Wednesday, August 12

In the news:

Former Bruin releases innovative wheel

To pursue his dream of playing professional tennis, Zack Fleishman dropped out of UCLA nearly 14 years ago. His career as a professional tennis player ended in 2008, after he flew over the handlebars of his mountain bike and dislocated his shoulder, damage that required two major surgeries and six screws to fix. Read more...

Photo: Zack Fleishman, who attended UCLA a little over a decade ago, is part of a company that recently debuted the Shark Wheel, a non-circular wheel that is patented and can be used in place of traditional wheels on objects such as bikes and skateboards.




UCLA study reveals suicide rates in California

Californians who identify as a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community were almost three times more likely than their peers to consider suicide, according to a health policy brief released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research last month. Read more...




Health care expansion comes at low price to state

The cost of health care expansion in California would be relatively minimal if the state decides to pursue it, according to a joint study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education. Read more...