UCLA faculty remember Charles Goodwin for making strides in researchers’ understanding of human speech. Goodwin, a distinguished professor emeritus in the department of applied linguistics, died on March 31 due to cancer. He was 74. Goodwin and his wife, Marjorie Goodwin, professor emerita in the department of anthropology, started working at UCLA in 1996. The […]
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UCLA professors awarded American Academy of Arts and Sciences membership
Two UCLA professors were selected as members of a national honors society and independent policy research center. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences elected Philippe Bourgois, a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, and Rosa Matzkin, a professor of economics, as members of the academy Wednesday. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which […]
New bill would impose stricter regulations on police using lethal force
UCLA students and experts said a new bill that would limit when police officers are allowed to use deadly force is a good first step in reducing police shootings. Law enforcement officers can use lethal force when they deem it reasonable. However, Assembly Bill 931, introduced by California State Assemblymember Shirley Weber last week, only […]
Alum receives Hertz Foundation fellowship at 18 for quantum computing research
Iris Cong entered UCLA at age 13 to study computer science. Now, at 18, she hopes to make inroads in quantum computing research. Cong, who graduated with a computer science degree in 2017 and is now pursuing a doctoral degree in physics at Harvard University, was selected as one of 10 Hertz Foundation Fellows last […]
Hacker Expo offers computer science students chance to present projects
Patrick Deshpande came to UCLA as a materials engineering student but switched to computer science after taking an introductory computer science class so he could learn to code solutions to real-world problems. Deshpande, now a fourth-year student who created a computer program allowing fantasy sports players to use cryptocurrencies in gaming, was among dozens of […]
Professor emerita of physiology, pediatrics, human genetics dies at 96
Faculty and family members remember Bernice Wenzel for her energy, intelligence and altruism. Wenzel, a professor emerita in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Department of Physiology, died Jan. 31 due to natural causes. She was 96. Wenzel and her late husband, Wendell Jeffrey, helped establish the annual Jeffrey Lecture series, […]
On-campus organization connects first-generation students, alumni
As a first-generation college student, Juana Hernandez often struggled to find people she could identify with while studying at UCLA and after starting her career. “I felt no representation in books, curriculum, classroom. I routinely thought, ‘was this a mistake?’” she said. “The reality is the more you advance through your career, the less and […]