The young man excels at his work, but he hides a secret that could turn others against him: he lives in the favelas, or urban slums, of a city in Brazil. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students traveled to Brazil as part of a study program and created a Theater of the Oppressed piece about racism in Brazil. (Courtesy of Robert Gordon)
Prominent conservation researcher and scientist Peter Kareiva, who has played roles in developing worldwide conservation programs, is the director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability effective immediately, officials announced Monday. Read more...
Officials from a California medical institute unanimously voted Thursday to award $7.4 million to a UCLA center to fund therapy clinical trials for a cure to X-linked chronic granulomatous disease. Read more...
UCLA scientists discovered an experimental form of therapy with the ability to suppress the development of colon cancer, officials announced Friday. Scientists from UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered that patients with ulcerative colitis, who have a higher chance of developing a colon cancer, have high levels of microRNA-214. Read more...
Doctors at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will be the first to test a new cleaning system for a medical device in the wake of a superbug outbreak late 2014, officials announced on Monday. Read more...
Photo: Doctors at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will be the first to test a new cleaning system for a medical device in the wake of a superbug outbreak late 2014, officials announced on Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A UCLA Health patient filed a class action suit against the health care provider Monday for inadequately storing personal and medical information. The patient, Michael Allen, was a potential victim in a recent cyber attack against UCLA Health’s computer network. Read more...
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The UCLA hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica were ranked No. 3 for the best hospitals in the nation, according to ranking released Tuesday by the U.S. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica were ranked No. 3 for the best hospitals in the nation. (Daily Bruin file photo)
