Nomination Guidelines
Nominated and selected by peers, the distinguished recipients of the Faculty Research Lecture awards are exemplary of UCLA’s commitment to research excellence. The lecture format of this honor provides the recipients a platform to share their scholarship broadly with faculty, students, and the UCLA community and is a recognition of the importance of the wide dissemination of knowledge generated by UCLA faculty.
Previously administered by the Academic Senate, the Faculty Research Lecture is now a program of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities (ORCA).
2024-25 UCLA Faculty Research Lectures
137th Lecturer
Keith Holyoak
Distinguished Professor of Psychology
On October 11, 2024, UCLA psychologist Keith Holyoak discussed consciousness, creativity, and machine learning during his Faculty Research Lecture.
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138th Lecturer
Raymond Knapp
Distinguished Professor of Musicology, Disability Studies, and Humanities
On April 11, 2025, UCLA Professor Raymond Knapp delivered his Faculty Research Lecture and discussed how music and musicology work together to revive the past.
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130th Lecturer
Michael E. Jung
Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in Medicinal Drug Discovery and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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"Drug Discovery in Academia: Some Success Stories"
Friday, June 6, 2025
Time: 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. PDT | Location: Schoenberg Hall
Distinguished Professor Michael E. Jung, the 130th UCLA Faculty Research Lecture, will deliver his postponed lecture from the 2020-2021 academic year.
