After 28 Scholarships Fund His UCLA Education, Double Bruin First-Gen Engineer Vows to Pay It Forward

On the first day of high school, Pedro Calderon ’25, M.S. ’26 learned he hadn’t been placed in a single honors or Advanced Placement class. The next morning, he went to his counselor and asked to be moved into the most rigorous courses the school offered.

Three UCLA Engineering Alumni Elected to NAE

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Three distinguished alumni of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science were elected to the National Academy of Engineering recently: Mark J. Kushner ’76; Asad M. Madni ’69, MS ’72; and Joanne M....

Chancellor Emeritus Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Albert Carnesale, UCLA Chancellor Emeritus and professor of public policy and mechanical and aerospace engineering, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) on February 8. Election to the NAE is among the...

UCLA Researchers Eliminate Major Roadblock in Regenerative Medicine

UCLA Researchers Eliminate Major Roadblock in Regenerative Medicine

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]New 'cocktails' support long-term maintenance of human embryonic stem cells By Wileen Wong Kromhout In regenerative medicine, large supplies of safe and reliable human embryonic stem (hES) cells are needed for implantation...

UCLA Spotlight: Wireless Health

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA Engineering and Health Sciences collaborate on data-driven medicine Medical teams are often put in the position of making treatment decisions without much in the way of solid data. They may see a patient once every...