UCLA researcher awarded Sjöberg Prize for pioneering targeted breast cancer treatment

A UCLA researcher won an award for his efforts to target and treat breast cancer. Dennis Slamon, director of the Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program, won the Sjöberg Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Sweden’s Sjöberg Foundation. The prize aims to recognize advancements in cancer research and divides $1 million between the […]

Alumnus sets heart on spreading awareness, beating cardiac arrest

A UCLA alumnus aims to combat sudden cardiac arrest by creating more efficient devices to treat the condition. Sameer Jafri, who graduated in 2017, co-founded Revive Solutions after graduation to make automated external defibrillators. The company currently has over $6 million in funding. Jafri said it is in the process of getting approval from the […]

Federal report urges colleges to better advertise food assistance programs

This post was updated Jan. 24 at 3:36 p.m. The U.S. Government Accountability Office recommended that federal agencies better publicize food assistance programs in order to combat food insecurity on college campuses in a report released Jan. 9. The GAO reported that 3.3 million college students in the U.S. in 2016 were eligible to receive […]

Friends, mentors remember student’s leadership, kindness after her death in Rome

UCLA faculty and students remember Olivia Shipp for her kindness, intuition and sense of agency. Shipp, a third-year communication student, died Nov. 16 in Rome while studying abroad. While at UCLA, she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority and interned for the United States National Committee for United Nations Women’s Greater LA Chapter. […]

Researchers predict an increase in uninsured Californians with new federal policy

An upcoming change in federal health care policy could cause hundreds of thousands of Californians to lose health insurance in the next five years, according to a recent study from UCLA researchers. The new federal policy, which will be enacted in January, will remove the individual mandate penalty portion of the Affordable Care Act. The […]

Student chemistry group wins award for environmental awareness programs

UCLA student chemists won a green chemistry award for their efforts to raise awareness of how chemistry impacts the environment. The American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute award is given annually to chapters of the Student Members of the American Chemical Society that promote green chemistry on their campuses. SMACS chapters must organize at least […]

Tenzo Tea founders, UCLA alumni spill tea on entrepreneurship, healthy energy

Two UCLA alumni founded a tea company to provide a healthy source of energy and to give to those in need. Robbie Page, who graduated from UCLA in 2014, and Steve O’Dell, who left UCLA during his fourth year in 2016, founded Tenzo Tea in 2016. The company sells matcha, a finely ground green tea […]