Several faculty from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science were honored by the National Academy of Inventors on Friday. The National Academy of Inventors elected four faculty members from the school’s electrical and computer engineering department, including Henry Samueli, Subramanian Iyer, Alan Willson Jr. and Eli Yablonovitch. The National Academy of […]
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CALPIRG at UCLA members discuss free alternatives to textbooks
A research study on two- and four-year colleges showed that using openly licensed resources in place of textbooks could save students more than $100 per course. Colleges that switch to open educational resources would save students nationwide $1.5 billion a year in course material costs, according to a study released by the California Public Interest […]
Bird gene-mapping project studies biodiversity, effect of climate change
A new branch of environmental science is taking flight as UCLA researchers apply genomic technology to study migratory birds. The Bird Genoscape Project, based at UCLA’s Center for Tropical Research, will analyze the migratory behavior of up to 100 songbird species using a combination of population genomics and environmental data, said Thomas Smith, the center’s […]
Nurses protest for new contract, better working conditions
Registered nurses protested Thursday in front of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center over a contract dispute with the University of California and called for improved working conditions. The rally was one of eight protests organized by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United union at medical centers throughout the UC system. The UC and the […]
UCLA accounting mistake leaves large sum unallocated to USAC
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 9:08 a.m. A university accounting error prevented the undergraduate student government from receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars for the past three years. UCLA accounting services neglected to allocate $461,662 in funding from three years of Bruin Bash and Arts Restoring Community fees to Undergraduate Students Association Council. […]
Former U.S. ambassador, alum discusses relations with Argentina
A former American ambassador to Argentina said the new Argentinian government has strengthened bilateral relations with the United States during an event Tuesday. Noah Mamet, a U.S. ambassador under the Obama administration who graduated from UCLA in 1992, spoke at a lunchtime discussion hosted by the Anderson School of Management’s Center for Global Management about […]
UCLA researchers study herpes virus associated with Kaposi’s sarcoma
UCLA researchers are studying the structure of a virus that is known to cause cancer. In a study published last week, researchers analyzed the molecular components of herpes virus’ outer protein shell. The virus is associated with a type of cancer called Kaposi’s sarcoma, which affects cells in lymph and blood vessels and creates lesions. […]