In joint announcements, Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel Michael S. Levine and Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation & Creative Activities Roger M. Wakimoto, sent reminders to faculty members to use the UC Outside Activity Tracking System (OATS) to request prior approval, and to report, outside professional activities.
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On July 21, 2026, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced Roger M. Wakimoto’s retirement from UCLA.
On June 26, 2026, Vice Chancellor Roger M. Wakimoto sent a reminder to leadership of UCLA’s commitment to the University of California Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation Policy.
Recently, the federal government’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
On June 8, 2026, a message was sent from leadership to faculty and staff about the senate bill 895. and what they can do to support it.
On April 24, 2026, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation & Creative Activities of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) presented the 140th Faculty Research Lecture.
On April 20, 2026, Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) welcomed nominations for the 2026-27 Faculty Research Lectures.
UCLA undergraduates from every class level and field of study are invited to present their research or creative project at the Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase.
Comments on a proposed Presidential Policy on Anatomical Donation Programs and Anatomical Materials are welcomed by the University of California Office of the President.
On January 15, 2026, Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian Athena N. Jackson announced UCLA Library’s Winter Quarter Workshops.
As of January 1, 2026, the revised UCLA Policy 993 and UCLA Procedure 993.1 are now in effect.
On November 7, 2025, campus announced the appointment of Professor Jason Petta as Director of the UCLA Quantum Innovation Hub (QIH).
Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto hosted a series of International Engagement: Research Security and Disclosure Requirements Virtual Town Halls for UCLA faculty, staff and researchers in November.
The Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities has completed updates to UCLA Policy 993: Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct.
On October 31, 2025, UCLA Professor Peter Lunenfeld presented his lecture "Future Street: Los Angeles in the Era of Artificial Intelligence." In this talk, Peter Lunenfeld, a media theorist turned urban storyteller, weaved his research on the cultural impact of artificial intelligence into a connectionist narrative about LA's beguiling complexities.
Read more about Professor Lunenfeld's lecture by visiting the UCLA Newsroom site.
On September 24, 2025, Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities Roger M. Wakimoto announced the 2025-2026 UCLA Faculty Research Lectures.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has retroactively reinstated grants to UCLA that were suspended on July 31, 2025.
On September 15, 2025, Chancellor Julio Frenk shared a message from President Milliken to the UC Community regarding the suspension of federal research funding.
Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel Michael S. Levine and Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities Roger M. Wakimoto sent reminders to all eligible faculty members to use the UC Outside Activity Tracking System (OATS.)