He was completely dehydrated, and his entire lower body cramped. It felt as though someone had taken a match and lit his toes on fire. Read more...
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Shamar Jones, a career advising coordinator at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, ran the L.A. Marathon on Sunday for the ninth consecutive year. He decided to start running in honor of his father, who died in 2004 after battling cancer for three years.
Thach "Tak" Nguyen sat grinning from ear to ear on Thursday as President Barack Obama spoke to his left, addressing a White House audience of eager college students. Read more...
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Thach “Tak” Nguyen, UCLA alumnus and co-founder of Swipes for the Homeless, listens to President Barack Obama as he rewards the group for the Campus Champions of Change Challenge at the White House.
Scholars have begun to turn to social media as a source of data as sites such as Facebook and Twitter play an increasingly pivotal role in historical events like the Arab Spring. Read more...
Amy Rowat takes into account more than just recipe amounts when making a cake "“ she also thinks about the different ways she can manipulate the molecules within the ingredients to achieve the texture she desires in her cake. Read more...
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Assistant Professor Amy Rowat will teach a class about the science of food for spring quarter.
Jessica McGuire grinned and asked, "Want to see it?" She lifted her shirt, showing a foot-long pink scar that snaked around from her back to just below her sports bra. Underneath were marks left behind by two half-inch incisions. Read more...
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Jessica McGuire, the captain of the UCLA women’s rowing team, had an operation last year to remove a football-sized tumor from inside her chest. McGuire has maintained her tenacity and sense of humor in the course of her recovery.
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For 30 years, Gail Shaevel's kidneys slowly gave up on her. Read more...
Standard surgery "“ that of large incisions, permanent scars and teams of gloved and scrubbed doctors who hover over their patients on the operating table "“ may soon give way to something else entirely. Read more...
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Dr. Erik Dutson and researchers at UCLA’s Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology are working on the “operating room of the future,” a vision that heavily incorporates robots.
