Friday, October 30

UCLA-affiliated institute seeks to develop synthetic livers with up to a $19.8M grant

This post was updated Oct. 20 at 5:11 p.m. A UCLA-affiliated research institute plans to revolutionize the liver transplant process by using up to a $19.8 million grant to create functional organs from cells. Read more...

Photo: The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation is leading Prometheus, a new project with researchers from UCLA, Cornell University, Pennsylvania State University and other institutions to address a critical shortage of donor organs. (Courtesy of Angelica Cuanenem)


California public college students now automatically meet some CalFresh requirements

This post was updated Oct. 18 at 11:09 p.m. All public undergraduate college students in California now automatically pass the first barrier to applying to CalFresh, giving more than 200,000 additional students access to the food assistance program. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Community Programs Office is pictured. All public undergraduate college students in California now clear the first barrier to applying for CalFresh. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Annual UCLA survey responses cover public health issues, including housing, heat

This post was updated Oct. 16 at 8:19 p.m. A growing number of Californians are experiencing extreme heat and other climate-related events, according to UCLA’s annual California Health Interview Survey released Thursday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA campus during the 2025 Los Angeles fires is pictured. A growing number of Californians are experiencing extreme heat and other climate change-related events, an annual survey found. (Max Davis-Housefield/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA students help pass statewide bill promoting lung cancer screening

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a student-conceptualized bill into law Sept. 28 to raise awareness about lung cancer screenings across the state. Senate Bill 1124, conceptualized by members of UCLA’s American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative chapter, requires tobacco retailers to display signs with information about lung cancer screening. Read more...

Photo: Students from UCLA’s American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative chapter championed a bill that requires tobacco retailers to display signs with information about lung cancer screening. (Courtesy of Jeffrey Velotta)




Newsom signs laws letting CA community colleges add up to 12 new degrees per year

This post was updated Oct. 8 at 10:56 p.m. Two new laws will allow California community colleges to offer up to 12 new bachelor’s degrees, including duplicates of some UC degrees, upon University approval. Read more...

Photo: Santa Monica College is pictured. Two new laws will allow California community colleges to offer new bachelor’s degrees, including some that duplicate programs offered by the University of California, with approval. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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