One doctor and six nurses have taken leave of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for a two-week relief mission to Haiti, where they will treat victims of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the island nation on Jan. 12. Read more...
Photo: The team of UCLA physicians who are going to Haiti pose with administrators from the Ronald Reagan Medical Center on Friday, two days before their departure.
The UC Board of Regents recently approved a $147 million lease to construct a medical facility across from the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital. Read more...
The new Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer telescope project, led by Edward Wright at UCLA, will help researchers discover and analyze previously unseen objects in our solar system and beyond, said Wright, a professor of physics and astronomy and principal investigator of the telescope project. Read more...
Lentils and maize that can survive in salt-laden soil and barren conditions are gradually becoming real-life possibilities. Read more...
The electric power transmission grid of Los Angeles is about to get an upgrade, in part because of research at UCLA looking at new smart grid technology that may save money for consumers. Read more...
Two studies led by UCLA researchers have shed new light on the development and treatment of HIV/AIDS, 29 years after UCLA doctors recorded the first cases of the epidemic. Read more...
Recent studies indicate there is no correlation between cell phones and brain cancer, but research on the subject is still ongoing. Read more...
