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November 18, 1:40 am

LiveWell podcast aims to raise awareness about what ‘health’ really means

The World Health Organization defined “health” as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being in 1948. Wendelin Slusser, the associate vice provost for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center and an adjunct professor of medicine and public health, said her LiveWell podcast could make a difference in promoting WHO’s definition of health rather than the common notion that health is merely the absence of disease. Read more...

Photo: Wendelin Slusser, the associate vice provost for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center and a UCLA professor of medicine and public health, hosts a podcast which aims to help listeners to live healthier lives. (Courtesy of Wendelin Slusser)

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November 18, 12:57 am

Monitoring mitochondria may make tumors more manageable

Researchers can study the function of mitochondria in live tumor cells to predict potential treatments for lung tumors. David Shackelford, an associate professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Dr. Read more...

Photo: Milica Momcilovic (left), a UCLA research scientist and David Shackelford (right), an associate professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine, have found that mitochondria in live tumor cells could predict potential treatments. (Courtesy of Milo Mitchell/UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center)

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November 18, 12:43 am

AFSCME Local 3299 unsatisfied with UC Board of Regents’ new policy

The University of California promised to reduce the number of low-wage, outsourced contract workers it employs in a policy adopted Thursday. The UC’s largest employee union remains unsatisfied. Read more...

Photo: The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 went on strike Wednesday in protest to outsourcing practices by the University of California. On Thursday, the UC passed a policy to reduce the number of low-wage, outsourced contract workers it employs. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)

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November 17, 8:41 pm

UC Regents recap – Nov. 14

The governing board of the University of California met for the third day of its November meeting Thursday. The board held an open session to hear public comments. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents approved a new policy to restrict the outsourcing of workers and ensure contract workers receive the same pay as UC employees doing similar jobs at the third day of its November meeting. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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November 15, 6:48 pm

UC Regents Recap – Nov. 13

The governing board of the University of California met for the second day of its November meeting Wednesday. The Board of Regents discussed potential improvements to the UC Education Financing Model, better ways to accommodate underrepresented student groups and reforms to environmental policy. Read more...

Photo: The governance committee of the University of California Board of Regents approved a motion to greatly restrict the outsourcing of employees at the second day of its November meeting. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 went on strike the same day over concerns about outsourcing at the University. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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