The thought of bacteria joining together to form a socially organized community capable of cooperation, competition and sophisticated communication might at first seem like the stuff of science fiction — or just plain gross.

Amit Sahai, Symantec Term Professor of Computer Science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received the 2022 Michael and Sheila Held Prize of $100,000 from the National Academy of Sciences.

Production of high-energy fats by microalgae may provide a sustainable, renewable energy source that can help tackle climate change. However, microalgae engineered to produce lipids rapidly usually grow slowly themselves

UCLA civil engineering doctoral student Manon von Kaenel is helping to solve one of hydrology’s biggest unsolved problems — How to accurately measure snowmelt?

Alexander Ramirez ’14 knew from a young age that he was born to work in STEM. Growing up in California with his mom being a radiologist and his dad a programmer, science and technology were always front

Miles Lim began his entrepreneurial journey while zipping down the ski slopes. “For years, we had wanted to buy mini skis but found the brands to be unappealing and expensive,” said Lim, a third-year Ph.D. student studying mechanical engineering at UCLA.

UCLA computer science professors George Varghese and Lixia Zhang have been inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame’s 2021 Class. In all, 21 individuals from 11 countries were named new hall of farmers this year.

Mona Jarrahi, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been awarded the 2021 A F Harvey

When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit in March of 2020, it took some creative thinking for faculty across the globe to transition in-person lectures to virtual instruction. But UCLA computer science professor