Author Archives: Shauntel Lowe

Armed with raspberry juice, pennies and an aluminum tray with foam and magnets floating in an inch of water, members of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA outreach program are attempting to enrich overall science education throughout Los Angeles County and inspire a new generation of high school students to pursue science degrees in college. […]

A pilot program at the UCLA Medical Center, which uses wireless technology to enable access to real time patient data by hospital physicians and nurses, is already increasing patient care efficiency and catching the eyes of hospitals across the nation. Dr. Neil Martin, professor and chief of the division of neurosurgery at the UCLA Medical […]

A proposal by a team of UCLA researchers to study the social effects of Ecstasy on vervet monkeys was a key battling point in a protest held Thursday throughout the UCLA Medical Center area by a small group of animal rights activists. In conjunction with National Primate Liberation Week, the group of about 15 activists […]

In the lobby of a new residence hall, a student walks across the room carrying a basket full of dirty laundry, shorts and shirts spilling across his arms, a bottle of liquid detergent hooked on his finger. The squeak of his tennis shoes as he hurries across the tiled floor breaks the silence that has […]

While talks of hospital closings are generating protests around Los Angeles and the debate about universal health care and the quality of medical service continues, a physician organization at UCLA has been ranked as one of the top in the state. The Integrated Healthcare Association recently identified the UCLA Medical Group as one of the […]

With increased residency on the Hill and the resultant budgetary constraints, Dining Services will likely not be able to organize as many themed events for residents this year. In recent years, Dining Services has offered several special events each year for on-campus residents, including themed dinners and the Carnival of Desserts. For themed dinners, dining […]

Despite the loss of accreditation by the Martin Luther King/Drew Medical Center in February 2005, UCLA has continued its affiliation with the hospital’s medical education program, citing the recent reaccreditation of UCLA’s medical school as reason to continue the relationship. The UCLA/Charles R. Drew University Medical Education program was reviewed as part of the reaccreditation […]