Diversity and Inclusion

At UCLA, inclusive excellence is an indispensable element of academic success. We offer the following programs and resources designed to foster an inclusive learning environment that complements a rigorous engineering education for anyone with the talent and the desire to succeed.

CEED

CEED

The Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, known as CEED, works with a community of partners to support the K-20 pathways that lead to engineering and computer science degrees.

CEED offers many programs designed to create a community of collaborative and sustainable partnerships that offer academic and professional-development support for engineering and computer science undergraduate students who are first in their families to attend college or who have experienced socioeconomic or educational disadvantages.

On the pre-college level, the program partners with middle and high schools in the greater Los Angeles area to offer academic support, exposure to the engineering and computer science role models and opportunities to learn more about engineering and computer science through hands-on projects, workshops and classes.

WE@UCLA

WE@UCLA

The UCLA Women in Engineering program, known as WE@UCLA, is an institutionalized student support program run by a full-time professional staff within the Dean’s office at UCLA Samueli. The mission is to enable the full participation, success and advancement of women in engineering and computer science. WE@UCLA does not require membership and is open to all UCLA Samueli students.

UCLA Engineering Transfer Center

Engineering Transfer Center

The Engineering Transfer Center is part of the new Engineering Resource Center. The mission at the Engineering Transfer Center is to provide resources and support to current Samueli Engineering transfer students, increase visibility and advocacy for the transfer community in the school, and build partnerships with local community colleges to support the engineering pipeline.

Resources
News

Students, Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

By UCLA Samueli NewsroomFive  graduate students at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science — Zachary Ballard, Kelly Connelly, Kenneth Gutierrez, Ariella Machness and Adam Martin — and two alumni at other...

UCLA Researchers Deliver Large Particles into Cells at High Speed

UCLA Researchers Deliver Large Particles into Cells at High Speed

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Device can insert ‘cargo’ into 100,000 cells per minute, up from current standard of about 1 per minute By Matthew Chin A new device developed by UCLA engineers and doctors eventually help scientists study the development...

Best SEM Image Contest 2015

Best SEM Image Contest 2015

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The annual Best SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) Image Contest was held January 30.The contest is sponsored by the Molecular and Nano Archaeology Laboratory, a joint venture between the Materials Science and Engineering...

CJ Kim Receives Korea’s Highest Prize for Engineering

CJ Kim Receives Korea’s Highest Prize for Engineering

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin Chang-Jin “CJ” Kim, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and leader in microfluidics and micro-eletro-mechamical systems (MEMS), has received the 2015 Ho-Am Prize for Engineering. Established...

Kamei Receives UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award

Kamei Receives UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin Daniel T. Kamei, associate professor of bioengineering, has received a UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award for 2015. The award, first handed out in 1961, recognizes extraordinary teachers who have made a...

Distinguished Professor A.V. Balakrishnan, 1922-2015

Distinguished Professor A.V. Balakrishnan, 1922-2015

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]March 24, 2015 A.V. Balakrishnan, distinguished professor emeritus and research professor of electrical engineering, passed away on Monday, March 16. He was 92. Bal, as he was widely known, was a member of the UCLA Henry...