Monday, June 30

Former UCLA resident doctor files lawsuit against UC Regents

A former UCLA resident doctor filed a lawsuit last month against the University of California Board of Regents and supervisors, alleging her supervisors did not grant her maternity leave and later terminated her residency program because they did not want to accommodate her leg injury. Read more...

Photo: A former UCLA resident doctor alleges her supervisors did not grant her maternity leave and later terminated her residency program because they did not want to accommodate her leg injury. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA professor develops smart grid technology to tackle energy shortage

Rajit Gadh is tackling energy shortage issues by redistributing energy from electric vehicles and solar panels based on consumer needs. Gadh, the director of the UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center, is spearheading the development of a new energy distribution network, called smart grid technology. Read more...

Photo: Rajit Gadh, director of the UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center, is in charge of developing a new energy distribution network called smart grid technology. (Alejandra Reyes-Velarde/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA students found organization to advance Alzheimer’s research

Misak Khachatryan joined the Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s when he transferred to UCLA, after seeing how his neighbor’s struggle with severe Alzheimer’s disease affected his family. Read more...

Photo: The Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s, which began last June, focuses on volunteering, advocacy and fundraising for Alzheimer’s research. (Courtesy of Nihal Satyadev)



UCLA scientists develop method to predict diseases by testing saliva

UCLA scientists found evidence that a single drop of saliva can diagnose and predict cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder and other health problems. Researchers use salivary diagnostics to detect biomarkers in saliva, such as RNA and proteins, that can identify health concerns. Read more...

Photo: Scientists at the UCLA School of Dentistry found evidence that a single drop of saliva can diagnose and predict cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder and other health problems. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)


Clean energy experts discuss future of sustainable energy at panel

Experts discussed the future of climate change, nuclear energy and other global sustainability topics Tuesday afternoon at a panel held to envision which energy sources will play a prominent role in 2050. Read more...

Photo: A panel of experts discussed renewable energy and global sustainability at an event at the UCLA Anderson School of Management Tuesday. (Viola Taubmann/Daily Bruin)


BruinX seeks to improve UCLA experience, campus climate

Faculty members are collaborating with the vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion to use social science research to improve student and faculty experiences on campus. Read more...

Photo: Three staff members make up BruinX, a group part of the UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion that works to detect bias and discrimination. (Diana Chen/Daily Bruin)



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