Researchers in black studies from southern University of California campuses will soon bring together their research on humanities-based topics in a UCLA-led program. Robin Kelley, a UCLA history professor and director of the newly formed Consortium for Black Studies in California, said the campuses will put on programs as part of the project and share research on black studies. Read more...
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February 20, 3:22 am
UCLA to lead black studies consortium across UC
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February 20, 3:21 am
Arts advocate donates $2 million to UCLA school of music
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music recently received a $2 million donation from an advocate of the arts at UCLA. Elaine Krown Klein gave $2 million to honor her late husband, Leo M. Read more...
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February 20, 3:19 am
Medical student seeks change in LGBT health care
When David Lyons went to his doctor to get a fertility test, the doctor asked him what his wife’s job was. Lyons politely corrected him – his husband worked in management consulting. Read more...
Photo: David Lyons, a second-year medical student at the David Geffen School of Medicine, said his tumultuous childhood was one of the reasons he decided to go into medicine and focus on LGBT youth. (Kelsey Kong/Daily Bruin)
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February 20, 3:10 am
Achy Breaky Heart fundraises for kids with heart problems, HIV/AIDS
Pop music played through speakers and students mingled and danced in Pauley Pavilion Club Thursday night as Bruins for Israel and GlobeMed partnered to host the fourth annual Achy Breaky Heart fundraiser. Read more...
Photo: Third-year communication studies student Sophia Jane Wilkof sings with her JEWkbox singing group at the Achy Breaky Heart fundraiser. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
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February 19, 5:12 pm
UCLA Health officials hold press conference on superbug outbreak
UCLA officials have known since late January about the link between a “superbug” outbreak and two patient deaths at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, officials said at a press conference outside the hospital Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Zachary Rubin, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center’s medical director of clinical epidemiology and infection prevention, spoke at a press conference Thursday about the superbug. (Eu Ran Kwak/Daily Bruin)
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February 19, 12:47 pm
UCLA student groups perform for Lunar New Year
UCLA’s Association of Chinese Americans and Nikkei Student Union perform various dances and music, such as lion dancing and taiko, on the Hill at the Canyon Point residential area. Read more...
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February 19, 10:20 am
FDA issues warning on medical scopes, possibly linked to superbug cases
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety warning Thursday that the design of a widely used medical scope may prevent it from being effectively sterilized and lead to the transmission of bacteria between patients. Read more...
Photo: More than 100 patients at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center may have been exposed to a “superbug” between October and January. (Daily Bruin file photo)