A Hilton foundation awarded a $5.44 million grant to the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for research, officials announced Monday. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation will fund research about achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, which include reducing poverty and hunger, advancing education and making global cities more sustainable. Read more...
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March 22, 2:34 pm
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grants UCLA $5.44M for research
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March 7, 5:42 pm
Former UCLA resident doctor files lawsuit against UC Regents
A former UCLA resident doctor filed a lawsuit last month against the University of California Board of Regents and supervisors, alleging her supervisors did not grant her maternity leave and later terminated her residency program because they did not want to accommodate her leg injury. Read more...
Photo: A former UCLA resident doctor alleges her supervisors did not grant her maternity leave and later terminated her residency program because they did not want to accommodate her leg injury. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 7, 12:03 am
UCLA professor develops smart grid technology to tackle energy shortage
Rajit Gadh is tackling energy shortage issues by redistributing energy from electric vehicles and solar panels based on consumer needs. Gadh, the director of the UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center, is spearheading the development of a new energy distribution network, called smart grid technology. Read more...
Photo: Rajit Gadh, director of the UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center, is in charge of developing a new energy distribution network called smart grid technology. (Alejandra Reyes-Velarde/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 6, 11:58 pm
UCLA students found organization to advance Alzheimer’s research
Misak Khachatryan joined the Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s when he transferred to UCLA, after seeing how his neighbor’s struggle with severe Alzheimer’s disease affected his family. Read more...
Photo: The Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s, which began last June, focuses on volunteering, advocacy and fundraising for Alzheimer’s research. (Courtesy of Nihal Satyadev)
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March 4, 2:06 pm
UCLA to receive $520M for selling rights to cancer drug
UCLA will receive $520 million for selling the rights to a prostate cancer medication that campus researchers helped create, officials announced Friday. The deal granted the royalty rights for Xtandi, a prostate cancer drug, to Royalty Pharma, a pharmaceutical investment company. Read more...
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February 28, 11:52 pm
UCLA scientists develop method to predict diseases by testing saliva
UCLA scientists found evidence that a single drop of saliva can diagnose and predict cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder and other health problems. Researchers use salivary diagnostics to detect biomarkers in saliva, such as RNA and proteins, that can identify health concerns. Read more...
Photo: Scientists at the UCLA School of Dentistry found evidence that a single drop of saliva can diagnose and predict cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder and other health problems. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
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February 25, 12:26 am
Clean energy experts discuss future of sustainable energy at panel
Experts discussed the future of climate change, nuclear energy and other global sustainability topics Tuesday afternoon at a panel held to envision which energy sources will play a prominent role in 2050. Read more...
Photo: A panel of experts discussed renewable energy and global sustainability at an event at the UCLA Anderson School of Management Tuesday. (Viola Taubmann/Daily Bruin)