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May 29, 1:42 am

Lab researching scientific solutions to social problems receives $2.85M grant

A social science research program at UCLA received a $2.85 million grant to research social problems including homelessness, poverty, crime and education inequality. The Laura and John Arnold Foundation donated a total of $5.5 million to support the California Policy Lab, a research program at UCLA and UC Berkeley which partners with state and local governments to provide scientifically backed solutions to social problems. Read more...

Photo: Till von Wachter, an associate professor of economics, is the faculty director of the California Policy Lab site at UCLA. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)

Science & Health

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May 29, 1:38 am

Campus Queries: How does stress affect your immune system?

Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. While students may feel discouraged from going out and relaxing during finals week, taking a study break could prevent long-term damage caused by high stress levels, according to research by Rita Effros, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: (Hanna Rashidi/Daily Bruin contributor)

News, Westwood

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May 29, 1:27 am

Westwood bistro to close after 18 years, new restaurant to take its place

Two French-Canadian restaurants in Westwood will close Wednesday. Luc Alarie, founder and head chef of Soleil Westwood, announced in a Facebook post May 8 that he will be closing Soleil and its adjacent poutine bar, P’tit Soleil. Read more...

Photo: Luc Alarie, founder and head chef of Soleil Westwood, said he will be closing Soleil and its adjacent poutine bar, P’tit Soleil. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)

News, UC

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May 29, 1:27 am

UC Regents recap – May 22-24

The governing board of the University of California met for its May meeting at UC San Francisco from Tuesday to Thursday. Regents discussed the University of California Extension programs, changes in UC policy and the restructuring of committees. Read more...

News, Student Government

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May 26, 4:13 pm

Petitioners claim election board failure to appropriately sanction for voter coercion

This post was updated May 26 at 5:36 p.m. Petitioners alleged the undergraduate student government election board did not issue a reasonable sanction for voter coercion at a judicial board hearing Friday. Read more...

Photo: Judicial Board justices Leann Pham, Abigail Chapman and Jamail Gibbs listen to arguments in the case alleging the election board did not properly issue a sanction for voter coercion. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)

News, Science & Health

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May 25, 5:22 pm

Clinical trials for new lung cancer treatment at UCLA receives $12M grant

UCLA researchers received a $12 million grant to start clinical trials of a new treatment for advanced-stage lung cancer. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an organization that funds stem cell research to accelerate advances in medicine, awarded the grant to the labs of Steven Dubinett, the director of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center’s lung cancer research program, and Edward Garon, an associate professor of hematology and oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is funding clinical trials at UCLA that involves the injection of drugs optimized for each patient to treat tumors. (Daily Bruin File Photo)


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