UCLA researchers have developed a new combination immunotherapy to treat advanced brain cancer. The combination treatment works by preventing brain cancer cells from shielding themselves from a patient’s own immune responses. The three-year study, published Thursday, found that antibody blocking of an immune cell’s PD-1 surface receptors combined with a dendritic cell vaccine is more […]
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New gym for grad students to open before KREC closes its doors
Graduate students can visit a new gym that will open by the time the Kinross Recreation Center closes on Jan. 1. Michael Skiles, president of the Graduate Students Association, said the new gym will offer all the same amenities and local convenience that the current graduate student gym offers for five to 10 years until […]
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health announces new chair
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health announced a new chair and professor of epidemiology Tuesday. Karin Michels, who received her doctorate in epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and in biostatistics at Cambridge University, will join the faculty June 30. She will replace the interim chair and professor of epidemiology and medicine, […]
UCLA to head research center in national manufacturing network
President Barack Obama announced Monday that UCLA will house a new manufacturing research center to increase manufacturing efficiency in the U.S. The UCLA center will be part of a national network of manufacturing institutes under the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, with locations in Texas, New York, Washington and North Carolina, according to a White House […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – June 8
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Wednesday’s meeting was the last to be headed by retiring Westwood Neighborhood Council President Jerry Brown. Congressman Ted Lieu recognized Brown with a certificate of congressional recognition, honoring his leadership and dedication to the community of Westwood from […]
Q&A: Professor shares negative affects of ‘smartness’ for college students
Alexander Astin, professor emeritus at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, is promoting his new book, “Are You Smart Enough?: How Colleges’ Obsession with Smartness Shortchanges Students,” at a launch in Santa Monica Friday. He is the founding director of the Higher Education Research Institute at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and […]
UCLA doctoral students win $100,000 grant to research data recovery
Two electrical engineering doctoral students received a $100,000 fellowship to develop a way to increase the efficiency of data recovery from memory errors that are deemed uncorrectable. The Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship invests in creative projects proposed by doctoral candidates in technical research fields, according to its website. This year, the company chose two UCLA graduate […]