The UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine recently received a $50 million grant from the estate of a wealthy Pacific Palisades couple, the university announced Thursday. The estate of Norman and Irma Switzer, who sold advertisements for bus benches and invested in real estate, donated the money. The couple had been involved with the Fowler […]
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Alumnus B. John Garrick gifts $9 million for engineering institute
UCLA recently received a $9 million gift from an alumnus to create a risk management institute within the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, according to a university press release. The new institute, the B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences, will focus on assessing and managing the risks posed by natural […]
Professor creates improv class to aid dental students in workplace
Wearing scrubs and closed-toe shoes, two students awaited their performance, assuming character in the middle of the room. One pretended to be an intimidating boss and the other paced around the room as a worried office assistant as other students giggled from the sidelines. After a day of seeing patients, the nine students sat back […]
Miles to Go: Balancing midterms, training to stay in the running
Editor’s Note: Over the next 20 weeks, assistant news editor Katie Shepherd will be training for the Asics L.A. Marathon and writing a weekly column chronicling her experiences along the way. She’ll be reporting on the science and health aspects of endurance training as well as featuring students and L.A. residents who are taking on […]
UC signs agreement with Mexican energy officials to further collaborations
The University of California signed an agreement Thursday with the Mexican Secretariat of Energy, or SENER to increase collaboration on research related to sustainability issues. “This is just the beginning of a collaboration that will benefit California and Mexico,” UC President Janet Napolitano said in a press release Thursday. The memorandum of understanding is part […]
Grant funds clinical trials for stem cell therapy at UCLA
UCLA and UC Irvine recently received a five-year $8 million grant to support clinical trials aimed at treating certain diseases using stem cells, according to a UCLA press release. The California Institute of Regenerative Medicine awarded the grant to the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research a part […]
UCLA to dedicate $15M for energy sustainability projects
UCLA plans to create a $15 million fund dedicated to sustainable energy projects, officials announced Tuesday. The fund comes in addition to past contributions to sustainability efforts made by UCLA, now totaling $35 million. As a campus with several sustainable programs already, UCLA continues to promote energy-efficient projects, including sensors that shut off lights when […]