Don T. Nakanishi, director emeritus of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, died of cardiorespiratory arrest March 21 in Los Angeles. He was 66. Nakanishi was a professor at UCLA for 35 years and was the director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center from 1990 to 2010. Nakanishi was a nationwide pioneering Asian-American scholar, […]
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UCLA professor develops smart grid technology to tackle energy shortage
Rajit Gadh is tackling energy shortage issues by redistributing energy from electric vehicles and solar panels based on consumer needs. Gadh, the director of the UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center, is spearheading the development of a new energy distribution network, called smart grid technology. He intends to improve the technology in India through a […]
UCLA to hold summer institute on technology, leadership
Students will be able to enroll in a new summer institute that aims to train students to analyze data and communicate effectively in their future careers. The Easton Technology Management Center at UCLA, an Anderson School of Management institution that intends to create the next leaders in the technology industry, will host the Technology Leadership […]
School of Public Affairs launches Institute on Inequality and Democracy
The Luskin School of Public Affairs will launch an interdisciplinary institute Thursday that aims to address social inequality issues by promoting social justice and democratic ideas. The Institute on Inequality and Democracy will invite social justice researchers and activists to discuss connections between international and local inequality issues, said Ananya Roy, the inaugural director of […]
FuturizeX challenge finalists develop solutions to global problems
Six undergraduate students were selected Thursday as finalists in a campuswide challenge that encourages students to develop solutions to global problems. UCLA and XPRIZE, a nonprofit organization that facilitates competitions, launched the FuturizeX Student Challenge, which is open to undergraduate students. More than 250 applicants participated in the contest and submitted proposals that aim to […]
UCLA club sports passion for medicine on the field
Peter Azzam held a basketball for the first time about 15 years ago. At 7, he was a shy child obsessed with science and medicine, but playing sports helped him build confidence and strengthened his relationships with friends. Azzam said he is still an academic person, but no longer a quiet one. After he earned […]
Bruins explore California ecosystems through UC natural reserves
Robert Cooper spent three months alone in a desert reserve and left determined to visit all 39 locations in the University of California Natural Reserve System. He said his time in the uninhabited landscape showed him the importance of experiencing and understanding nature. “That experience changed my life,” Cooper said. “I knew natural study was […]