Imagine that before performing surgery doctors could consult software that would determine the actual effectiveness of the procedure before even lifting a scalpel. With the use of a computational model…
UCLA Design Media Arts Professor Eddo Stern’s approach to his work as a game designer goes against the grain of an industry that he describes as tightly structured with a…
For the last 18 years, Lisa Snyder has been bringing to vibrant life the bygone glory of a true architectural, social and cultural wonder — the World’s Columbian Exposition of…
A study led by researchers from UCLA and the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has demonstrated a more efficient way to accelerate positrons, the antimatter opposites of…
Christine Borgman, a Distinguished Professor and Presidential Chair in Information Studies at UCLA, is an exemplary role model with a passion for interdisciplinary research. Borgman, who holds degrees in mathematics,…
The widespread use of digital technology in research, publication and teaching has had a transformative effect on many academic disciplines, including art history. Through the Digital Art History initiative, the…
Philip Thomas Rugo Scott (or Thom Rugo, his alias), a 2015 graduate of the UCLA Department of Design and Media Arts, has always been cautious about consuming and sharing information…
Since earning a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the University of North Carolina and a master’s degree in Geographic information Science (GIS) from the University of Denver, Robert Graham…
Tobias Higbie is an Associate Professor in the UCLA Department of History who teaches classes on U.S. History, labor and social movement history, labor studies, and digital humanities/history. Higbie previously…
From Bedtime Stories to College Stories Tim Tangherlini, a professor at UCLA in the Scandinavian Section, always liked stories and storytelling. His grandmother’s sister, a raconteur, often entertained Tangherlini with fascinating Danish…