UCLA Engineers without Borders Build Schoolhouse and Water Tank amidst Pandemic
COVID-19 has forced much of student life online, but this has not deterred UCLA’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) from making progress on their community development initiatives, both within the U.S. and across the globe.
In Memoriam: Professor Tatsuo Itoh, Pioneer of Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Electronics
Tatsuo Itoh, a distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, died at home on March 4 at the age of 80.
UCLA Engineering Professor Featured in Wall Street Journal on Work-From-Home Tech
Xiang “Anthony” Chen, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering whose research centers on how humans interact with computers, was highlighted in a March 9 Wall Street Journal article
UCLA Women in Science Group Awarded $20K to Design Lab Kits for Girls in STEM
More than 5,000 elementary through high school students in East Africa will soon have new science laboratory kits thanks to a recent American Physical Society award to Women Supporting Women in the Sciences (WS2).
UCLA Engineering Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award to Develop Rapid 3D Printing Processes for Electronic Components
Xiaoyu “Rayne” Zheng, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
UCLA Computational Biologist Named ISCB Fellow
Eran Halperin, UCLA professor of computer science, human genetics, computational medicine and anesthesiology, has been elected as a fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology
$1 Million Gift from Manizheh Yomtoubian Establishes Faculty Chair at UCLA Engineering
The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has received a $1 million gift from longtime UCLA health care practitioner and philanthropist Manizheh Yomtoubian.
UCLA Bioengineers Show Key Step Toward Efficient and Nonrandom Cell Reprogramming
UCLA bioengineers and colleagues have discovered and detailed a key step in cell reprogramming for safe drug testing and other personalized disease therapy.
UCLA Electrical Engineer Receives NSF CAREER Award to Develop More Inclusive Light-based Technologies
Achuta Kadambi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award, the agency’s highest honor