A UCLA institute received a $69.6 million award Tuesday for its work in biomedical research. The National Institutes of Health awarded the five-year grant to the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute, or CTSI, a UCLA partnership with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Charles R. Read more...
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June 28, 7:45 pm
UCLA institute awarded grant for biomedical research
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June 28, 7:07 pm
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health announces new chair
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health announced a new chair and professor of epidemiology Tuesday. Karin Michels, who received her doctorate in epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and in biostatistics at Cambridge University, will join the faculty June 30. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Karin Michels)
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June 27, 1:00 pm
Students feel the heat of wildfires in Southern California
Sonia Puri’s family packed valuables in their car Tuesday night as fires scorched the hills near their home, so they would be able to flee at a moment’s notice. Read more...
Photo: A firefighting helicopter drops flame retardant on a 5,200 acre fire burning above the cities of Duarte and Azusa. (Courtesy of Oscar Cortez)
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June 27, 12:00 pm
Shorter life sciences core series to debut in fall with video lectures
A new life sciences series will begin replacing the current Life Sciences Core Curriculum with video-based lectures in fall 2016. The new series will shorten the existing course sequence by one quarter. Read more...
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June 27, 12:00 am
Couple loans unexpected find to UCLA Meteorite Gallery
It took Ken and Jill Eltrich three years to realize the 5-pound rock they were using as a doorstop was a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite. After almost another year of reading up on the meteorite, the couple decided they wanted to share the stone with others and loaned it to the UCLA Meteorite Gallery. Read more...
Photo: The petal-shaped depressions on Ken and Jill Eltrich’s meteorite make it stand out among other oriented meteorites. (Emaan Baqai/Daily Bruin senior staff)
News, Westwood
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June 27, 12:00 am
Noodle World owner seeks new Westwood location after store closure
Noodle World closed its doors Friday after two decades of business in Westwood. The pan-Asian restaurant on Westwood Boulevard will vacate its space when its lease ends Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Noodle World closed after 20 years in Westwood, but the owner is hoping to open another location in the neighborhood. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)
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June 25, 2:29 pm
LA County to vote on sales tax increase for Metro funding
Los Angeles County residents will vote in November whether to increase the sales tax to fund major public transit projects. LA County Metro officials voted Thursday to put the 0.5 percent sales tax increase on the Nov. Read more...
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