For the second year in a row, the UCLA Medical Group has been named one of the top 10 physician organizations in Southern California by the Integrated Healthcare Association. IHA officials said the awards, which are based on health care groups’ scores in three care-quality criteria, improve health care statewide. The UCLA Medical Group participates […]
Author Archives: Julia Erlandson
Center’s closure affects Bruins
Jennifer Ahdout had planned to spend her third and fourth years of medical school working at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center in South Los Angeles. But now her medical school experience will take a different path. After King/Drew failed multiple patient care inspections and faced the prospect of losing federal funding, Los Angeles county […]
Marchers protest animal testing
A group of animal rights activists marched through the UCLA campus Monday, stopping at research labs and the chancellor’s office to protest the animal research occurring on campus, alleging that it is conducted in an inhumane manner. The march, which consisted of about 15 protestors, coincided with the annual National Primate Liberation Week. University spokeswoman […]
Boxer scheduled to speak on congressional issues
Barbara Boxer Today, 2 p.m. Public Policy 2343 California Sen. Barbara Boxer is scheduled to speak on campus today about a variety of issues tied to the elections. Boxer, D-California, will, among other issues, address the war in Iraq and the recent Congressional page scandal, a controversy surrounding Rep. Mark Foley’s, R-Florida, resignation after allegations […]
ASUCLA plugs new discount program
Starting this year, Associated Students UCLA has added a new twist to its traditional welcome-back coupon booklet. Special offerings and additional discounts are available to students who sign up for ASUCLA’s “Benefits U” campaign, a discount program aimed at attracting more students to ASUCLA-run stores on campus. In recent years, ASUCLA has taken a number […]
ID theft threatens students
Richard Elias estimates that six or seven cases of identity theft are reported by members of the UCLA community every week. The university police detective said identity theft is a crime students ““ especially those who live off campus ““ should be very aware of. And some recent studies show that identity theft among young […]
Wesley Clark to join UCLA campus
General Wesley Clark’s military career has taken him from Kosovo to Panama, from Europe to Washington, D.C. But starting in October, Clark will settle at UCLA ““ at least for a couple days a month. Clark, who was a candidate for the Democratic nomination to run for president in the 2004 election, will join UCLA’s […]