This post was updated Nov. 7 at 11:40 p.m. Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Read more...
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November 4, 6:00 pm
UCLA appoints Dr. E. Dale Abel as chair of Department of Medicine
UCLA announced Dr. E. Dale Abel as the new chair of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine in a press release Monday. Abel, an endocrinologist, will begin as chair of the Department of Medicine Jan. Read more...
Photo: Endocrinologist Dr. E. Dale Abel (pictured) will serve as the new chair of the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine beginning next year. The Department of Medicine is the largest department at UCLA Health, employing more than 3,000 faculty physicians and staff. (Courtesy of UCLA)
A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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November 2, 6:59 pm
LA Cancer Challenge beats fundraising goals, funds pancreatic cancer research
The LA Cancer Challenge raised more than half a million dollars toward pancreatic cancer research with its 5-kilometer team race on campus Sunday. Held near the end of every October, the LA Cancer Challenge fell on Oct. Read more...
Photo: Walkers and runners participated in the 24th annual LA Cancer Challenge on Sunday with some wearing Halloween costumes. The race was a fundraising event that raised over half a million dollars for the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, News, Science & Health
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October 31, 11:41 pm
Students question food safety practices at UCLA dining halls
This post was updated Nov. 3 at 9:20 p.m. Students are raising concerns about unsafe food practices in dining halls following incidents involving undercooked poultry and inaccurate dietary restriction and ingredient labels. Read more...
Photo: Students with dietary restrictions expressed concerns about some dining halls’ food labels, citing inaccurate allergen and dietary restriction information. (Courtesy of Aditya Sundaram)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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October 26, 1:04 pm
UCLA offers COVID-19 vaccine booster to eligible staff, initiates distribution plan
This post was updated Oct. 28 at 12:13 a.m. UCLA began offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots Oct. 15 for eligible faculty and staff. The two booster shot events, scheduled to run through Sunday, are located in the basement level of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and the auditorium at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, according to an Oct. Read more...
Photo: UCLA is holding a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot clinic through Sunday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in addition to a second location at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center. Individuals may receive a booster shot if they are part of an eligible group and if they received their second dose of the vaccine at least six months ago. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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October 24, 7:23 pm
UCLA to require proof of COVID-19 symptom monitoring clearance at some dining halls
This post was updated Oct. 28 at 12:34 a.m. UCLA will require students to show a COVID-19 symptom monitoring clearance certificate to enter large dining halls beginning Oct. Read more...
Photo: Large dining halls on the Hill will require students to show proof of COVID-19 symptom monitoring clearance before entering starting Oct. 25. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
Campus, News, Science & Health, Westwood
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October 23, 3:26 pm
UCLA Health employee organizes protest against healthcare worker vaccine mandate
This post was updated Oct. 24 at 10:59 p.m. Dozens of individuals gathered at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to protest vaccine mandates Thursday evening. Dr. Read more...
Photo: Over 20 people gathered in front of the Regency Bruin Theatre on Thursday evening with signs protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The protest, organized by a UCLA Health physician, drew criticism from passersbys. (Courtesy of Victoria Li/Daily Bruin)