Doctors, nurses and visitors bustle past one another under directory signs in the white, marbled lobby of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. But upstairs on the seventh floor, noises settle into a rhythm of beeping heart monitors and murmuring nurses. At the cardiac care and observation unit, heart transplant patients can spend up to […]
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UCLA establishes new program for international pre-health students
This post was updated on Sept. 18 at 5:40 p.m. International pre-health students can now gain experience working in a U.S. hospital through a program launched this summer. The International Health Scholar program allows international students to take health care courses and get clinical experience in the U.S. over a period of seven weeks said […]
GSA expands graduate student employment opportunities with TA Marketplace
The Graduate Students Association at UCLA is expanding its presence as a resource center for employment opportunities with new initiatives this year. The agenda includes revamping student outreach and launching an interdepartmental employment program called the TA Marketplace, said GSA President Michael Skiles. That idea first emerged in spring, amid complaints of teaching assistant shortages […]
Noteworthy Bruin trivia through the years
Many events in UCLA’s history are overlooked. Below is a look at some interesting UCLA facts: 1927 – The Arroyo Bridge was built in 1927, connecting Hilgard Avenue to the main campus quadrangle. It provided shelter for poor students during the Great Depression and stacks of food were stored beneath it in case of attack […]
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UCLA settles lawsuit with graduate students alleging Title IX violations
UCLA settled a lawsuit Thursday that was filed by two graduate students who claimed they were sexually harassed by professor Gabriel Piterberg. According to a UCLA statement, the UC Board of Regents agreed to pay one student $350,000 and the other student $110,000. They will also provide one of the students with a dissertation year […]