Latest Research News
UCLA Samueli Announces 2024 Rising Professional Achievement Award
Every year, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering selects and recognizes outstanding achievements by a number of its alumni, faculty members and students who have excelled in various fields. Below is the profile of the 2024 Rising Professional Achievement Award...
Advance in Immune Cell Screening Uncovers Receptors that Target Prostate Cancer
Apr 16, 2024 Originally posted on UCLA Newsroom FINDINGS A recent UCLA study demonstrates a new process for screening T cells, part of the body’s natural defenses, for characteristics vital to the success of cell-based treatments. The method filters T cells based on...
Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device
UCLA Newsroom Christine Wei-li Lee March 14, 2024 Key takeaways Bioengineers at UCLA have invented a thin, flexible device that adheres to the neck and translates the muscle movements of the larynx into audible speech. The device is trained through machine learning to...
Latest Department Announcements
Discover Engineering
On April 13th, the Samueli School of Engineering held the Discover Engineering event during the campus wide Bruin Day event for all students who have been admitted to UCLA as freshmen. This event allowed those attending to interact with our student clubs and...
Bioengineering Graduate Student Awarded NSF-GRFP Fellowship
Bioengineering graduate student, Corrine Smith, a member of Prof. Amy Rowat's lab was recently awarded the NSF-GRFP fellowship. The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) is a fellowship awarded to graduate students pursuing...
Bioengineering Graduate Student Wins Second Place in the 2024 UCLA GradSlam
On April 2nd, 2024, UCLA Graduate Division hosted its annual GradSlam competition. This year, a Bioengineering graduate student, Soulaimane Bentaleb, was one of the finalists for the competition and won 2nd place overall! Congratulations Soulaimane on this great...
