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.
138th Lecturer
Raymond Knapp
Distinguished Professor of Musicology, Disability Studies, and Humanities
Learn more about Professor Raymond Knapp
"How Music(ology) Saves Lives"
Join us on Friday, April 11, 2025 for a lecture with Distinguished Professor Raymond Knapp on the topic of "How Music(ology) Saves Lives," exploring how music and musicology work together to reanimate the past. He will include among his examples his recent work on online performances that document the vibrancy and angst of musical life during the pandemic.
Friday, April 11, 2025
Time: 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. PDT | Location: Schoenberg Hall
130th Lecturer
Michael Jung
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Learn more about Professor Michael Jung
Friday, June 6, 2025
Time: 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. PDT | Location: Schoenberg Hall
Registration link coming soon!
Distinguished Professor Michael Jung, the 130th UCLA Faculty Research Lecture, will deliver his postponed lecture from the 2020-2021 academic year this Winter Quarter.
Professor Jung's lecture details are forthcoming.
Past Recipients
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).
