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June 2019
 Congratulations to the Centennial Class of 2019!

Congratulations to the Centennial Class of 2019!
We celebrated another class of newly-minted Bruin Engineers on June 15. A little advice for grads from commencement speaker Chuck Lorre: “Stop sharing your life [on social media], and start living it.”

 
Supporters Henry and Susan Samueli give $100 million

Supporters Henry and Susan Samueli give $100 million
Longtime supporters Henry and Susan Samueli have given $100 million—the school’s largest gift ever—to support the most significant period of growth since our founding in 1945. Learn more about our expansion plans in the Los Angeles Times.


BREAKTHROUGHS

A Bruin takes all: Our students are winning global competitions

A Bruin takes all: Our students are winning global competitions
First-year computer science student Bryan Chiang’s non-invasive ‘EasyGlucose’ diabetes app won him $100,000 and a mentorship session with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Read about it in TechCrunch.

 

No guts, no glory: We’re advancing microbiome research

No guts, no glory: We’re advancing microbiome research
Computer science professor Eran Halperin and team developed a computational source-tracking tool, FEAST, to deduce the origins of any microbiome, including that of the human gut. Doctoral student Liat Shenhav explains on KFI Radio.

 

All-star research: We’re engineering CAR T-cells to beat cancer

All-star research: We’re engineering CAR T-cells to beat cancer
Yvonne Chen, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been named a Lloyd J. Old STAR (for “Scientists Taking Risks”) and awarded $1.25 million for her immunotherapy research by the Cancer Research Institute.

 

The real deal: We’re developing synthetic DNA

The real deal: We’re developing synthetic DNA
The Department of Energy has awarded professor Elisa Franco from mechanical and aerospace engineering a grant to develop DNA-based synthetic molecules. A potential use is for smart artificial biomaterials.

 

Upping the ante: We’re advancing flexible electronics

Upping the ante: We’re advancing flexible electronics
Professor Subramanian Iyer is the director of the Center for Heterogeneous Integration and Performance Scaling (CHIPS). The team created FlexTrate™, a flexible substrate ideal for bendable electronics. Read about it in Semiconductor Engineering.

 

Teaching teachers: We’re helping elevate education

Teaching teachers: We’re helping elevate education
Mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Adrienne Lavine also serves as the faculty director of the UCLA Center for the Advancement of Teaching. Established in 1975, the center is a campus-wide resource for professors to improve their teaching.

 

 


 
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