Life Sciences Excellence Awards

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – DUE APRIL 19, 2024
Save the date – LS Excellence Awards, May 15th 3:30-5pm, 158 Hershey Salon

Award recipients will be acknowledged during a special celebration, recognized publicly on a plaque in Hershey Hall, and receive a monetary gift of $500

**Please name your file “Award_Category_Last Name” and use the following hyperlinks to upload your single pdf nomination packet.**

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH

Award Categories: Research Publication

    • Full Professor
    • Associate Professor
    • Assistant Professor
    • Postdoctoral
    • PhD. Candidate

Submissions may be self-nominations or nominations of a colleague for a single research paper published within the past three years (2021-2024). Please name your file “Award_Category_Last Name” and use the hyperlink above to upload your single pdf nomination packet. Please specify the category for nomination and include the following:

  • Nominated publication (link or PDF copy of the publication).
  • A brief explanation (less than 500 words) of what problem was addressed, the methodology used, and the importance of the findings. Why is this an unusually important publication?
  • Self-nominations should include a second letter of evaluation (less than 500 words) from another faculty member. Supporting materials, such as editorial commentary from the journal publishing the paper, or another journal, may be included.

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION

Award Categories:

    • Associate or Full Professor (Senate Faculty)
    • Assistant Professor (Senate Faculty)
    • Adjunct Professor, Lecturer, Academic Administrator or Academic Coordinator
    • PhD. Candidate

Submissions may be self-nominations or nominations of a colleague for an achievement taking place within the last three years (2021-2024). Please name your file “Award_Category_Last Name” and use the hyperlink above to upload your single pdf nomination packet. Please specify the category for nomination and include the following:

  • A statement from the nominee (less than 500 words) explaining the educational innovations through novel methods, publication, or public outreach.
  • A short paragraph of endorsement from the nominee’s chair.
  • One letter of nomination (less than 500 words) from a colleague or student, from UCLA or elsewhere, attesting to the nominee’s innovations and their effects.

EXCELLENCE IN PROMOTION OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Award Categories:

    • Faculty
    • Postdoctoral
    • PhD. Candidate

Submissions may be self-nominations or nominations of a colleague for an achievement taking place within the last three years (2021-2024). Please name your file “Award_Category_Last Name” and use the hyperlink above to upload your single pdf nomination packet. Please specify the category for nomination and include the following:

  • A statement from the nominee (less than 500 words) explaining the specific efforts to promote diversity and/or inclusion through teaching, mentorship, curriculum development, service or research.
  • A short paragraph of endorsement from the nominee’s chair.
  • One letter of nomination (less than 500 words) from a colleague or student, from UCLA or elsewhere, attesting to the nominee’s diversity and/or inclusion efforts and their effects.

EXCELLENCE IN ADMINISTRATION

Award Category:

    • Administrative Staff

Submissions may be self-nominations or nominations of a colleague. Please name your file “Award_Category_Last Name” and use the hyperlink above to upload your single pdf nomination packet.Please include the following:

  • One letter of nomination (less than 500 words) from a colleague, attesting to the nominee’s efforts and their effects to promote exemplary service, improved efficiency in operations, outstanding team leadership, excellence through mentorship, etc. Self-nominations should include a second letter of support (less than 500 words) from another staff member.
  • A short paragraph of endorsement from the nominee’s chair.

NOMINATIONS DUE APRIL 19, 2024