Even before the fall quarter of her first year at UCLA, Shannon Wongvibulsin was already working as a UCLA undergraduate researcher trying to figure out the best way to study biomaterials and regenerate body tissues. Her dedication paid off this year. The third-year bioengineering student was one of 272 students who were awarded the Barry […]
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Professor helps develop ‘artificial retina’
Patients who lost their eyesight over the course of their lifetime can now be treated to partially restore their vision, after the Food and Drug Administration recently cleared an “artificial retina” device. The device, called the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, is designed to help patients who have retinitis pigmentosa and patients who start losing […]
Researcher fuses science and art
As a child, Christina Agapakis would visit science museums with her parents and participate in science competitions.
Alumni create site with guidance for pre-med students
Pre-medical students in the midst of application season have a new resource started by two UCLA alumni to help guide the students in their pursuit of a medical degree. Daniel Lee and Edward Chang, who both graduated in 2012, started the website in November to give advice to students hoping to get into medical school. […]
New UCLA course stresses environmental communication
A new class being offered this quarter at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability will teach students how to integrate new media – like blogs, videos and podcasts – into environmental science.
UCLA center offers hyperbaric oxygen healing
About a dozen patients, each wearing a thin clear hood, sat under dim lights within a large cylindrical chamber.