—Two UCLA faculty professors explained how data from the last several political cycles have led them to conclude that voting patterns have shifted in a...
- + UCLA librarians advance teaching, research and patient care needs of the UCLA Health enterprise—While managing access to resources and new technologies, librarians have emerged as research partners. [Author: Caroline Champlin ]
- + UCLA in the News December 18, 2024—Highlights from The Advocate, HuffPost, EdSource and others.
- + UCLA scientists envision the future of the biodata ‘revolution’—An interdisciplinary panel highlighted research developments in the booming field of computational biosciences at a Dec. 10 event. [Author: Lucy Berbe...
- + UCLA in the News December 17, 2024—Highlights from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, San Francisco Chronicle and others.
- + UCLA campus to close Dec. 21 through Jan. 1, 2025, for winter break—UCLA Media Relations and most other units across campus will be closed or will operate with significantly reduced hours during holidays. [Author: UCLA...
- + Thorium film could replace crystals in atomic clocks of the near future—Thorium-229-doped crystals are both scarce and radioactive. In a new paper published in Nature, a team of UCLA chemists and physicists may have also s...
- + UCLA Williams Institute explores the future of LGBTQ+ rights under Trump—Faculty, scholars and special guests unpacked the election results and the future of LGBTQ+ rights. [Author: Ethan Kung ]
- + UCLA in the News December 16, 2024—Highlights from CNN, New York Times, Gizmodo and others.
- + Time for a break: Employees’ guide to the UCLA 2024–25 winter closure —Many units and facilities across campus will be closed or will operate with significantly reduced hours from Dec 21–Jan. 1. [Author: UCLA Newsroom ]
- + How a ‘people-powered’ campaign elevated Bryan ‘Bubba’ Fish’s election bid—The UCLA Luskin alum and master of public policy graduate won a Culver City Council seat after knocking on lots of doors. [Author: Stan Paul ]
- + ‘People-powered’ campaign elevates Bryan ‘Bubba’ Fish’s election bid—The UCLA Luskin alum and 2004 master of public policy graduate won Culver City Council seat after knocking on lots of doors. [Author: Stan Paul ]
- + Beyond ‘comfort TV’: Streaming audiences want new offerings, more diverse stories —In the face of a contracting industry, with streamers relying on old or long-running shows, researchers at UCLA sought to find where future success li...
- + UCLA oncologist receives dual honors for service in Santa Barbara —Fred Kass is the region’s medical association’s physician of the year, and recipient of an inaugural compassion award. [Author: Simi Singer ]
- + To jumpstart UCLA South Bay, Steve Yu embraces ‘other duties as assigned’—The South Bay campus CFO and COO is leaning into a startup mentality to expand the university’s geographic footprint. [Author: Madeline Adamo ]
- + Amy Rowat named Allen Distinguished Investigator—The funding will help the professor’s team discover molecules that regulate cell membrane shape stability and mechanical resilience. [Author: Holly Ob...
- + UCLA in the News December 13, 2024—Highlights from Marketplace, Chronicle of Higher Education, CalMatters and others.
- + Dr. Karol Watson appointed to Health and Human Services Committee on Minority Health—The professor of medicine and cardiology will offer expertise on improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations.
- + Astrophysicists capture astonishing images of gamma-ray flare from black hole—The jet is tens of millions of times larger than the supermassive black hole’s event horizon. [Author: Holly Ober ]
- + Astrophysicists capture astonishing images of gamma-ray flare from supermassive black hole M87—The jet is tens of millions of times larger than the black hole’s event horizon. [Author: Holly Ober ]
- + How UCLA is helping disadvantaged students in L.A. prepare for college —An event at Downtown Magnets High School spotlights the university’s partnerships with local schools in building a college-going culture. [Author: UCL...
- + Sinatra family piano with storied legacy finds new home at UCLA—The Bösendorfer was originally a gift to the family from longtime Frank Sinatra songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen. [Author: Rob Baker ]
- + UCLA in the News December 12, 2024—Highlights from MSNBC, ESPN, National Public Radio and others.
- + UCLA in the News December 11, 2024—Highlights from Politico, NBC News, Rolling Stone and others.
- + What is magic?—In practice and in scholarship, magic continues to intrigue and inspire students, faculty and staff throughout UCLA. Here are a few quick glimpses beh...
- + UCLA Film & Television Archive welcomes 2025 with free winter cinema—Free public programs will run through April 13 at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum. [Author: Marisa Soto ]
- + UCLA students benefit from professional theater production of Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’—The enigmatic and thought-provoking work came to vivid life for a group of UCLA humanities students. [Author: Jessica Wolf ]
- + UCLA Anderson Forecast: Uncertainties underlie economy ahead of new administration, policies—President-elect Donald Trump plans to implement several economic policies including tariffs, mass deportations and tax cuts. [Author: Paul Feinberg ]
- + Q&A: Vicente Diaz on deepening engagement with Native communities —The Indigenous scholar, who joined university faculty this summer, is serving in an inaugural leadership role at UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center...
- + UCLA in the News December 10, 2024—Highlights from The Atlantic, Washington Post, Los Angeles Business Journal and others.
- + UCLA experts on Malibu’s Franklin Fire—UCLA experts on wildfires, climate change, Santa Ana winds and wildfire-smoke are available to add context to the Franklin Fire.
- + UCLA alumnus Cindy Montañez remembered for championing environmental justice—A tribute program honored the late California state Assemblywoman’s legacy of community activism. [Author: Najda Hadi-St. John ]
- + 3 UCLA Engineering faculty members named to National Academy of Inventors—Professors Rafail Ostrovsky, Gaurav Sant and Yang Yang were honored for problem-solving, engineering positive change. [Author: Christine Wei-li Lee ]
- + UCLA in the News December 9, 2024—Highlights from the San Francisco Chronicle, Associated Press, ABC’s “The World Today” and others.
- + Does the Constitution allow states to deny care to transgender youth?—UCLA legal scholars unpack U.S. v. Skrmetti following oral arguments held on Dec. 4 for the landmark case. [Author: Williams Institute ]
- + Dec. 12: UCLA and Downtown Magnets High School celebrate college readiness, leadership opportunities—MEDIA ADVISORY: UCLA leaders, students, elected officials and community leaders will spotlight long-term partnerships.
- + MDMA-assisted therapy could improve neurorehabilitation of injured service members beyond PTSD—UCLA Health psychiatrist says medication could remove barriers to treatment for service members who experienced trauma. [Author: Will Houston ]
- + Who you gonna call? UCLA Facilities Management’s Sherston Sanz—The Trouble Call Desk dispatcher has been helping solve problems on and around campus for more than 30 years. [Author: Karen Hallisey ]
- + Bruins beat USC to capture NCAA championship in men’s water polo —With the 11-8 win over the Trojans at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center, the team brought home its 13th national title and UCLA’s 124th overall. [Author...
- + The UCLA Foundation welcomes Andres Snaider to its board of directors—Snaider, a UCLA alumnus, is an accomplished executive, entrepreneur, international lawyer, educator and investor. He began his term Oct. 7. [Author: L...
- + UCLA in the News December 6, 2024—Highlights from ABC News, EdSource, Vogue and others.
- + Who you gonna call? Facilities Management’s Sherston Sanz—The Trouble Call Desk dispatcher has been helping solve problems on and around campus for more than 30 years. [Author: Karen Hallisey ]
- + Lifesaving brain surgery made UCLA graduation dreams come true—UCLA Health neurosurgeon Anthony Wang’s seven words made all the difference to Neha Pai after a life-threatening injury. [Author: Sandy Cohen ]
- + Lifesaving brain surgery makes UCLA graduation dreams come true—UCLA Health neurosurgeon Anthony Wang’s seven words made all the difference to Neha Pai after a life-threatening injury. [Author: Sandy Cohen ]
- + Tejas Parasher honored with 2024 Political Theory Prize—He was recognized by the European Consortium for Political Research for “Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought.” [Author: UCLA Newsroom...
- + UCLA in the News December 5, 2024—Highlights from KQED-FM, New York Times, Spectrum News 1 and others.
- + UCLA in the News December 4, 2024—Highlights from LAist, Vox, Bloomberg Law and others.
- + Comparative lit class will be first in Humanities Division to use UCLA-developed AI system—The textbook for Zrinka Stahuljak’s winter 2025 course is generated by the Kudu platform. [Author: Sean Brenner ]
- + UCLA in the News December 3, 2024—Highlights from CNN, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times and others.
- + Portrait of a True Bruin family—Blue and gold runs deep for retired staffers Roxanne Neal and Chris Palomo, whose UCLA ties include their son — and the family dogs. [Author: Tina Hor...
- + 2024 reflections: A year of excellence, challenges and empathy—As we head into the holidays and prepare to usher in 2025, Newsroom takes a look back at the accomplishments of the Bruin community and the highlights...
- + 2024 reflections: The year in review—As we head into the holidays and prepare to usher in 2025, Newsroom takes a look back at the accomplishments of the Bruin community and the highlights...
- + UCLA in the News December 2, 2024—Highlights from The Independent, Vox, Markets Insider and others.
- + UCLA in the News November 27, 2024—Highlights from the Associated Press, El País, USA Today and others.
- + Indigenous knowledge, histories and futures are woven throughout PST Art projects at UCLA and beyond—Indigenous perspectives are threaded throughout “PST ART: Art & Science Collide” at UCLA venues and across the regional art event. [Author: By Jes...
- + UCLA student Mohammed Alharthi is heading to Oxford as a 2025 Rhodes scholar —Alharthi is UCLA’s first international student to win the famed scholarship and the 13th recipient in the university’s history. [Author: Kayla McCorma...
- + UCLA’s newest Bruins: Raising the bar on excellence and diversity in all its forms—The 2024–25 class includes larger numbers of Latino and Black students and is one of the most racially, ethnically and socioeconomically diverse in re...
- + Who wrote the Bible? —In his new book and a Dec. 3 lecture, William Schniedewind offers bold new answers to the eternally fascinating question. [Author: Ashna Madni ]
- + UCLA in the News November 26, 2024—Highlights from the New York Times, CalMatters, Washington Post and others.
- + UCLA Department of Linguistics endowed term chair established with $1.5 million gift—Alumnus Tom Bye and husband David Bohne continue to celebrate a linguistics love story. [Author: Emma Horio ]
- + Planning workshops can help smooth path to retirement—The UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center, in partnership with UCLA Campus Human Resources, is offering a three-part workshop series. [Author: UCLA N...
- + UCLA in the News November 25, 2024—Highlights from Reuters, ABC News, NPR’s “Morning Edition” and others.
- + Dr. Catherine Juillard receives ACS/Pfizer Academic Global Surgeon Award—Her research focuses on health disparities, such as improving access to surgical care in low- and middle-income countries. [Author: Enrique Rivero ]
- + Nearly 40 UCLA faculty named among the world’s most influential researchers—The researchers have published studies that are cited most often by other scholars in their fields. [Author: UCLA Newsroom ]
- + Lena Pernas awarded Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering—The professor is among 20 early career scientists who will each receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their research interests. [Author: Enrique ...
- + Michelle Liu Carriger honored with Barnard Hewitt Award for research in theater history —‘Theatricality of the Closet’ examines fashion’s capacity for generating controversy and constructing identities. [Author: Jennifer Villela ]
- + Through Jan. 5, 2025: ‘Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice’—Part of Getty’s “PST ART: Art and Science Collide” initiative, the exhibition features works from more than 20 artists. [Author: UCLA Newsroom ]
- + Q&A: Director George Huang on his film ‘Weekend in Taipei’—The School of Theater, Film and Television professor discusses his movie and teaching directing and screenwriting at UCLA. [Author: Jennifer Villela ]
- + Computer scientist Jason Cong honored with 2024 Phil Kaufman Award—The professor is being recognized for his contributions to Field-programmable gate array design automation technology. [Author: UCLA Samueli Newsroom ...
- + UCLA in the News November 22, 2024—Highlights from Bay Area News Group, Boston Herald, NBC’s “Today” and others.
- + UCLA researchers discover a way to make fat cells skinny—Findings could lead to new, more effective therapies for managing diabetes. [Author: Linda Wang ]
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- + UCLA in the News November 21, 2024—Highlights from BBC, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek and others.
- + Chris Regan elected an American Physical Society Fellow—The professor is a condensed matter physicist who studies the overlap between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics, [Author: Holly Ober ]
- + Can COP29 convince countries to pay for climate change disasters?—UCLA environmental law expert Cara Horowitz, fresh from COP29, outlines the difficulties in the climate finance discussion. [Author: Alison Hewitt ]
- + UCLA’s Jason De León wins National Book Award for Nonfiction—The professor and alumnus is the second Bruin to win the award in two years. [Author: Jonathan Riggs ]
- + UCLA football star and bioengineering major Carson Schwesinger is ready to tackle ’SC—The Big Ten defensive leader and team captain is a Butkus Award semifinalist. [Author: Christine Wei-li Lee ]
- + Origin of life favors one ‘hand’ of chemical building blocks?—Research from UCLA and NASA finds molecular orientation pattern likely results from factors other than chemical predisposition. [Author: Matthew Chin ...
- + UCLA in the News November 20, 2024—Highlights from San Francisco Chronicle, NBC News, LAist 89.3-FM’s “AirTalk” and others.
- + Baharan Mirzasoleiman receives funding to train AI for cosmic data analysis—The assistant professor of computer science received $550,000 from the National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation. [Author: UCLA Samueli Ne...
- + Prineha Narang receives nearly $2 million from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation—The professor was awarded the grant for a four-year project to create new probes using entanglement and quantum photonic states. [Author: Jonathan Rig...
- + What is familial Mediterranean fever? The genetic disorder causes painful inflammation—UCLA’s program dedicated to the condition, which is sometimes known as “Armenian disease,” is the only one in the Western Hemisphere. [Author: Mary-Ro...
- + UCLA in the News November 19, 2024—Highlights from Smithsonian Magazine, LAist, National Public Radio and others.
- + Sixiang Wang honored for book reframing 3 centuries of Korea-China relations—The professor was recognized by UC Berkeley with the 2024 Hong Yung Lee Book Award. [Author: Ashna Madni ]
- + Watch: Mayor Karen Bass gives an update on city’s efforts to combat homelessness, offers ideas for progress—The mayor spoke with UCLA’s Jim Newton during a discussion titled “L.A. Confronts Homelessness: Are we on the right track?” [Author: Elizabeth Kivowit...
- + UCLA and the Port of Los Angeles partner to advance sustainability, research and healthier communities—The two institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at creating new opportunities and a more sustainable future for the city. [Author...
- + Generation Z wants to be safe, UCLA study finds—Being kind to others, self-acceptance and having fun are also goals for 10- to 24-year-olds surveyed across the U.S. [Author: Elizabeth Kivowitz ]
- + UCLA in the News November 18, 2024—Highlights from Los Angeles Business Journal, Salon, Forbes and others.
- + UCLA receives nearly $20 million for electric transit projects—The grant will support California’s first wireless charging roadway and BruinBus expansion. [Author: Rebecca Kendall ]
- + Nov. 18–22 UCLA International Education Week—UCLA will host a variety of events on international opportunities students, as well as cultural and musical activities. [Author: Peggy McInerny ]
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