UCLA researchers develop treatment for immune system disorder

Her 2-year-old son lay on the hospital bed with an IV in his arm. Wearing gloves and a mask, Jessica Ainslie gently patted his head as they waited for UCLA researchers to arrive with a potential cure for his disease – a syringe filled with his own genetically modified bone marrow. Jessica Ainslie’s son Colton […]

Ardunio Workshop at UCLA challenges students’ creativity

Teams of engineering and computer science students huddled together over their computers while trying to program Arduinos on Wednesday night. Organized and funded by Thales, an aerospace defense company, the Arduino Workshop challenge provided Arduinos for 24 students to program in teams and prepare for a larger international competition. An Arduino is a microcontroller, or […]

Alumnus B. John Garrick gifts $9 million for engineering institute

UCLA recently received a $9 million gift from an alumnus to create a risk management institute within the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, according to a university press release. The new institute, the B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences, will focus on assessing and managing the risks posed by natural […]

Grant funds clinical trials for stem cell therapy at UCLA

UCLA and UC Irvine recently received a five-year $8 million grant to support clinical trials aimed at treating certain diseases using stem cells, according to a UCLA press release. The California Institute of Regenerative Medicine awarded the grant to the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research a part […]