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

Registration link coming soon!
Friday, April 11, 2025
Time: 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. PDT | Location: Schoenberg Hall
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130th Lecturer
Michael Jung
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Registration link coming soon!
Friday, June 6, 2025
Time: 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. PDT | Location: Schoenberg Hall
Learn more about Professor Michael Jung
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).