A California stem cell institute recently awarded two UCLA researchers a combined $3.2 million grant to further their work in stem cell-based therapies. Dr. James Dunn and Dr. Hanna Mikkola from the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research received the Tools and Technology Award from the California Institute of […]
Category Archives: Science & Health
Tentative UC plan on vaccinations draws mixed reaction from students
Incoming students may have to take four additional vaccines recommended by the state health department before registering at the University of California in fall 2017, according to a tentative University plan. The change would be part of a three-year proposal to educate students about immunizations and take preventive measures against infectious diseases on college campuses, […]
UCLA doctor performs safer head and neck surgery with robots
Three years ago, David Alpern felt a lump in the back of his throat and went to see his doctor. His biopsy came back as tonsil cancer. The surgery that his doctor described involves sawing open a patient’s jaw, removing the tumor and closing the jaw back up. Patients who receive the surgery need a […]
UC doctors hold strike for the first time
Doctors at all of the University of California student health centers went on strike Tuesday to protest what they say are unfair labor practices of the University.
New club Bruin App Builders facilitates networking among students
Will Gu tried out a handful of clubs on campus, but thought they were too impersonal for him. Rather than only coming to meetings to listen to a speaker, the second-year undeclared student wanted to work on developing connections with his peers. After these experiences, Gu founded Bruin App Builders at the beginning of winter […]
UC doctors to hold one-day strike over alleged unfair labor practices
Doctors in student health centers across the University of California will hold a one-day strike on Jan. 27 over what they call unfair labor practices, claiming the University has not negotiated in good faith with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, which represents them. “(An unfair labor practice) strike is the only way to […]
UCLA SUPRASTUDIO collaboration sparks progress for hyperloop project
A full-scale wooden model of a hyperloop capsule stood in one room of the studio as students discussed potential designs for it next door, their desks cluttered with illustrations, measurements and laptops running animations of the futuristic transportation system. The capsule in the making is a pod that may eventually hold around 30 people, and […]