Fall 2010
A Message from the Dean
Dear friends, I am delighted to share with you our first issue of SPECTRA for 2011, highlighting the accomplishments of our students ...Designing a helping hand
More than 36 million Americans are estimated to have some kind of disability, including over 3.7 million Californians. These figures are expected ...From sci-fi to prototype
Not that long ago, brain-computer interface (BCI)—harnessing brainwaves to control external devices remotely, with a computer serving as intermediary—was the stuff of ...NSF Grant Funds New Retention Program for Science & Engineering Majors
There are many exceptional career opportunities awaiting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors, but not enough students are getting the message. ...CECS and College of Business and Economics Join Forces to Educate Future Entrepreneurs
Q: What do a company that makes watches, a company that makes handheld devices to steady camcorders and a business that provides ...Digital Watermarking Project Promises to Save Time and Lives
Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) have been hailed as the state of the art in storage, retrieval and access to digital ...CECS Professor Brings Home the Gold—and Silver—at the International Computer Olympiad
It attracts just a tiny fraction of the attention its famous namesake commands, and most people have never heard of the games ...Construction Management Technology program is accredited — with flying colors
Five years ago, after many months of planning, the college launched a brand-new degree program within the Department of Civil Engineering and ...Passing the test(s)
The college’s review workshops for the national Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) certification and Professional Engineer (PE) licensing exams may be one of ...Industry Advisory Board builds up CMT program
When Rory DeJohn came to Los Angeles five years ago to assume a new executive position with Turner Construction Company, he not ...