UCLA Health program supporting post-9/11 veterans awarded $20.1M grant

A UCLA program that supports veterans received $20.1 million to expand treatment for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries. UCLA Health Operation Mend, which provides medical treatment for individuals injured during combat after 9/11, received the five-year grant from Wounded Warrior Project on Tuesday. The funding will double the number of veterans Operation […]

Researcher investigates potential treatment for paralysis, draws mixed reactions

This post was updated Oct. 19 at 5:08 p.m. Reggie Edgerton never intended to make a man with paralysis walk. In fact, the first time one of his patients moved his legs in 2013, the professor of neurosurgery thought there must have been a mistake. “We thought, ‘This is crazy,’” Edgerton said. “Maybe the person […]

UCLA appoints new special advisor for Native American and indigenous affairs

UCLA appointed a new special advisor to the chancellor on Native American and indigenous affairs Tuesday. Mishuana Goeman joined UCLA as a gender studies associate professor in 2009. She has served as the associate director of the American Indian Studies Research Center. In her new role as special advisor, Goeman will guide Chancellor Gene Block […]

National Cancer Institute grant awarded to UCLA researchers for diagnosis tool

UCLA researchers received $5 million to develop a new method for diagnosing lung cancer. The National Cancer Institute awarded the grant to researchers in the UCLA School of Dentistry and the David Geffen School of Medicine, a university press release announced Monday. David Wong, a professor at the School of Dentistry, created a technology named […]

School of Medicine receives $10M grant to develop women’s health treatment

The David Geffen School of Medicine received $10 million Thursday to expand treatment and education in women’s health care. Iris Cantor, a philanthropist based in New York City and Los Angeles, donated $8 million to improve the medical school’s women’s health curriculum. UCLA will use the other $2 million to fund a chair position, the […]

Robot learns magic tricks for Netflix show, but won’t endanger human jobs

MAGI grasped a silver cup between its two metal claws in one hand. With the other hand, the robot dropped a red, bubble gum-sized ball into the cup. A graduate student sat in the background, his hand hovering over an emergency stop button. After a couple of rigid waves over the cup for dramatic effect, […]

Charges dismissed after professor involved in fatal 2008 lab fire fulfills deal

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:07 p.m. A Los Angeles judge dismissed criminal charges against a UCLA professor whose failure to enforce proper safety precautions resulted in a 2008 lab fire and the death of a lab assistant. Patrick Harran, a professor of chemistry, is thought to be the first American professor criminally […]