Each year millions of patients check into hospitals for treatment and instead get a completely different medical condition than they came in with "“ a hospital-acquired infection. Read more...
News, Science & Health
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August 13, 6:07 am
Medical centers trying to reduce risk of hospital-acquired infections
News
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August 13, 6:05 am
National Dream University offers low-cost online courses for undocumented students
A one-year curriculum of low-cost online college courses, geared toward undocumented students, will be available in 2013 as part of an institution called the National Dream University, established in part by the UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education. Read more...
News, Westwood
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August 13, 6:04 am
Saxon Steps demolition begins
UCLA Housing will today begin demolishing the Saxon Steps "“ which students use to travel between the Hill and the North Village "“ and will construct an 8-foot fence to close off the area where the path used to be. Read more...
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The Saxon Steps, which lead from the Hill to Gayley Avenue, will be demolished today.
Campus, News
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August 13, 6:01 am
Bruins recognize Ramadan away from home
The holy month of Ramadan is in full swing, and for Muslim students this means balancing their religious lives with their college lives. Read more...
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From left, fifth-year anthropology student Felisha Corona; third-year electrical engineering student Heba Abulebda; third-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student Asmar Abdul Ghani; and third-year biology student Neyamatullah Akbar end another day of fasting at the Student Activities Center.
News, Westwood
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August 13, 5:58 am
Aviation officials investigate cause of plane crash in Westwood
A little after 6 p.m., the plane "“ a single-engine Cessna 210 "“ crashed on the corner of Glendon and Mississippi avenues, said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman at the Los Angeles Fire Department. Read more...
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A small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood on the corner of Glendon and Mississippi avenues on Friday, killing the pilot.
Campus, News
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August 13, 12:54 am
Moses A. Greenfield, co-founder of UCLA's biomedical physics graduate program, dies at 97
Dr. Moses A. Greenfield, a professor emeritus in the David Geffen School of Medicine and co-founder of the biomedical physics graduate program at UCLA, died July 27 in New York. He was 97. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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August 7, 10:24 pm
USAC Recap – Aug. 7
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA's undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...