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. UCLA is one of six institutions that will be participating in the $120 million initiative, called the Undiagnosed Diseases […]
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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. Gong, current fourth-year chemical engineering student, is one of four UCLA engineering students who embarked on the trip on June 16 and […]
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. The changes are meant to simplify the major requirements for students while allowing them more freedom to take courses related to their area of specialization, said Professor […]
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. Tao received the award because of his work in harmonic analysis, combinatorics, partial differential equations and analytic number theory. Along […]
UCLA students launch model aircraft in engineering class
The engine of a small, student-built plane roared to life as about 50 students and professors gathered to watch it complete a seven-meter-long track. The fourth-year aerospace engineering students who made the plane cringed as its engine stalled, causing their aircraft to loop midair over the finish line and crash into the ground. “Oh, no,” […]
Students immerse into research with Marine Biology Quarter
Covered head to foot in diving gear, Brian Dang recalled the techniques he learned in his first scuba lessons at the Student Activities Center Pool as he plunged straight into the clear waters in Moorea, French Polynesia. The third-year biology student clipped pieces of algae for data collection and swam alongside giant sea turtles and […]
USAC taking donations for Lab Coat Loaner Library
Members of the undergraduate student government are looking for donations for UCLA’s newly created Lab Coat Loaner Library over the next few school days. The library, which will open next year, aims to provide blue flame-resistant lab coats and safety goggles to students free of charge for a quarter. The Undergraduate Students Association Council General […]