Monday, March 3, 1997 Genetic marker found on gum disease RESEARCH: Dentists hope discovery will assist in preventionBy Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor Nationally, gum disease, formally known as periodontitis, affects between half to three-quarters of Americans over the age of 35. However, the recent discovery of a genetic marker for gum disease by researchers […]
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General ed faces changes
Friday, 2/28/97 General ed faces changes Workgroup seeks greater connection between G.E. courses By Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff Nearly two and a half years after a committee undertook the process of changing the way UCLA students are educated, the Workgroup on General Education has finally submitted a proposal to restructure the university’s general education […]
Graduate union collects signatures to support rights
Friday, 2/28/97 Graduate union collects signatures to support rights Graduate union collects signatures to support rights By Scott P. Stimson Daily Bruin Contributor Collective bargaining isn’t a gathering of hippies playing monopoly at the nearby commune. Rather, it is the right of a recognized union to negotiate with an employer on all sorts of work-related […]
Honoring heritage
Friday, 2/28/97 Honoring heritage Campus programming exposes students to a celebration of African American history with a modern twist. By Carol McKay Daily Bruin Contributor To Saleema Fazal, the only thing wrong with Black History Month is that it falls in February. "There are only 28 days," said the first-year undeclared student. "There are plenty […]
Community Briefs
Kerckhoff meeting room named for Young At various times, it has been the Alumni Lounge, the Men’s Smoking Room and most recently, the old offices of the Daily Bruin. Pending completion of renovation in late March, Kerckhoff Hall Room 248 will be dedicated as the Charles E. Young Grand Salon, and will bear the distinction […]
Benefit dinner honors chancellor’s 29 years of service
Friday, 2/28/97 Benefit dinner honors chancellor’s 29 years of service Distinguished guests attend gala, raising $500,000 for scholarships, construction By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Contributor They call him Chuck. He is the man who has spent nearly half his life at the helm of one of the greatest universities in the nation. Under his leadership, […]
Garrett La Rue
Friday, 2/28/97 Umbilical cord cells used to treat disease Therapy provides convenient alternative to bone marrow transplants for genetic immune system disorders By Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor Playfully donning a UCLA cap while squirming in the arms of his father, 4-year-old Garrett LaRue seemed anxious to get to his grandmother’s, where he and his […]