Computer Science Professor Lixia Zhang, Leading Internet Researcher, to Receive IEEE Internet Award
By UCLA Samueli NewsroomWork has led to the improved efficiency and security of data transmission over the Internet Lixia Zhang, a researcher whose work on Internet architecture has led to improved protocol designs and security, is being...
Kang L. Wang Receives 2009 SIA University Research Award
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button] Electrical engineering professor Kang L. Wang has received the 2009 Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) University Researcher Award, presented at the annual SIA Washington conference on March 12. Wang is the Raytheon...
Two UCLA Engineering Faculty Win 2009 Sloan Fellowship
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Two faculty members of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have been awarded a 2009 Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowships are awarded to “exceptional...
2009 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture Sponsored by the Hydrogeology Division of the Geological Society of America
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering 2009 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture Sponsored by the Hydrogeology Division of the Geological Society of America "Will China Run Out of Water?" Presented by...
Two UCLA Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Two faculty members from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to engineers. Deborah...
UCLA Engineering Researchers Make Major Advance in Creating Higher-Density Biofuels
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Genetic modification of bacterium results in alcohols with greater energy By Wileen Wong Kromhout Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have successfully pushed nature beyond its...
Intracellular Drug Trafficking
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Applications in Cancer Drug Delivery By Matthew Chin In the treatment of cancer, chemotherapeutics are administered to kill cancer cells. Unfortunately, these drugs can also exert toxic effects on normal cells. To reduce...
Scientists Produce Nanoscale Droplets With Cancer-Fighting Implications
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Double-emulsions hold potential for targeted drug delivery By Matthew Chin UCLA scientists have succeeded in making unique nanoscale droplets that are much smaller than a human cell and can potentially be used to deliver...
In Memoriam: Gerald J. Popek
By UCLA Samueli NewsroomGerald J. Popek, an Internet pioneer and a world-class technology leader who played a key role in software development and networking, died on July 20 at his home in Bel Air after a courageous battle with stomach...