Jean Paul Santos spent nine months designing and building a lightweight antenna he could hold in his hand. Although the thin, computer chip-like device is smaller than an iPhone, the antenna has the potential to improve interplanetary communication between Mars and Earth. Santos, a graduate student in electrical engineering, constructed the device for a rover […]
Category Archives: Science & Health
David Geffen School of Medicine appoints interim dean
The David Geffen School of Medicine announced Wednesday that it has named Dr. Kelsey Martin, the executive vice dean and associate vice chancellor, as the school’s new interim dean beginning Sept. 1. Martin joined the UCLA faculty in 1999 and is a professor in biological chemistry, psychiatry and biobehavioral science at the David Geffen School […]
UC Board of Regents files lawsuit against Santa Monica business
The University of California Board of Regents filed a lawsuit against a small Santa Monica business last month, calling for the business to move a wall several inches off University property. UC officials filed the lawsuit after the University bought a building that shared a wall with Busy Bee Hardware, a block away from the […]
UCLA alumna brings back personal touch in doctor visits with Heal app
It took eight hours for Renee Dua to see a doctor after she rushed her son to the emergency room last year. After a long and stressful wait, doctors told Dua her 8-month-old son was fine. She left frustrated and unsatisfied with the wasted time. “I turned to my husband and said to him, ‘There […]
UCLA’s MedDreamers seeks to advocate for undocumented medical students
Seung Jin (James) Lee watched his parents buy over-the-counter medicine each time they got sick, wondering why they never sought medical treatment from a doctor like the other families in his suburban neighborhood. Without health care, his family did not have time to spare on visits to the doctor. His parents could not afford proper […]
Scientists hope to use SIMS water treatment technology to tackle drought
A portable, self-operating, Internet-equipped water purification plant that can be carried on a trailer truck has been turning contaminated water into clean water for over a year. Known as the Smart Integrated Membrane System, or SIMS, the water treatment plant has steadily treated 25,000 gallons of clean water a day, enough to supply around 100 […]
Group of scientists including UCLA graduates, faculty discover planet
Scientists observed the skies through a telescope in the mountains of Chile, spotting what they thought was a trivial dot near a bright star. They circled the image around speculatively, analyzing it carefully, attempting to eliminate any possibility for mistakes. But what began as a grain of hope was very quickly confirmed to be a […]