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Recently at ISG
- Danielle Carr, Educational Innovation Recipient of the 2026 Life Sciences Excellence Awards
Congratulations to Danielle Carr for the Educational Innovation recognition of the 2026 Life Sciences Excellence Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement, innovation, and leadership across our community. - Faculty Mentor Award Winners; Nanibaa’ A. Garrison, Bharat Venkat and Valerie Tornini
Congratulations to Nanibaa’ A. Garrison, Bharat Venkat and Valerie Tornini who have been awarded the Faculty Mentor Award for exceptional dedication to mentoring undergraduate researchers. - Megan McEvoy, Speaker in the UCLA State of the Campus 2026
Megan McEvoy’s participated in the UCLA State of the Campus 2026, where she emphasized collaboration, shared governance, and faculty engagement in shaping UCLA’s future. Megan reflected on collective resilience, ongoing challenges, and the importance of community, academic values, and inclusive dialogue in advancing the university’s mission.
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Featured Projects
Students in the Human Biology and Society major at UCLA complete an original research project at the intersection of biology and society in just 10 weeks. Students in Winter and Spring 2020 completed this project remotely during the COVID19 pandemic, and finished them during some of the largest protests against police violence in US history. To view their projects, click here.
Spotlight
Avantika Aggarwal, Hanna Boughanem & Saanvi Rai (HBS, ’25)
This Fall’s 108 Capstone projects have showcased remarkable creativity, collaboration, and impact. We are proud to spotlight Avantika Aggarwal, Hanna Boughanem and Saanvi Rai for their stand out project In the Grey Zone: Doctoring Post-Dobbs.