Saturday, April 4

UCLA professor receives award for developing drug used in breast cancer treatment

A UCLA physician-scientist received an award for his work on a groundbreaking breast cancer drug. Dennis Slamon, who is a professor and chief of hematology-oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was awarded the 2019 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, according to a Sept. Read more...

Photo: Dennis Slamon, a UCLA physician-resident, was awarded the 2019 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his work on a groundbreaking breast cancer treatment.(Courtesy of Milo Mitchell/UCLA)



UCLA Health awarded federal innovation grant to launch biodesign hub

A UCLA hub for medical technology and digital health innovation received $1.5 million in funding, UCLA Health announced Wednesday. The UCLA Biodesign Hub for Medical Technology and Digital Health Innovation received $750,000 from the U.S. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Biodesign Hub for Medical Technology and Digital Health Innovation received a $750,000 federal grant which was matched by UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA professor-led study finds effects of culture on reactions to infidelity

This post was updated Sept. 5 at 10:41 a.m. A UCLA study found that societies in which men are more invested in the care of their children show signs of more jealousy in response to infidelity. Read more...

Photo: A study led by Brooke Scelza, a UCLA anthropology professor, found that societies where men are more invested in the care of their children show signs of more jealousy in response to infidelity. (Courtesy of UCLA)


31 UC faculty members step down from editorial boards in protest of Elsevier

This post was updated Sept. 2 at 11:18 p.m. About 30 University of California faculty members suspended their editorial services for Elsevier’s journals starting Aug. 7 to protest the publisher’s alleged lack of productive negotiations with the UC. Read more...

Photo: University of California professors stepped down from editorial positions at Elsevier journals in protest of the publisher’s alleged lack of productive negotiations with the University. (Daily Bruin file photo)


4th UCLA student diagnosed with whooping cough, spread of infection ‘highly probable’

Another UCLA student was diagnosed with whooping cough Wednesday, bringing the total number of on-campus cases to four. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA student was diagnosed with whooping cough Wednesday, bringing the number of on-campus cases to four. The LADPH had previously notified the school of a third case – a resident of Sproul Cove – on Aug. 23. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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