Ten subsystems, hundreds of design intricacies and thousands of hours of work by UCLA students will culminate in a satellite the size of a loaf of bread, which will be launched by NASA in 2016-2017. Read more...
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July 21, 12:09 am
TimeOut program connects students with seniors who have Alzheimer’s
Benjamin Nguyen greeted Irwin Rosentein with a smile and a pat on the back. Like old friends, they sat down at a table and started talking about their day. Read more...
Photo: Second-year psychology student Alejandro Vicente Chavez Suchilt and Rudy Sauser play a game of chess as part of the TimeOut @ UCLA program. (Courtesy of Benjamin Nguyen)
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July 17, 4:01 pm
UCLA Health System maintains high spots in best hospital rankings
The UCLA Health System was again ranked fifth in the country and first in California by U.S. News and World Report in its annual Best Hospitals 2014-2015 Honor Roll released this week. Read more...
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July 1, 5:01 pm
UCLA School of Medicine awarded $7.2M grant to research rare disorders
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA received a $7.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop new methods to diagnose rare genetic disorders, according to a UCLA statement released on Tuesday. Read more...
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June 30, 12:00 am
Engineers Without Borders implements clean water program in Guatemala
Jing Gong traveled to a rural Guatemalan village as a UCLA student for the third and last time this month, concluding a year-long student group project to improve water access in the area. Read more...
Photo: Students from UCLA’s student group, Engineers Without Borders in Chocantariy, Guatemala. (Courtesy of Niru Senthilkumar)
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June 30, 12:00 am
Electrical engineering curriculum to change in fall
UCLA’s electrical engineering curriculum will undergo several changes in fall quarter to remove certain major requirements deemed unnecessary and include more introductory and design courses requested by students. Read more...
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June 29, 1:15 pm
Mathematics professor Terence Tao wins Breakthrough Prize
UCLA mathematics professor Terence Tao added another scholarly achievement to his collection last week. The Fields Medal recipient and MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow won the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, earning him a $3 million prize. Read more...
Photo: UCLA mathematics professor Terence Tao won the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics and $3 million last week. (Daily Bruin file photo)