With her personalized lab coat and confident use of technical terminology, it is easy to forget that Katherine Catalan is an 18-year-old senior at San Fernando High School rather than an experienced dental researcher. Read more...
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Christopher Pride, 17, and Amechi Macfoy, also 17, conduct dental research in at UCLA. The pair are participating in an initiative to encourage underrepresented students to consider science as a career.
On the heels of a hefty court settlement over a confidential records breach, the UCLA Health System is administering further safeguards to prevent unauthorized viewing of patients' medical records. Read more...
Unlike most kids, Valerie Rose did not mumble "mommy" or "daddy" as her first words. Read more...
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Fourth-year geography and environmental studies student Valerie Rose has been deaf in one ear since birth, and her parents and adopted siblings are deaf.
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA's undergraduate students. Read more...
For the more than 1,000 people who are scheduled to work at university hospitals and clinics the weekend of the 405 Freeway closure, longer commute times could become a big problem. Read more...
An expanding population of undergraduates at the University of California will include historically high numbers of nonresident and Chicano/Latino students, according to preliminary enrollment data released by the UC Office of the President last week. Read more...
A 9.6 percent tuition increase will be proposed to the University of California Board of Regents this month in response to a multi-million dollar cut in state funding last week. Read more...
