UCLA researchers have been developing flexible materials and structures that can perform a variety of tasks, from delivering drugs to specific parts of human body to making aircraft more efficient. Developing and integrating soft materials into structures and robotics has far-reaching applications, particularly in the medical industry, said Khalid Jawed, a mechanical and aerospace engineering […]
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Student organizations reconstruct systems of support for women in engineering
Some professors and student groups at UCLA said they think the university has made progress in increasing the number of women in engineering, but more work still needs to be done. A $5 million endowment was awarded to the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science to provide funding for Women in Engineering at […]
UCLA-developed i-insulin could mitigate risk of hypoglycemia for diabetes patients
A UCLA-led research team has developed a new type of insulin that could prevent low blood sugar in patients with diabetes. Zhen Gu, the study’s principal investigator and a UCLA bioengineering professor, helped develop a new type of insulin, called i-insulin, that automatically responds to changes in blood glucose levels. This could potentially help patients […]
Engineering school receives $100 M donation from Samuelis, largest in its history
The namesakes of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science donated a record-breaking $100 million to the school Tuesday. Henry and Susan Samueli’s donation, made through the Samueli Foundation, is the largest gift ever made to the engineering school. UCLA named the engineering school after Henry Samueli after a $30 million donation […]
Video game antagonist brought to life by student robotics team
This post was updated June 3 at 9:28 a.m. A student robotics team has been working since fall quarter on a robot that merges two of the group’s passions: interdisciplinary engineering and the video game The Legend of Zelda. X1 Robotics, a club on campus created to provide a space for robot-building, is engineering a […]
Gardening cultivates better mental health in psychiatric setting, study finds
A UCLA study found that psychiatric patients respond positively to the therapeutic effects of gardening. Gardening proved to have significant effects on patients undergoing treatment in a psychiatric setting at UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, according to a study published in fall. Nancy Wicks, an occupational therapist at Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, said she and other therapists […]
County officials issue precautions after individual diagnosed with whooping cough
This post was updated 2:04 p.m. on May 31. An individual at UCLA was diagnosed with whooping cough, prompting county health officials to advise several people on campus to get vaccinations. The individual, who had spent time in Murphy Hall, was diagnosed with whooping cough within the last two weeks, according to an email sent […]