Engineering Student Clubs Adapt to a Virtual Spring Quarter
When UCLA announced that the spring 2020 quarter would be moved to remote instruction due to COVID-19, student leaders across campus scrambled to process the news and adjust their plans.
Team to develop breathalyzer-like diagnostic test for COVID-19
A research team led by Pirouz Kavehpour, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, is developing an inexpensive and fast breathalyzer-like diagnostic tool to test for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
UCLA Machine-Learning Model is Helping CDC Predict Spread of COVID-19
A machine-learning model developed at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is helping the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict the spread of COVID-19.
UCLA Alum’s App at the Forefront of Telemedicine
After experiencing a longer-than-expected wait time for a physician to see their two toddlers, alum Nick Desai and his wife, Dr. Renee Dua, decided to found Heal, a mobile-app company that provides medical house calls by doctors.
Dean’s Message to Class of 2020
There are few milestones in life as momentous as a college commencement that celebrates your hard work and achievements. I am well aware of the rigor and diligence required to earn a degree in engineering at UCLA, especially for the graduating class this year.
In Memoriam: Edward K. Rice, 94, Leader in Concrete and Building Technologies
Edward K. Rice, an innovator in concrete and building technologies who led major civil engineering firms and was an ardent supporter of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, died on May 8, 2020, in his Los Angeles home.
UCLA Student Club Honored by World’s Largest Educational and Scientific Computing Society
The Association for Computing Machinery has honored the UCLA student chapter with its Outstanding School Service Award for 2020.
UCLA and Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop First Real-Time Physics Engine for Soft Robotics
Motion picture animation and video games are impressively lifelike nowadays, capturing a wisp of hair falling across a heroine’s eyes or a canvas sail snapping crisply in the wind.
Caltrans Awards $1.5 million to UCLA for Seismic Geohazard Research Program
The California Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.5 million research contract to the UCLA Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center (NHR3) to establish the Seismic Geohazard Research Program.








