UCLA alumnus Mukund Padmanabhan recently donated $2.5 million to fund a laboratory in his name in the new Engineering VI building. The laboratory will focus on semiconductor systems, according to a UCLA press release. Padmanabhan studied electrical engineering at UCLA, and he received his master’s degree in 1989 and doctorate in 1992. He currently conducts […]
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UCLA’s online graduate engineering program ranked No. 1
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science was ranked first in the country in the third annual U.S. News and World Report online graduate engineering program rankings released Wednesday. U.S. News and World Report released eight rankings of online programs, ranging from bachelor’s degree programs to graduate programs in criminal justice and […]
UCLA to offer Cuba study abroad summer program
UCLA will add Havana, Cuba to the list of destinations students can visit starting in summer 2015. UCLA is the second University of California campus to offer a study abroad program in Cuba after UC Davis. Preparations for a travel study program in Cuba began four years ago when the Obama administration eased regulations for […]
New UCLA SCUBA Club reaches out to diving community on campus
A massive sicklefin lemon shark suddenly interrupted fourth-year marine biology student Emily Ferrari’s scuba dive, leaving her watching, amazed, as the rare creature swam off into the tropical waters of the South Pacific. Although she has been scuba diving since high school, Ferrari said the seven-foot-long shark she saw in spring was the most impressive […]
USAC recap – Jan. 6
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff Hall 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! Youtube Channel. Agenda Council unanimously approved […]
Letters and Science, Anderson School offers entrepreneurship minor
Students interested in developing a new business or understanding entrepreneurial ideas can take a new undergraduate minor in entrepreneurship starting this quarter. The College of Letters and Science and the Anderson School of Management, which are jointly offering the minor, are accepting applications for the minor on a rolling basis. To apply, students must have […]
Presidential resignations rare in history of USAC
In the 95-year existence of UCLA’s undergraduate student government, just six presidents have stepped down or been ousted from their seats. Undergraduate Students Association Council presidents have resigned for personal reasons, been caught in campaign violation controversies or been drafted into the military, according to Steven Halpern in “A View from Kerckhoff: A History of […]