A woman from Newport Beach filed a lawsuit Friday against a health care device-maker whose scopes were tied to an outbreak of a superbug at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in February. Read more...
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June 26, 8:26 pm
Woman sues device-maker over UCLA Medical Center superbug outbreak
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June 22, 1:17 am
Professor guides students in innovating robots that benefit society
Four years ago, Mark Riccobono strapped himself into a specialized vehicle and drove alone for the first time at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. “Personally, the most empowering (moment) was the first time I got to drive the car independently,” said Riccobono, who started going blind when he was 5 years old. Read more...
Photo: Professor Dennis Hong has led the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory at UCLA since 2007, creating robots that benefit society. The U.S. Navy awarded Hong a $1.6 million grant to help fund the creation of a disaster-relief robot. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
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June 20, 8:30 pm
UCLA researchers find cocaine use compromises immune response to HIV
Researchers at the UCLA AIDS Institute and Center for AIDS Research published reports Thursday concluding that intravenous cocaine usage may harm the immune system’s ability to ward off HIV. Read more...
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June 20, 6:04 pm
UCLA researchers shine light on artificial solar-cell technology
UCLA chemists published a study Friday about a solar-cell technology they developed using plastic materials. The new system improves how solar cells capture and retain energy from the sun. Read more...
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June 16, 8:45 pm
Former professor named interim president of UCLA Hospital System
Professor emeritus James B. Atkinson, who served several leadership positions in the UCLA Health System, has been serving as the interim associate vice chancellor and president of UCLA Hospital System as of May 11, officials announced Tuesday. Read more...
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June 15, 4:35 pm
UCLA alum donates $11M for technology management center
The UCLA Anderson School of Management received an $11 million donation from James Easton to promote education in research and technology leadership, officials announced Thursday. The donation will allow the school to officially expand the Easton Technology Leadership Program into a center for the School of Management to develop relationships with technology industries, said Guillaume Roels, an associate professor at the school and the new center’s faculty director. Read more...
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June 9, 3:47 pm
UCLA cancer center receives $1M donation from Revlon
Revlon donated $1 million to the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, in honor of UCLA women’s cancer researcher Dennis Slamon, Revlon’s CEO Lorenzo Delpani announced in a press release Friday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA cancer researcher Dennis Slamon accepts a $1 million donation by Revlon ambassador Halle Berry and CEO Lorenzo Delpani. (Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center)