UCLA corgi earns Instagram fame, begins modeling career

Anywhere he goes, Pavlov the corgi gets stopped on the streets by fans from as far away as Berkeley. “A girl from UC Berkeley saw him on the street and freaked out,” said Anthony Osuna, Pavlov’s owner. “Her friends were from UCLA, and they said the only thing she wanted to do (on campus) was […]

UCLA medical centers rank fifth nationally according to new study

UCLA hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica ranked fifth in the nation and first in California for best hospitals, according to rankings released Monday by U.S. News and World Report. The 2016-2017 rankings evaluated nearly 4,400 hospitals and highlighted the top 20 hospitals, according to the U.S. News and World Report. The UCLA Health System dropped back […]

Readiness program aims to enrich foster youth education opportunities

Rosie Chavez has lived most of her life in the foster system moving to different schools, homes and families, sometimes spending only a couple weeks in one place. “One thing I really struggled with was fitting in with the families,” Chavez said. “They didn’t treat us like they treated their own kids.” After 16 years […]

UCLA brings children together at annual pediatric craniofacial picnic

For one day each year, kids with craniofacial anomalies spend time with each other and their families at UCLA’s Sunset Canyon Recreation Center lawn. At the annual UCLA Pediatric Craniofacial Program picnic, held Aug. 6, kids of all ages will be able to play games, paint their faces and jump on bounce houses. These children […]

Photo: Sand Fire continues to burn through Santa Clarita Valley

A helicopter flies over hills and trees as it helps fight the Sand Fire near Santa Clarita, California. As of Thursday, the fire has burned about 38,000 acres or almost 60 square miles. About 3,000 fire fighters fighting the fire have contained about 65 percent of the fire. The fire has burned down 18 homes […]

Former dean of medical school Dr. Sherman Mellinkoff dies at 96

Dr. Sherman Mellinkoff, who served as the dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA for 24 years, died of congestive heart failure July 17. He was 96. Dr. Alan Fogelman, chair of the department of medicine, said Mellinkoff was a passionate teacher and fostered the growth of students by providing a learning […]