UCLA Receives American Heart Association Award The UCLA Medical Center received its second straight Get With the Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes the medical center’s new standard for cardiac care which improves treatment for patients with coronary artery disease. Read more...
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UCLA researchers test new cancer model
UCLA researchers may soon be able to coax human genes into stopping a cancer before it starts. Scientists at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center have created a genetically engineered breed of mice which they can now use to test drugs to combat three common types of lymphoma. Read more...
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Southern California's environment grade: C+
California is one of only five small regions in the world characterized by a mediterranean climate with mild, wet winters and arid summers. The unique temperate qualities of this region have led to the evolution of unique speciation in plants and animals. Read more...
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Foes of Racial Privacy Initiative hold forum to rally support
Opponents of the Racial Privacy Initiative are holding an information session Wednesday night to rally support against the measure, which calls for the ban of collecting most race-based data by the state. Read more...
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“˜Memo’ supports immigrant workers
The first event in the United States under a new “Memo of Understanding” between UCLA and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico took place Monday on campus, raising awareness about neglected human rights issues for immigrant workers. Read more...
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Some faculty upset by vendors
UCLA is transforming into an intellectual vending machine, where ideas have to resemble fast food and be readily available for 75 cents. Such is the opinion held by Fred Notehelfer, a professor in the history department and director of the Center for Japanese Studies. Read more...
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New Master Plan may limit enrollment
California’s new Master Plan for Education may cut down on the number of students admitted to the University of California, allege activists at UC Berkeley. The original Master Plan for Higher Education, written in 1960, guarantees admission to at least one UC campus for every student in the top 12.5 percent of the state’s high school seniors. Read more...