Alvine Kamaha receives American Physical Society award
The professor researches radioactive contaminant control programs and calibration techniques to improve sensitivity of dark matter detectors.
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Video: Shaping the future of medical education at UCLA
UCLA’s new Rosenfeld Hall will play a pivotal role in training the next generation of medical professionals and improving care for patients.
Rosenfeld Hall is UCLA’s new hub for cutting-edge medical training, technology and collaboration
The facility was made possible by a $20 million gift from donors Eugene and Maxine Rosenfeld.
Time picks UCLA Engineering climate solution as one of 2023’s top inventions
The technology leverages seawater to capture and store atmospheric carbon dioxide while producing green hydrogen.
UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant to develop quantum sensors
The funds will support research on technologies to precisely measure the previously unmeasurable.
GPT-3 can reason about as well as a college student, UCLA psychologists report
The question remains: Does the technology mimic human reasoning or is it using a fundamentally new cognitive process?
UCLA geologists are using artificial intelligence to predict landslides
Their newly developed method could bolster efforts to protect lives and property in some of the world’s most disaster-prone areas.
Can AI and creativity coexist?
UCLA professors Jacob Foster and Danny Snelson weigh in on how artificial intelligence might influence and invigorate writing, art and culture.
Pri Narang and Sergio Carbajo look to advance quantum science for next-gen sensors
The UCLA professors envision making a big impact with tiny particles.
UCLA Depression Research Registry, already 20,000 people strong, aims to enroll more Angelenos
A new approach developed by UCLA has already improved recruitment for research studies on mental health.
Watch: Dennis Hong rolls out his robot posse
The UCLA roboticist unveils his latest crop of creatures in a TEDx talk and takes one for a stroll on campus.
Spinning a New Web
The federal government knows its web services are in desperate need of ingenuity. Is it any surprise it turned to three Bruins for help?
When using virtual reality as a teaching tool, context and ‘feeling real’ matter
A UCLA study suggests that VR can enhance learning if it is convincingly produced and if different subjects are taught in distinctive environments.
Go ahead: Tell Gaurav Sant his ideas won’t work
The UCLA engineering professor and colleagues take approaches to mitigating climate change that are considered unlikely by some.
3D-printed decoder, AI-enabled image compression could enable higher-res displays
Research brief: The technology could eventually be used for virtual reality goggles, as well as image encryption and medical imaging.
Ingestible sensor could help people with HIV stick to medication regimen, UCLA-led study finds
The research, funded by a National Institute of Mental Health grant, was led by the UCLA School of Dentistry’s Honghu Liu.
Driving high? Chemists make strides toward a marijuana breath analyzer
By oxidizing THC to create an electric current, a UCLA team’s fuel cell sensor can reveal the presence of the drug.
In visit to UCLA, National Science Foundation director emphasizes accessibility and inclusiveness
Sethuraman Panchanathan met with students, faculty members and administrative leaders.
Privacy-preserving camera captures only the objects you want
The technology, built by UCLA engineers using artificial intelligence, can instantly highlight certain elements of a photo while blotting others out.
Watch: TV show ‘Artbound’ puts artist Lauren Lee McCarthy and NFTs in the spotlight
The associate professor of design media arts has focused on exploring how technology has become so interwoven into our lives and society.
UCLA brain researchers receive $4 million NIH grant to supercharge miniature microscope
Their new devices will enable scientists to observe neuronal activity in freely moving animals at even higher resolutions.
UCLA scientists discover places on the moon where it’s always ‘sweater weather’
People could potentially live and work in lunar pits and caves with steady temperatures in the 60s.
How UCLA’s Alvine Kamaha helped build the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector
Thanks to the physicist’s expertise, the LUX-ZEPLIN has begun its hunt for the universe’s most elusive particles.
Graduating senior has helped lead efforts to make UCLA’s websites accessible to all
Michael Ting’s work for the Disabilities and Computing Program ensures disabled people get the information they need.