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UCLA, Stanford students design prototypes to tackle dementia-related challenges – Daily Bruin
In a joint effort, three groups of UCLA and Stanford students participating in the Japan-America Innovators of Medicine program have prototyped various medical devices to tackle challenges associated with dementia.
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UCLA technology program becomes official course, focuses on problem-solving skills – Daily Bruin
A technology entrepreneurship boot camp has recently become an official course at UCLA after four years of being run as an informal program. The course, Engineering 170: “Project-Based Technology Bootcamp for Social Impact,” was originally inspired by students in 2017, said Raffi Simonian, senior program manager in the Office of Advanced Research Computing and the instructor of Engineering 170.
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UCLA Epicenter Connects Students With Businesses for a Win-Win – UCLA Alumni
This past summer, the UCLA Alumni Association became the new home for the UCLA Epicenter, further bolstering the Association’s services to the UCLA community.
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UCLA Epicenter provides students with innovative industry experience – Daily Bruin
Raffi Simonian wanted to give students experience in solving real-world business and technology problems. That’s why he decided to lead the UCLA Epicenter, which partners with companies to create quarterly Innovation Challenges – hands-on projects where student teams try to solve real world issues in fields like data science, marketing, e-commerce and sales – said Simonian, the program’s director.
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