Animal rights activists are offering money in exchange for information on student researchers involved in animal experiments at universities in the U.K. and the U.S., including UCLA. Read more...
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October 23, 2:00 am
Animal rights activist groups target student vivisectionists
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October 22, 7:18 am
New student group explores intersection of medicine, technology
Before doctors implanted an electrical device in Sammi Chan’s heart, the vital organ struggled to pump blood. Diagnosed with heart disease her freshman year, many of her high school nights were spent in a hospital. Read more...
Photo: Shyam Natarajan (left) participated in the Bruin Medical Entrepreneurs meeting led by Kevin Stangi (center), a third-year computational and systems biology student, and Jeffrey Hsiao, a third-year molecular, cell and development biology student. (Emily Cao/Daily Bruin)
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October 22, 7:12 am
UCLA vice chancellor for research elected to Institute of Medicine
UCLA’s vice chancellor for research was elected Monday to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in health and medicine. Read more...
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October 20, 6:22 am
Inventathon competition inspires development in healthcare problems
Glass walls covered with colorful graphs and business models divided the teams as the members typed furiously on their computers, developing their solutions to one of six proposed healthcare problems. Read more...
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October 20, 6:19 am
Miles to Go: Slow, steady routine crucial to prevent overuse injuries
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...
Photo: Patrick Harran