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UCLA Samueli thrives in this incredible city, and we ensure that our students thrive as well. That’s why you’ll find student clubs, research opportunities, inspirational speaker events, and a diversity of minds and people, all supported through health and wellness services dedicated to both students and faculty.
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UCLA materials scientists have unveiled a new light-responsive, flapping actuator that functions like the natural contracting and relaxing muscle movements
UCLA Civil Engineering Student Aims to Pave the Way for Representation and Sustainable Infrastructure
In a crowded lecture hall at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, Khushi Patel takes meticulous notes, trying to balance her rigorous civil and environmental
Triple Bruin and HRL Executive Leslie Momoda Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Leslie Momoda ’85, M.S. ’87, Ph.D. ’90 grew up in the Sawtelle neighborhood of Los Angeles, just a stone’s throw from UCLA. As a child, she remembers picnicking near UCLA’s iconic Janss Steps, unaware
UCLA Samueli Faculty Aid LA Wildfire Recovery, Address Post-Fire Hazards
In the aftermath of the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, which ravaged large parts of Altadena and Pacific Palisades as well as other metropolitan areas in Los Angeles and San Diego,
UCLA Engineering Professor Liz Izhikevich Named to Forbes 30 Under 30
Liz Izhikevich, an electrical and computer engineering assistant professor at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been named
UCLA Samueli Dean Honored with Teaching, Research Awards
Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park, the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and a professor of chemical and biomolecular