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 […]
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Bruin Tea: Why are the chairs outside Ackerman Union so heavy and loud?
Quarter system got you down? Have you fallen and can’t get up? Bruin Tea is a series investigating student questions and petty concerns about UCLA. The white metal chairs outside Ackerman Union and other dining locations on campus are controlled by Associated Students UCLA. Cindy Bolton, the ASUCLA food service director, addressed the durability and […]
UC librarians continue negotiating with UCOP over contracts
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 2:25 p.m. University of California librarians and the UC Office of the President have been out of contract for four months but are still negotiating. University Council-American Federation of Teachers Unit 17, a union representing UC librarians, bargained with UCOP on Friday marking its 10th month of negotiations. Its […]
UCLA Health pauses chair selection process to address diversity, transparency concerns
UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA administrators halted their search for a new psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences department chair to address faculty concerns about diversity, leadership logistics and transparency. Administrators began seeking a replacement for the current executive chair, Peter Whybrow, after he announced his retirement in 2018. Faculty members […]
USAC uses surplus funds for own projects, leaves the rest for student applicants
This article was updated Feb. 1 at 1:29 p.m. Student government officials split surplus funding between their own projects and student groups. The Undergraduate Students Association Council received $424,885 in surplus funding to spend at its discretion. Surplus funds are funds made available by increased revenues from student fees or USAC programs costing less than […]
Former surgeon remembered for devotion to students, medical breakthroughs
Warren Grundfest is remembered for his mentorship and his work in minimally invasive surgery and electrical and biomedical engineering. Grundfest, a former chair of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering’s biomedical engineering department, died Dec. 28, 2018. Grundfest first came to UCLA to complete an internship and part of his general surgery residency in 1980, […]
Ethnic studies centers celebrate 50 years, look forward to continuing their work
UCLA’s four ethnic studies centers reflected on the progress they’ve made toward promoting diversity and inclusivity since their creation 50 years ago. Since their establishment in the 1960s, the American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Chicano Studies Research Center and Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies have funded research at the […]