FWC WOMAN OF DISTINCTION HONORED at the October 17, 2023 FWC General Meeting

 Sheila James Kuehl, BRUIN, lawyer, politician, California State Assemblymember and Senator, Los Angeles County Supervisor, educator, activist, actress, and our FWC WOMAN OF DISCTINCTION!!

Sheila James Kuehl, FWC's Woman of Distinction 
at the October 17, 2023 General Meeting

Sheila is the woman of FIRSTS, and she described and explicated in such a wonderful way some of the major achievements in the areas of improving the quality of life for LA County residents!! 

THANK YOU, for sharing your life experiences with us BRUINS!!

Our dearest Bruin Bear at the HOCO 2023!!
Sheila has been a true BRUIN all these years

I just read, and want to share with our community that our UCLA Chancellor Charles E. Young died at 91.

More details are published in the DailyBruin Oct 23, 2023.

Chancellor Charles E. Young
DailyBruin

For the FWC Centennial 2018, I (Zorana Ercegovac) prepared an Album of FWC's Voices, photos, and stories (digital, annotated). An important part of our historical (and archival) images include Chancellor's wife Mrs. SUE YOUNG, who was an active participant in the lives of our programs and events. This memory has been made alive through images of Mrs. Chancellor as the hostess of some of our events at their UCLA residence. 

SPRING VIBES 2023 at the UCLA'S Faculty Women's Club, at the Faculty Club

The GROUND THEFT ECO: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles project was presented at the Spring Luncheon by Ursula K. Heise and Daniel Snelson.

Daniel Snelson and Ursula K. Heise speak at the
6th GENERAL MEETING
May 16th 2023
The Faculty Club

Details are published in the May/June 2023 UPDATE of the Faculty Women's Club.

FWC Spring General Meeting has awarded Bette Billet as FWC's 2023 Outstanding member. CONGRATULATIONS !!

Bette Billet, the FWC Outstanding Member 2023
with Marianne Afifi, President 2022-2023
and Helene Desruisseaux, Past President

 

Finally, here is a celebratory group of FWC's 14 Past Presidents with traditional yellow roses.

Past Presidents with our current 2022-2023 FWC president Marianne Afifi

Exploring Jupiter and its moons with magnetometers

Prof. Margaret Kivelson was our featured speaker at the FWC's 4th General Meeting. Her research focused on Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, and Jupiter's Galilean moons. Prof. Kivelson earned her degrees including her PhD at Radcliffe College, Harvard University. She holds appointments as research professor at both UCLA and the University of Michigan. She is the recipient of numerous distinguished honors and awards.

Magnetometer measurements helped us understand the space
environment of the planets

  

Starting with William Gilbert's publication in 1600, the scientific world found that the EARTH itself was magnetic. Prof. Kivelson's presentation was focused on Jupiter, the largest planet with a diameter more than 10 times that of Earth. Galileo looked at Jupiter through his telescope in January 1610, and kept the log of his observations. 

Since these pioneering days, much more has been discovered due to technologies for data capturing, analyses, processing, and interpretation.

Large teams of scholars and scientists are needed to sort out massive data sets

A lively QA session followed the presentation. As always, refreshments were always a treat, especially on a rainy March 21, 2023. 

INTRODUCING The FWC 2022-2023 SCHOLARS

 Congratulations to the FWC 2022-2023 Scholars !! 

The Scholars' names from left are:
Dalal (Computer Science -- CS); Matthew (CS & Econ); Hanna (Molecular, Cell & Dev Bio);
Anthony (Neuroscience); Jade (English, Asian American Studies); 
Lorraine (Human Bio & Society); Melissa (Bioengineering);
Anoushka (CS); Cecelia (Molecular, Cell & Dev Bio); Ian Paul (Astrophysics).
Photo credit: several photo attendees

California Assemblymember ISAAC BRYAN could not be in person. He delivered a video welcome. A proud UCLA Bruin himself, he discussed his career path in his presentation: "Overcoming Barriers to Success and Opportunity -- From Housing Insecurity to the State Assembly."

Assemblymember Isaac Bryan video speaking 
at the FWC Scholarship Dinner and Event,
February 7, 2023 at the UCLA's Faculty Club

Certificates of Recognition were presented to each of our awardees, a very special moment in their lives.

The Certificate of Recognition was presented to each recipient

Did you know that one of FWC's Woman of Distinction winners was UCLA's Professor Andrea Ghez, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics and Astronomy in 2020.  Prof. Ghez is the eighth UCLA faculty member a Nobel laureate. She was honored for her pioneering research on the Milky Way's supermassive black hole. Superb scientist, enthusiastic mentor, a wonderful speaker and inspirational scholar. It was a special treat that Professor Ghez was in the attendance at our Scholarship event.

Professor Andrea Ghez

And here is the group photo with Professor Andrea Ghez (far right).

Now that you know their names, here is another photo of the 2022-2023 FWC recipients
along with the 2020 Nobel Prize winner in Physics Prof. Andrea Ghez