Registrar’s Office
UCLA Samueli is proud to partner with research centers and institutes outside of the university, which allows us to expand ideas while providing opportunities for faculty and students. Together, we’re working to elevate the study and execution of engineering and applied sciences.
MAJOR EXTERNALLY FUNDED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS
second part of text
News
Judea Pearl Named AI Pioneer by Boston Global Forum in Honor of America’s 250th Anniversary
Judea Pearl, a chancellor’s professor emeritus of computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been named one of 50 AI Pioneers by nonprofit think tank Boston Global Forum and its AI World Society initiative
Can Scientists Learn Cells’ Language? UCLA-Led Team Aims to Decode Cellular Conversations
UCLA scientists are calling for a large-scale initiative to understand how human cells influence one another — a missing layer of biology that could reveal how cellular interactions drive disease and inform new therapies
UCLA-Led Research Finds Synchronized Electron Movement Can Trigger Electrical Signals More Than 100-Fold
Electric fields control the flow of charge in modern electronic chips, powering computers, smartphones and other devices. But as chips continue to shrink, this approach is reaching its physical limits.
UCLA Samueli Sends Off Class of 2026 with a Charge: Build Boldly, but Be Engineers Worth Trusting
Nearly 1,900 engineering and computer science students — 1,111 bachelor’s degree candidates on June 13 and 777 master’s and doctoral candidates on June 14 — walked across the stage to the applause of more than 11,000 family members and guests
Bruin Supermileage Vehicle Brings Its First Hydrogen Car to Shell Eco-marathon
When first-year mechanical engineering student Christine Xu eased the Bruin Supermileage Vehicle up a 12-degree incline at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this spring, three of her teammates had to push the car up the ramp by hand
In Conversation with Vinita Gupta, First Woman of Indian Origin to Take a U.S. Company Public
Born and raised in India, Vinita Gupta M.S. ’74 earned her bachelor’s degree in electronics and communications engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 1973 before coming to the U.S.