Professor Faier awarded ACLS Fellowship
Associate Professor Lieba Faier has been awarded a highly competitive 2017 Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). Out of nearly 1200 applicants, only 71 fellows were selected.
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), ACLS Fellows Profile - Lieba Faier122nd Faculty Research Lecture
Professor John Agnew delivers the 122nd UCLA Faculty Research Lecture, Is There a Post-Place Politics?, originally on March 9, 2017.
UCLA Faculty Research Lecture ArchivesNewport-Inglewood fault research
New research, co-authored by UCLA Geography post-doc Simona Avnaim-Katav as well as Professor and John Muir Chair Glen MacDonald, reveals the Newport-Inglewood fault may be more dangerous than previously believed.
Los Angeles TimesDr. Kang Yang wins UCLA Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research
Department of Geography postdoctoral scholar Dr. Kang Yang is winner of a 2017 UCLA Chancellor's Award for Postdoctoral Research, for his work using satellite remote sensing to study meltwater runoff processes on the Greenland Ice Sheet. UCLA currently has over 1,300 postdoctoral scholars and Dr. Yang is one of just four winners selected this year.
This marks the first time a member of our department has won this highly competitive prize. It was established in 1998 to recognize the important contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to UCLA's research mission. Dr. Yang was honored at an awards ceremony hosted by Dean Garrell, where he received an plaque and $5000 prize.
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