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THOR triumphs at 2015 RoboCup

THOR triumphs at 2015 RoboCup

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk THOR, a humanoid robot under the command of UCLA and University of Pennsylvania, has kicked its way to the top of the robotic soccer world, winning first place and a top technology trophy on July 22 at...

UCLA Engineering Raises a Record $42.6 Million in 2014-15

UCLA Engineering Raises a Record $42.6 Million in 2014-15

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science had a record-breaking year for fundraising in 2014-15, bringing nearly $42.6 million to the school. The funds support student scholarships and faculty...

Graduation Day 2015 for UCLA Engineering

Graduation Day 2015 for UCLA Engineering

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science celebrated its 51st commencement ceremony on June 13 at Pauley Pavilion. Some 1,500 students earned degrees from the school in 2014-15. Commencement speaker...

UCLA Engineering Grad Student Earns Fellowship to Study in Paris

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA materials science and engineering doctoral student Yuan Lin will spend the 2015-16 academic year conducting research at the Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie (UPMC) and at a photonics and nanostructures lab in in Paris...

Computer Science Post-Doc Receives UCLA Chancellor’s Award

Computer Science Post-Doc Receives UCLA Chancellor’s Award

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA computer science post-doctoral scholar Alexander Afanasyev PhD ’13 received a 2015 UCLA Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research. Afanasyev is a member of the UCLA Internet Research Lab headed by his former...

UCLA Researchers Develop New Material to Accelerate Healing

UCLA Researchers Develop New Material to Accelerate Healing

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Injectable gel fills wounds and promotes tissue regeneration By Matthew Chin Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed an injectable hydrogel that helps skin wounds...

EE Grad Students Receive Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship

EE Grad Students Receive Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]A pair of UCLA electrical engineering graduate students – Sidhant Tiwari and Zhi (Jackie) Yao – have received a 2015 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship of $100,000 for their proposal on a new way to design microscale antennas...