Professor emeritus remembered for mentorship, writing dies at 63

UCLA faculty remember David Wong Louie for his writing, mentorship and caring nature. Louie was a professor emeritus of creative writing and Asian-American literary studies at UCLA. He died Sept. 19 of throat cancer at the age of 63. Lowell Gallagher, chair of the English department, said Louie had a caring and observant personality and […]

Epidemiology professor appointed to direct Center of Global and Immigrant Health

A UCLA associate professor of epidemiology was selected to be the new director of the UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health. Anne Rimoin joined UCLA faculty in 2004 and has served as associate director for the CGIH since 2014. Rimoin is an expert on global health and emerging infectious diseases, according to a UCLA […]

Looking for a dinner buddy? Ask the professor next door.

Neil Garg eats breakfast with his students before teaching a Fiat Lux freshman seminar on the Hill as a way to engage with students outside of the classroom. Garg, an organic chemistry professor, lives on the Hill as a Faculty-in-Residence. The FIR program allows 20 professors to reside on the Hill with their families and […]

School of Medicine receives $3M for spinal cord research in Centennial Campaign

The UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine received $3 million to further spinal cord research. The Louis and Harold Price Foundation made the gift to fund the research of Daniel Lu, an associate professor of neurosurgery. Lu studies the flow of electric currents throughout the spinal cord, which plays an important role in controlling muscle […]

Morton La Kretz donates additional $15 million to renovation of Botany Building

UCLA received a donation of $15 million to renovate the UCLA Botany Building. The gift, which was donated by UCLA alumnus Morton La Kretz, will go toward upgrading labs for teaching and research, building a new class lab and refurbishing the entrance and lobby to the building’s Charles E. Young Drive entrance. The renovation of […]

Tenth annual Volunteer Day incorporates Bruin community around the world

This post was updated Oct. 2 at 2:58 p.m. Members of the UCLA community volunteered in about 70 different projects around the world in UCLA’s 10th annual Volunteer Day on Saturday. This year UCLA expanded Volunteer Day beyond Los Angeles and included alumni, staff and faculty as regular volunteers rather than just students for the […]

UCLA professor uplifts LA communities, colleagues in Million Dollar Hoods Project

A UCLA associate history professor is using her research on immigration and incarceration in America to impact the lives of the people in her community who face these issues. Kelly Lytle Hernandez is currently working on the Million Dollar Hoods Project, which examines data from the LAPD to determine the cost of policing. The Million […]