Editor’s Note: Over the next 22 weeks, Bruin reporter Katie Shepherd will be training for the Asics L.A. Marathon and writing a weekly column chronicling her experiences along the way. Read more...
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October 20, 6:06 am
UCLA Medical Center holds drill testing preparation for Ebola scenario
Officials at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center said they are prepared to treat a potential patient with the Ebola virus at the hospital, following a drill Friday simulating the scenario. Read more...
Photo: Zachary Rubin (left) and Robert Kim-Farley (right) speak to reporters about the results of an Ebola drill at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Friday. (Julien Brundrett/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 17, 1:14 am
UC spends almost $4.5M in laboratory fire case
By Sam Hoff The University of California recently said it spent almost $4.5 million on legal fees to defend itself and a UCLA professor in lawsuits stemming from the death of a research assistant in a 2008 UCLA laboratory fire. Read more...
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October 15, 6:40 pm
UCLA research center announces initiative for autism spectrum disorder
UCLA’s Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities recently announced the establishment of a national research initiative for people with autism spectrum disorder. The Autism Spectrum Disorder Health Care Transitions Research Network will research the health, family and social needs of adolescents, a group the center says is typically overlooked by most health care and social services, as they enter adulthood, according to a UCLA Health System press release. Read more...
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October 15, 2:54 am
UCLA Renewable Energy Club promotes sustainability initiatives
From apartments near UCLA and the sidewalks in Westwood, students can see a large industrial building that emits high volumes of vapor from its roof. Inside the facility, the UCLA cogeneration plant, a source of clean, renewable energy, has been supplying low-cost electricity and thermal energy to the campus since 1994. Read more...
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October 13, 3:32 am
$1M grant continues research for potential cancer treatment
UCLA scientists recently received a $1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to continue research on a new potential treatment for lung cancer. The treatment, developed by Leonard Rome and Dr. Read more...
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October 13, 3:31 am
Miles to Go: LA Marathon a chance to explore the unfamiliar
Editor’s Note: Over the next 22 weeks, Bruin reporter Katie Shepherd will be training for the Asics L.A. Marathon and writing a weekly column chronicling her experiences along the way. Read more...