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samueli. ucla. edu > amazon-fellowships-support-42-ucla-samueli-doctoral-students-in-a-single-academic-quarter-totaling-nearly-1-million

Amazon Fellowships Support 42 UCLA Samueli Doctoral Students in a Single Academic Quarter, Totaling Nearly $1 Million

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (415+ words) UCLA Samueli From left'to right: Science Hub Faculty Director Jens Palsberg, UCLA Samueli Dean Alissa Park,'Amazon Academic Research Initiatives'Director'Anne Szeto'and AWS Applied Science Vice President Stefano Soatto pictured at Amazon Studios during the 2025 UCLA Ph. D. Research and Networking Event…...

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samueli. ucla. edu > ucla-team-awarded-5-million-darpa-contract-to-develop-ai-for-math-advancement

UCLA Team Awarded $5 Million DARPA Contract to Develop AI for Math Advancement

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (295+ words) DARPAThe Exponentiating Mathematics program aims to dramatically accelerate progress in pure mathematics by developing an AI co-author capable of proposing and proving useful abstractions. A team of UCLA computer scientists and mathematicians has been awarded a three-year, $5 million grant by…...

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samueli. ucla. edu > ucla-engineering-dean-alissa-park-receives-acs-garvan-olin-medal-honoring-distinguished-leadership-by-women-chemists-and-chemical-engineers

UCLA Engineering Dean Alissa Park Receives ACS Garvan-Olin Medal Honoring Distinguished Leadership by Women Chemists and Chemical Engineers

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (221+ words) Courtesy of American Chemical Society Alissa Park (second from left) receives the 2026 Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society Ah-Hyung "Alissa" Park, the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received the…...

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samueli. ucla. edu > leonard-kleinrock-on-launching-the-internet-and-his-hopes-for-the-future-of-ai

Leonard Kleinrock on Launching the Internet and his Hopes for the Future of AI

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (178+ words) The legendary UCLA computer scientist sat down for a lengthy interview with "L. A. in a Minute" L. A. in a Minute Internet pioneer Leonard Kleinrock joined host Evan Lovett for a brand-new episode of "L. A. in a Minute," where the UCLA distinguished professor emeritus…...

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samueli. ucla. edu > implantable-charging-station-boosts-fight-against-cancer

Implantable "Charging Station" Boosts Fight Against Cancer

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (502+ words) UCLA device sustains and recharges immune cells, improving their ability to attack both solid tumors and blood cancers" A study demonstrating the platform's efficacy in human melanoma and lymphoma samples and laboratory cultures was published today in the journal Nature…...

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samueli. ucla. edu > from-ucla-to-aerospace-to-service-engineering-alumna-redefines-retirement

From UCLA to Aerospace to Service: Engineering Alumna Redefines Retirement

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (498+ words) Coretta Harris "83 thought she wanted to be a school teacher until she was introduced to the Math Engineering Science Achievement program, or MESA, in high school. By the time she graduated from UCLA, she was stepping into a career that…...

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samueli. ucla. edu > code-with-a-purpose-ucla-computer-science-student-applies-tech-to-societal-impact

Code with a Purpose: UCLA Computer Science Student Applies Tech to Societal Impact

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (746+ words) Ashita Singh remembers the first time code became something she could see. She had written a few simple lines in C for a middle school robotics project and pressed run. Across the room, a small robot responded instantly " motors whirring…...

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samueli. ucla. edu > 3-ucla-professors-receive-distinguished-engineering-educator-award

3 UCLA Professors Receive Distinguished Engineering Educator Award

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (179+ words) Courtesy of the Engineers" Council Richard Wesel, Benjamin Williams and Veronica Santos (from left to right) UCLA Samueli School of Engineering professors Veronica Santos, Richard Wesel and Benjamin Williams have been named the 2026 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award recipients by the…...

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samueli. ucla. edu > nanotech-manufacturing-pioneer-and-ucla-engineering-professor-xiaochun-li-elected-to-the-national-academy-of-engineering

Nanotech Manufacturing Pioneer and UCLA Engineering Professor Xiaochun Li Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (178+ words) Xiaochun Li, a professor in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional honors granted to American engineers. The academy announced today its 2026 class of 130 members and 28 international…...

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samueli. ucla. edu > ucla-samueli-part-of-university-of-californias-8-million-fusion-energy-initiative

UCLA Samueli Part of University of California's $8 Million Fusion Energy Initiative

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (224+ words) David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Experiments in a lab at UC San Diego aimed at accelerating progress toward a future powered by abundant, stable, zero-carbon fusion energy Jaime Marian, a professor of materials science and engineering…...