The UCLA School of Dentistry and the Wilshire State Bank provided dental care to about 130 people who cannot afford to pay for private healthcare on Saturday. Read more...
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October 17, 1:18 am
Professor discusses value of social connections
Food, water and shelter aren’t enough to survive. Psychology, psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences professor Matthew Lieberman said social connections are just as important. Lieberman recently wrote a book called “Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect” to educate people about the importance of personal relationships. Read more...
Photo: Matthew Lieberman, a professor of psychology, psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at UCLA. Lieberman recently wrote a book about the importance of personal relationships for our happiness.
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October 16, 6:29 pm
Case against UC Board of Regents to be dismissed
The California Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that the University of California Board of Regents is not liable for damages after losing an external hard drive with medical patients’ information, since there is no evidence that the missing data was accessed or misused. Read more...
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October 7, 1:40 am
Inventathon challenges students to find health care solutions
The clock struck 2 a.m. as groups of students raced through their twelfth straight hour of drawing on windows, crumpling up pieces of scrap paper and brainstorming new healthcare technologies. Read more...
Photo: Students worked on hacking and other activities at the Inventathon on Saturday, hosted by the UCLA Business of Science Center.
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October 4, 2:04 am
CALPIRG event educates students about health care options
A booth of student leaders and community members on Bruin Walk Thursday educated students about their health care options in light of changes to university and national health insurance policies in recent months. Read more...
Photo: First-year marine biology student Julien Kuhn de Chizelle works at a booth on Bruin Walk, informing students about health insurance options.
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October 4, 1:58 am
UCLA professor seeks to break research stereotypes
Rachelle Crosbie-Watson tries to live her life as an experiment. Whether it is throwing out her teaching plans, motorcycling across the Texas Hill Country or dyeing her hair pink, the UCLA professor is constantly looking for opportunities to try something new. Read more...
Photo: Professor Rachelle Crosbie-Watson likes to experiment – even with her hair.
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September 27, 3:46 pm
Five UC medical campuses partner to open center, receive grant
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute gave five University of California medical campuses a $12 million grant to launch a Center for Accelerated Innovations, according to a university press release on Thursday. Read more...