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May 2020

Dean’s Message to Class of 2020
Dean Jayathi Murthy addresses the 2020 graduates of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, acknowledging the difficulties confronting our students due to the pandemic.

Researchers Develop First Real-Time Physics Engine for Soft Robotics
Collaborators from UCLA and Carnegie Mellon University have adapted computer graphics technology to simulate the movements of soft, limbed robots for the first time.

UCLA Machine-Learning Model is Helping CDC Predict Spread of COVID-19
A machine-learning model developed at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is helping the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict the spread of COVID-19.

Caltrans Awards $1.5 million to UCLA for Seismic Geohazard Research
Caltrans awarded a major grant to the UCLA Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center to establish the Seismic Geohazard Research Program.

UCLA is One of Four Universities Selected by Xilinx to Establish Adaptive Computer Research Clusters
Xilinx and leading universities around the world established Adaptive Compute Research Clusters to study adaptive compute acceleration.

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

UCLA Students Take Top Prize in National Stormwater Treatment Competition
A team of UCLA undergraduate students has won a national competition sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeking innovative plans for stormwater management.

UCLA Student Club Honored by World’s Largest Scientific Computing Society
The Association for Computing Machinery has honored the UCLA student chapter with its Outstanding School Service Award for 2020.

Tech Gala Recognizes Top Student Computer Science Projects
Held in the winter quarter before the state's safer-at-home order, UCLA computer science students showcased their projects during ACM's flagship event.

Students Share Tips on Moving Annual Hackathon Online
Organizers of LA Hacks shared their experience and offered tips for other student organizations on programming affected by safer-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials Engineering Student Receives Scholarship from American Society for Metals
Grant Hushek, a UCLA Materials Science and Engineering undergraduate student, has been awarded the American Society for Metals (ASM) International Los Angeles Chapter Scholarship.

ALUMNI NEWS

UCLA Alum’s App at the Forefront of Telemedicine
After experiencing a longer-than-expected wait time for a physician to see their two toddlers, alum Nick Desai and his wife, Dr. Renee Dua, decided to found Heal, a mobile-app company that provides medical house calls by doctors.

In Memoriam: Edward K. Rice, 94, Leader in Concrete and Building Technologies
Edward K. Rice, an innovator in concrete and building technologies who led major civil engineering firms and was an ardent supporter of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, passed away on May 8, 2020, in his Los Angeles home. He was 94 years old.

EVENTS
May 21 | Sugar Distinguished Speaker Series, Featuring Tom Ilube CBE (virtual format)

May 30 | Bruin Engineers Reunion 2020 (virtual format)

June 13 | UCLA Samueli School of Engineering 2020 Virtual Commencement

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