Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. But do we know how it works? The UCLA Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology’s lab headed Dr. Heather Christofk, has identified the mechanism affecting the metabolism of cancer- and virus-infected cells, which may lead to a possible breakthrough in the fight […]
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UCLA Sex Squad crowdfunds to tour LAUSD schools
The UCLA Sex Squad, a sexual education group under the UCLA Art & Global Health Center, is currently trying a new crowdfunding initiative to raise money and bring an arts-based approach to sexual education to local high school students. – TRANSCRIPT: CAMPBELL: UCLA has recently launched Spark, a new crowdfunding initiative giving on-campus groups like […]
South Tower finds new life through seismic retrofit
It’s no secret that Southern California is a hotbed of seismic activity. The Seismic Correction Program aims to seismically retrofit UCLA buildings to make them more stable during earthquakes. One such building is the South Tower of the Center for Health Sciences, which used to be UCLA’s medical center.