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. Dr. James Economou was one of 70 new members elected to the institute this year. Before he became the senior research officer at UCLA, Economou founded the UCLA Human […]
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Court rules in favor of UC in conference center construction lawsuit
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of the University of California in a lawsuit challenging the construction of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center. The lawsuit, filed in 2012 by neighborhood nonprofit organization Save Westwood Village, alleged that UCLA officials did not analyze alternatives to the project […]
University police question man about rifle in Snapchat video
University police questioned and released a man Sunday after he sent a possibly threatening Snapchat video to members of the UCLA community. In the video, he held what appeared to be an assault rifle in his lap, police said. The snap had the caption “is it real or not.” When officers interviewed the man, who […]
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. The drill was planned to test how prepared the hospital staff would be if the disease spread to Los Angeles, said Robert Kim-Farley, an […]
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. Patrick Harran, the chemistry professor who ran the lab, reached a settlement in June accepting […]
Four laptops stolen from student apartments in two separate burglaries
Four laptops and an iPod were stolen from UCLA student apartments in two separate burglaries Monday evening and Tuesday morning, university police said. Between 11 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, an unknown suspect entered an apartment near the corner of Kelton and Levering avenues through an unlocked front door, according to a UCPD alert. […]
University police releases sketch of burglary suspect
University police released a sketch Wednesday of a man wanted for entering a UCLA student apartment in September while the residents were asleep. The man was described as Asian, about 5-foot-6 with short black hair and in his mid-20s. He had a slim build and a dark complexion, and was seen wearing a black T-shirt […]