UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science hasn’t had a permanent dean since June 30, 2001 ““ and it shows in the School’s national rankings. The search is still on for a permanent dean, but in the meantime, the school’s overall ranking has fallen from 20th to 22nd among engineering schools as ranked […]
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Med Center offers midwife-assisted delivery The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UCLA Medical Center has created UCLA Maternity Associates ““ a Midwifery and Obstetrical Partnership. Although the use of a certified nurse midwife is generally associated with a home birth, the American College of Nurse Midwives reports that 96 percent of births attended […]
Ashe, students prepare for flu season
As it has for each flu season during the past seven years, the UCLA Ashe Student Health Center is offering free flu shots at events around campus. Tuesday’s flu fair, the last of a series of four, was held in Westwood Plaza, next to the Bruin Bear. Organizers expected to vaccinate around 300 students, and […]
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UCLA professors named in list of “˜visionaries’ UCLA chemistry professor James R. Heath and neuroscientist Gary W. Small were named by Scientific American magazine as one of the “Scientific American 50″ visionaries in the world of research. The list appeared Nov. 18 in the magazine’s December issue. Heath, along with his colleagues R. Stanley Williams, […]
UCLA should use technology to electrify education
Education has always relied on technology. Dating back to the invention of the paper and pencil, technology has revolutionized the education process. However, in a country which struggles to maintain basic literacy rates, it is difficult to see how technology has actually improved the learning environment. In contrast to the corporate world, where computers are […]
Fractals used to optimize antennas
Engineers at UCLA have combined engineering with the mathematical field of geometry to design smaller, more diverse antennas. UCLA electrical engineering chairman, Yahya Rahmat-Samii, and Ph.D. student John Gianvittorio are using fractals, mathematical models normally used to define curves and surfaces, and applying them to the design of antennas. Rahmat-Samii found that using fractals in […]