On June 27, 2024, Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael J. Beck, Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities Roger M. Wakimoto, and Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer Lucy Avetisyan, announced permanent storage quotas to UCLA Google personal accounts and shared drives.
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University of California AlianzaMX is excited to announce current and upcoming funding opportunities.
On May 23, 2024, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt, Dean of Undergraduate Education Adriana Galván, Dean of Graduate Education Susan L. Ettner, and Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities jointly announced that academic appointees represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 4811 intended to begin a strike on May 28 at UCLA.
On April 19, 2024, the Office of Research & Creative Activities (ORCA) hosted the 136th Faculty Research Lecture at Schoenberg Hall. Nominated and selected by peers, Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Human Genetics Daniel Geschwind discussed progress in understanding the causes of complex brain disorders.
On April 10, 2024, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt and Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities Roger M. Wakimoto, jointly announced UCLA’s continued support for scholarly exchanges and collaborative research with foreign institutions, while noting concerns about foreign influence and research security.
On April 3, 2024, Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) welcomed nominations for the 2024-25 Faculty Research Lecture.
On April 3, 2024, Director of Undergraduate Research Center Jacquelyn Ardam invited UCLA undergraduates from every class level and field of study, with projects at every stage of the research and creative process, to share their work at the Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase.
On April 2, 2024, Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian Athena N. Jackson announced UCLA Library’s Spring Quarter Workshops. Presented with the Office of Advanced Research Computing, these workshops cover digital technologies as well as foundational research workshops.
On March 22, 2024, The University of California Office of the President invited comments on a proposed Presidential Policy BFB-BUS-50: Controlled Substances Use in Research and Teaching (PDF)
On March 7, 2024, the Office of Research & Creative Activities (ORCA) hosted the 135th Faculty Research Lecture at Schoenberg Hall.
On March 12, 2024, Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian Athena N. Jackson, invited undergraduate students, who have completed a research paper or project, to apply for the 2024 Library Prize for Undergraduate Research.
The UC Office of the President is pleased to issue the UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives Request for Proposals for award year 2025.
In a joint announcement Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck and Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities (ORCA) Roger Wakimoto, shared with the Bruin Community that Google will end unlimited storage for Google Workspace for Education (GWE) on the 1st of November 2024.
The 2024 Librarian of the Year Award is currently accepting nominations. Presented by the Librarians Association of UCLA (LAUC-LA), this award recognizes excellence in a librarian who furthers the teaching and research mission of UCLA
On January 25, 2024, Executive Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced the appointment of Athena N. Jackson as the Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian at UCLA, effective from March 1, 2024.
On January 19, 2024, the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities (ORCA) Roger Wakimoto and Senior Director for the Office of Human Research Protection Kristin Rochford, jointly announced that effective January 25, 2024, all new FDA-regulated, Industry-sponsored, multi-site research conducted at UCLA will require to use a single IRB.
On January 12, 2024, Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian Virginia Steel announced UCLA Library’s Winter Digital Technologies Workshops.
On January 3, 2024, Chancellor Gene Block announced UCLA’s acquisition of the former Westside Pavilion Mall. The 700,000 square foot property will be reshaped into the UCLA Research Park.
On December 19, 2023, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities (ORCA) and the Centennial Celebration Steering Committee announced the next cycle of the Public Impact Research Awards. These awards recognize individual faculty, or teams, whose research or creative activities have had a significant beneficial public impact.
On December 12, 2023, The UCLA Chancellor’s Council on the Arts and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities (ORCA) announced the 2023-24 Chancellor’s Arts Initiative. The purpose of the Chancellor’s Arts is to support UCLA faculty arts-based research, recognizing and supporting the value of creative activities in the arts for the university, Los Angeles communities and beyond.
