UCLA and Amazon Join Forces to Create Science Hub for Humanity and Artificial Intelligence
Amazon and UCLA have collaborated to establish the Science Hub for Humanity and Artificial Intelligence, marking the technology company’s first such alliance
Changing Majors: Discovering Your Best Path to an Engineering Degree
Emily MacInnis first arrived at UCLA planning to study economics on a pre-law track, but that didn’t last long. “After I was accepted, I realized that I did not want a career in law or business,” said MacInnis,
Ph.D. Student Receives Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
Aerospace engineering Ph.D. candidate Shehan Parmar has become the third UCLA student ever to receive the Department of Energy (DOE) Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.
Engineering Alumna Makes Strides in Latinx Representation
When Leticia Solis ’90 was 14 years old, her older sister took her to a Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) conference at UCLA. It was there that Solis first learned what an engineer does and
Dean Murthy Shares Journey as Woman Engineer in Interview with Alma Mater
When Jayathi Murthy began her undergraduate studies at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, (IITK) in the 1970s, she was one of only two women in her class of more than 250 students.
UCLA Samueli Welcomes Bolei Zhou as Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Bolei Zhou will join the Computer Science Department at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering in early January as an assistant professor, bringing with him his expertise in computer vision and machine autonomy.
Civil Engineering Professors to Help Lead Natural Hazards Simulation Center
Two UCLA civil and environmental engineering professors have taken leadership roles with a National Science Foundation-funded research center that is developing next-generation computational models and
MAE Professor Receives NSF Grants for Molecular Manufacturing and Computing
Elisa Franco, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received two research grants totaling $3.6 million from the National Science Foundation
Engineering Welcome Day Fosters Community for New Students amid Pandemic
The Engineering Society at UCLA (ESUC) hosted more than 1,300 new freshmen and transfer engineering students Sept. 22 at its annual — and once again, in-person — Engineering Welcome Day.