2026 Life Sciences Excellence Award Winners
Excellence Award for Educational Innovation – Assistant Professor Dannielle Carr, Institute for Society and Genetics Professor Carr has received this
Life Sciences Class of 2026: Turning challenges into impact and hope
This year’s Life Sciences graduates are united by more than academic achievement—they are driven by purpose, shaped by personal experience,
The new science of ‘Dad Brain’ with UCLA alum Darby Saxbe
Excerpted from a Father’s Day feature article, originally published in UCLA Magazine. Darby Saxbe is a clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, and professor
2026 Bruin Beacon Awardee Shannon McClenton on the art of leadership in times of crisis
Shannon McClenton [Courtesy of Shannon McClenton] UCLA Life Sciences The campus-wide Bruin Beacon Award was established by UCLA’s Administrative Management
Changing how we teach science – Life Sciences professor Rachel Kennison wins UCLA’s 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award
UCLA Life Sciences Rachel Kennison – executive director of the UCLA Center for Education, Innovation and Learning in the Sciences










