UCLA scientists at the California NanoSystems Institute have developed a more efficient and cost-effective method to extract and analyze cancer cells from a patient’s blood. The NanoVelcro Chip, which is about the size of a postage stamp, contains wires 1,000 times thinner than a human hair. Read more...
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February 10, 1:32 am
UCLA researchers develop chip that can extract cancer cells from blood
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February 6, 5:16 pm
New dean announced for School of Engineering and Applied Science
UCLA announced Friday the new dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science who will begin her term next January. Jayathi Murthy, who is currently the chair and a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, will become the new dean effective Jan. Read more...
Photo: Jayathi Murthy was appointed the new dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, effective next January. (UCLA Newsroom)
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February 5, 4:39 pm
Anthem cybersecurity breach may impact students with UC SHIP
Students who have university health insurance may have had their personal information compromised after it was announced Wednesday that hackers breached the computer system of Anthem Inc. Read more...
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February 4, 2:08 am
UCLA-led Dawn mission to explore possibility of water on asteriod
The spacecraft Dawn is finally reaching the end of its four-year journey toward the dwarf planet Ceres as part of a NASA project led by UCLA researchers. Read more...
Photo: The spacecraft Dawn is finally reaching the end of its four-year journey toward the dwarf planet Ceres as part of a NASA project led by UCLA researchers to investigate the formation of the solar system. (Manvel Kapukchyan/Daily Bruin)
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February 3, 1:35 am
UCLA stem cell researchers receive national grants for $3.2M
A California stem cell institute recently awarded two UCLA researchers a combined $3.2 million grant to further their work in stem cell-based therapies. Dr. James Dunn and Dr. Read more...
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January 30, 2:04 pm
Tentative UC plan on vaccinations draws mixed reaction from students
Incoming students may have to take four additional vaccines recommended by the state health department before registering at the University of California in fall 2017, according to a tentative University plan. Read more...
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January 29, 8:53 am
UCLA doctor performs safer head and neck surgery with robots
Three years ago, David Alpern felt a lump in the back of his throat and went to see his doctor. His biopsy came back as tonsil cancer. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Abie Mendelsohn has performed nearly 100 operations with this precise robotic tool housed in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)