UCLA Researchers Develop New Method to Customize Artificial Tiny Organs Inside Cells

Just as the human body relies on organs such as the heart or liver for essential functions, cells depend on their own tiny organs, or organelles, to carry out vital tasks, including transporting nutrients, removing waste and regulating genetic activity

Industry Leaders, Faculty and Students to Gather at May 8 Tech Forum

Industry Leaders, Faculty and Students to Gather at May 8 Tech Forum

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button] ‘The Future of Engineering’ at May 8 Tech Forum Bringing together many of the finest engineering minds in industry and academia, on May 8 the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will host its...

Dean Honored by Engineers’ Council as Educator of the Year

Dean Honored by Engineers’ Council as Educator of the Year

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Vijay K. Dhir, dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and distinguished professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was honored in February by the Engineers' Council with the...

In Memoriam: Richard L. Gay ’73, MS ’73, PhD ’76

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk Richard L. Gay, an active UCLA Engineering alumnus who funded numerous student projects and did significant work in treatment of radioactive and other waste materials, died on March 3. He was 62. Gay...

Gift of Stock to UCLA Engineering

Gift of Stock to UCLA Engineering

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]SOU 300, a Beijing-based firm specializing in search engines for mobile devices, has made a gift of 30,000 shares in company stock to the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. The gift recognizes...

Civil Engineering Students Win National Seismic Design Contest

Civil Engineering Students Win National Seismic Design Contest

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk Unshaken by three dozen rival teams, earlier this month, a group of UCLA civil engineering students took first place in the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute’s 10th annual Undergraduate Seismic...

A Cure for the Common Hangover?

A Cure for the Common Hangover?

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA-led team's 'pill' mimics action of human liver in fighting alcohol intoxication By Bill Kisliuk In a discovery that could derail the popular "Hangover" movie franchise, a team of researchers led by UCLA engineers has...

Scanning Electron Microscope Image Student Contest 2013

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin The Molecular and Nano Archaeology Laboratory (MNA) – a joint venture between the Department of Materials Science and The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, held its annual Best SEM (scanning electron...