The Wounded Warrior Project announced a $15.7 million grant Tuesday for UCLA Health’s Operation Mend, a treatment program for wounded veterans and their families. Melanie Gideon, director of Operation Mend, said the money will be granted in installments of $5 million per year over the next three years. Read more...
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June 2, 8:34 pm
UCLA Operation Mend awarded $15.7M to expand services for veterans
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June 1, 2:05 am
UCLA study reports efficient way to evaluate organ donations
A UCLA study released Thursday indicated a device attachable to fingers of organ donors who are brain dead can determine the functionality of their liver by detecting the amount of a drug remaining in the bloodstream. Read more...
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May 29, 9:17 am
All of Us holds vigil to fight stigma of suicide, mental health
Nicole Moreland lost two friends to suicide during her four years at UCLA. One was Sam Oliver, a fourth-year economics student who died from an apparent suicide in December. Read more...
Photo: Rachel Feldman, a fourth-year psychobiology student and one of the campaign managers for All of Us, led a vigil Thursday night to remember those who committed suicide as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. (Julie Song/Daily Bruin)
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May 26, 1:08 am
Professor receives grant to research on improving astronauts’ health
Having grown up listening to his father’s stories of survival in the Holocaust, Raphael Rose developed an interest in behavioral psychology and the effects traumatic experiences can have on a person. Read more...
Photo: Professor Raphael Rose will receive a grant to study stress management for astronauts. (Courtesy of Raphael D. Rose)
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May 22, 5:30 pm
UCLA graduate student stands behind research despite accusations
A graduate student accused of falsifying data said he stands behind his research in an email statement Friday. In a study published in December, Michael LaCour and his co-author, Columbia professor Donald Green, reported results that suggested voters’ support for same-sex marriage increases following a 20-minute conversation with a gay advocate for same-sex marriage. Read more...
Photo: Michael LaCour, a UCLA graduate student, said in an email statement Friday that he stands by his study published in Science magazine in December. (UCLA)
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May 20, 2:45 am
UCLA professors launch campaign for son’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Dylan Miceli-Nelson took his final steps when he was 14 years old. Doctors diagnosed him with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD, when he was 3 years old. Read more...
Photo: UCLA professors Stanley Nelson and Carrie Miceli launched the Be Reasonable campaign to persuade the Food and Drug Administration to grant accelerated approval for drugs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (Kristen Payne/Daily Bruin)
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May 11, 6:00 am
NCAA, Department of Defense fund $30 million study on concussions
Each time a UCLA football player experiences a head-on-head collision during a practice or game, researchers can track the hit to detect the speed, angle, velocity and force imparted on the athlete’s head. Read more...
Photo: (ABC News)