This post was updated May 19 at 11:19 p.m. UCLA Health received approval to increase the number of acute care inpatient beds in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is pictured. UCLA Health is set to increase the number of acute care inpatient beds on the fourth floor of the medical center. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent is bridging neuroscience and policy with a new online tool. The STEPS for Youth tool – which stands for Science to Enhance Policy Success for Youth – seeks to explain the science of adolescence in an accessible manner for policymakers and practitioners, said Andrew Fuligni, the center’s co-executive director. Read more...
Photo: The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is pictured. The Center for the Developing Adolescent, which is part of the institute, is launching a new online tool to help inform policymakers about adolescent-related science. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
The Los Angeles Superior Court awarded $14 million to a former UCLA oncologist Thursday following an eight-year battle over her gender discrimination lawsuit. Dr. Lauren Pinter-Brown, a former hematologic oncologist at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, sued the UC Board of Regents in 2016, alleging that she was discriminated against by her male colleagues and that she was receiving, on average, $200,000 less than them annually. Read more...
Photo: The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is pictured. Dr. Lauren Pinter-Brown, a former UCLA hematologic oncologist, was awarded $14 million Thursday in a gender discrimination lawsuit retrial. The case was originally overturned, but the retrial sided with Pinter-Brown for a second time. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Live music and decorated tables drew students to Dickson Court for an Earth Day fair, where around 15 UCLA clubs used a small square of campus to celebrate the entire globe. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Bruin Birding Club stand at their table during this year’s Earth Day fair, which was hosted by E3 at UCLA. The event highlighted a variety of clubs involved in conservation and environmental advocacy across campus. (Julia Zhou/Photo editor)
Most students in Chemistry 14A are around 19 years old, fresh out of high school and ready to take on the challenge of college. Max Steinberg, on the other hand, was nine. Read more...
Photo: Max Steinberg stands in a corridor in the Math Sciences Building. The fifth-year mathematics student is graduating in June with his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 23 at 9:58 p.m. The UCLA Blood & Platelet Center celebrated its 15th anniversary with a fitting tribute – a daylong blood drive. Read more...
Photo: A person stands in a green shirt and blue plants in front of the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center in Ackerman Union. The center hosted a drive April 16 in honor of its 15th anniversary. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)
A team of researchers from around the country found that limiting in-person visits for medical students pursuing vascular surgery only until after they had ranked their residencies could reduce the effects of economic inequities. Read more...
Photo: A user logs into a Zoom meeting on their computer. A recent study led by vascular surgery faculty across the country found that restricting in-person visits for medical students going into residency can address some economic inequities. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)
