Tag Archive for: faculty

In memoriam: Professor emeritus Howard Reiss
Elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1977, Reiss was…

Dog domestication may have increased harmful genetic changes, UCLA biologists report
Domesticating dogs from gray wolves more than 15,000 years ago…

Propelling the Groundbreakers and the Game Changers
Eleven new endowed faculty chairs established in less than two…

Crowning 60 Years of Support and Advocacy
Marcia Howard ’54 considers UCLA her second home – no great…

Faculty couple helps foster sense of community in their department
Distinguished professor of paleobiology J. William “Bill”…

Is seeing believing? People are surprisingly bad at identifying where sights and sounds originate
“We tend to view our senses as flawless and think that to see…

UCLA faculty voice: Race, dignity and luck
For more than a year, this country has witnessed an extraordinary…

Cryo-electron microscope research reveals structure and mechanism of Bluetongue virus
Bluetongue disease is a viral infection that has killed approximately…

New app helps students learn to read ancient Japanese writing form
Can a new app that takes a scholarly yet playful approach to…

Art historian takes reins of African Studies Center at UCLA
Steven Nelson recently joined a long line of respected Africanists…