The UCLA professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering was honored for his outstanding contributions in the design, modelling, control, and realization of mechatronic systems.
In ‘Imagining Extinction,’ English professor Ursula Heise asks why people care about endangered species, why some animals become symbols and what that reveals about us.
Laurie Hart taught seminars over the summer at the University of the Aegean in Lesvos, Greece, where thousands of refugees who fled from Syria and other countries are encamped.
UCLA's Graduate Division and the Sociable Postdoc Society have collaborated to present UCLA's first official Postdoc Appreciation Week, which will feature social and professional events for postdoc scholars during the week of Sept. 19-24.
The UCLA chapter of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science will be recognized with two awards from the largest multicultural and multidisciplinary STEM diversity organization in the nation.
Think “scientific research” and one may imagine doctors, Ph.D.s or technicians toiling away in the lab. But many people don’t realize that nurses do research as well.
The University of California is changing its voluntary disability insurance options to give all eligible employees — those currently covered and those not enrolled — new options for protecting their finances.
Associate Adjunct Professor John Simmons in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television received a Creative Arts Emmy Award last week for outstanding cinematography for a single-camera series as the director of photography.
A professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, Hall was recognized for his work in climate modeling to ascertain the Earth's sensitivity to increases in greenhouse gas emissions.
A free event at the UCLA Fowler Museum includes Indonesian specialty coffee, Javanese dance and gamelan music, and a demonstration of the traditional batik technique.
Sylvia Cesaro, who manages events and visitor services for the Fowler Museum, will connect young Bruins at a beach cleanup with people whose passion for ocean conservation runs deep.
Hendey, who completed his internship in medicine and residency in emergency medicine at UCLA 23 years ago, served as chief of emergency medicine at UC San Francisco School of Medicine's Fresno campus.
The research interests of UCLA faculty and students are highly relevant to the work by his organization, said Jason Matheny, director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, in a recent visit to campus.