Monday, June 30


Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison to receive UCLA Medal

In 1993, novelist Toni Morrison became the first black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, showing the world a critically-acclaimed artist could be a force of change. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Gene Block will award Toni Morrison the UCLA Medal in a ceremony at Royce Hall Monday, which will include a panel discussion with UCLA graduate students and faculty. (Courtesy of Timothy Greenfield Sanders)



UCLA researchers unveil new way to measure arterial stiffness in brain

UCLA researchers published a study Monday that validated a noninvasive way to measure neurological arterial stiffness, which can allow doctors to better detect the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and other diseases. Read more...

Photo: UCLA researchers, led by Danny Wang, found a new way to measure arterial stiffness in the brain, which will allow them to detect the risk of other diseases. (Courtesy of Danny Wang)



UCLA Medical Center pilot programs to enhance emergency services

The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care is launching two pilot programs Tuesday in Los Angeles that aim to reduce overcrowding in emergency rooms and hospitals. The programs will be launched at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica and four Glendale clinics, said Cathy Chidester, director of the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica will house one of UCLA’s Community Paramedic Pilot Programs to reduce emergency room overcrowding. (Courtesy of UCLA Medical Center)


Diagnosis motivates assistant professor to conduct breast cancer research

Elisa Long spent her six-hour, daily chemotherapy sessions last summer reclining in a hospital chair binge-watching “The Price is Right,” determined to learn the rules and tricks of the games. Read more...

Photo: Elisa Long, an assistant professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, conducted research about the cost-effectiveness of universal testing for breast cancer gene mutations. (Alejandra Reyes-Velarde/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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