A recent $1 million gift by the Changs will enable UCLA students to conduct research in science and engineering at Peking University.
A recent publication highlighted the risk of spending time in highly polluted cities.
UCLA students in sciences, engineering, and health sciences are eligible for a 10-week program to participate in advanced research in science or engineering while gaining valuable international experience during the summer quarter at Peking University.
80 faculty, students and supporters from Peking University and UCLA gathered to exchange research findings and explore new areas for collaboration at the 9th annual JRI symposium at UCLA.
Three faculty members of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science — Jason Cong and George Varghese of Computer Science, and Behzad Razavi of Electrical Engineering — have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest honors that can be accorded to an American engineer.
90 faculty and students from Peking University and UCLA gathered to exchange research findings and explore new areas for collaboration at the 8th annual JRI symposium at PKU.
Yifang Zhu, UCLA professor of environmental health sciences at the Fielding School, tracks the effects of air pollution on UCLA students who participate in an annual summer research program in Beijing sponsored by the PKU-UCLA Joint Research Institute.