Creating a Legacy of Impact Scholarships can be truly transformative for students, especially those who rely on philanthropic support to help make the opportunity to attend UCLA a reality. Hear from two-time Super Bowl champion James Washington, who will speak from his perspective as a scholarship recipient, about how life-changing a UCLA education is for […]
Sensing and Diagnostics Technologies for Mobile Health and Telemedicine With over seven billion cell phone users in the world and the majority of them in developing countries, there are opportunities for improving access to health care through point-of-care diagnostics and microscopic imaging applications using state-of-the-art phone technology. Dr. Ozcan will discuss the new imaging and detection […]
The Road to the White House: Who's Winning and Why? Who’s ahead and who’s behind in the race for the White House in 2016 — and more importantly why? Is what’s happening this year unusual or are there patterns at play that we’ve seen in past elections? Is this time really different — or does […]
Snow Business: Scientific Computing in Frozen and in the Classroom What do the realistic snow in Disney’s animated blockbuster Frozen and the soft tissues in virtual surgery simulation have in common? They are both made possible by new mathematical algorithms that accurately create virtual materials with “predictive simulation.” Join Professor Teran as he demonstrates how the algorithms […]
ISIS and the Future of the Middle East The rise of the jihadist group ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, has led many to question not only this group's origins, but the future influence it might have on an unstable region. Professor Gelvin's presentation will look at the origins and evolution of ISIS: […]
Reading Between the Tweets: Using Social Data to Predict and Change Real World Problems Social big data from technologies like social media, online search, and mobile apps are being used to better understand and predict real-world events and outcomes. The University of California Institute for Prediction Technology (UCIPT) at UCLA was created to address issues like these. […]
Lessons From the Drought: Why Local Water Self-Sufficiency is so Critical With California facing one of the most severe droughts on record, the importance of increased reliance on local water supplies and conservation has never been greater. Associate Vice Chancellor Gold will speak about the technologies and strategies being explored to address the drought and why […]
Think Grand: A Climate Change Legal Scholar's Perspective on the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Over the coming decades, environmental challenges could significantly disrupt the economy, human health, and quality of life in Los Angeles County. Climate change is projected to have major impacts on Los Angeles County's average temperatures, extreme heat days, snowfall in the […]