UCLA receives $4.1 million commitment to atmospheric and oceanic sciences department
Gift from adjunct professor Larry Harding honors his late father, UCLA alumnus Wayne Harding
Gifts
Honoring Professor Olga Radko
UCLA Mathematics Professor Olga Radko (1975-2020), Founder of Los Angeles Math Circle Pioneering UCLA mathematics professor Olga Radko died of ovarian cancer on June 29 at the age of 45. She was known for her work in the field of Poisson geometry, in particular her complete classification of two-dimensional Poisson structures, objects now sometimes referred…
UCLA Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences to receive $4.1 million
Gift to support endowed chair in oceanography, key to the future of the planet UCLA’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences has received a $4.1 million gift commitment – the largest in the department’s history – from adjunct professor Lawrence W. Harding, Jr. (“Larry”) to establish the Lawrence Harding Endowed Chair, which will support a…