UCLA’s vice chancellor for research was elected Monday to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in health and medicine. Read more...
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October 20, 6:22 am
Inventathon competition inspires development in healthcare problems
Glass walls covered with colorful graphs and business models divided the teams as the members typed furiously on their computers, developing their solutions to one of six proposed healthcare problems. Read more...
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October 20, 6:19 am
Miles to Go: Slow, steady routine crucial to prevent overuse injuries
Editor’s Note: Over the next 22 weeks, Bruin reporter Katie Shepherd will be training for the Asics L.A. Marathon and writing a weekly column chronicling her experiences along the way. Read more...
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October 20, 6:06 am
UCLA Medical Center holds drill testing preparation for Ebola scenario
Officials at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center said they are prepared to treat a potential patient with the Ebola virus at the hospital, following a drill Friday simulating the scenario. Read more...
Photo: Zachary Rubin (left) and Robert Kim-Farley (right) speak to reporters about the results of an Ebola drill at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Friday. (Julien Brundrett/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 17, 1:14 am
UC spends almost $4.5M in laboratory fire case
By Sam Hoff The University of California recently said it spent almost $4.5 million on legal fees to defend itself and a UCLA professor in lawsuits stemming from the death of a research assistant in a 2008 UCLA laboratory fire. Read more...
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October 15, 6:40 pm
UCLA research center announces initiative for autism spectrum disorder
UCLA’s Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities recently announced the establishment of a national research initiative for people with autism spectrum disorder. The Autism Spectrum Disorder Health Care Transitions Research Network will research the health, family and social needs of adolescents, a group the center says is typically overlooked by most health care and social services, as they enter adulthood, according to a UCLA Health System press release. Read more...
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October 15, 2:54 am
UCLA Renewable Energy Club promotes sustainability initiatives
From apartments near UCLA and the sidewalks in Westwood, students can see a large industrial building that emits high volumes of vapor from its roof. Inside the facility, the UCLA cogeneration plant, a source of clean, renewable energy, has been supplying low-cost electricity and thermal energy to the campus since 1994. Read more...
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