Editor’s Note: Over the next 22 weeks, Bruin reporter 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 similar […]
Category Archives: Science & Health
UCLA Medical Center holds drill testing preparation for Ebola scenario
Officials at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center said they are prepared to treat a potential patient with the Ebola virus at the hospital, following a drill Friday simulating the scenario. The drill was planned to test how prepared the hospital staff would be if the disease spread to Los Angeles, said Robert Kim-Farley, an […]
UC spends almost $4.5M in laboratory fire case
By Sam Hoff The University of California recently said it spent almost $4.5 million on legal fees to defend itself and a UCLA professor in lawsuits stemming from the death of a research assistant in a 2008 UCLA laboratory fire. Patrick Harran, the chemistry professor who ran the lab, reached a settlement in June accepting […]
UCLA research center announces initiative for autism spectrum disorder
UCLA’s Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities recently announced the establishment of a national research initiative for people with autism spectrum disorder. The Autism Spectrum Disorder Health Care Transitions Research Network will research the health, family and social needs of adolescents, a group the center says is typically overlooked by most health care and […]
UCLA Renewable Energy Club promotes sustainability initiatives
From apartments near UCLA and the sidewalks in Westwood, students can see a large industrial building that emits high volumes of vapor from its roof. Inside the facility, the UCLA cogeneration plant, a source of clean, renewable energy, has been supplying low-cost electricity and thermal energy to the campus since 1994. The plant and other […]
$1M grant continues research for potential cancer treatment
UCLA scientists recently received a $1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to continue research on a new potential treatment for lung cancer. The treatment, developed by Leonard Rome and Dr. Steven Dubinett, uses nanoparticles called vaults to transport CCL21, a cancer immunotherapy agent, to tumors, according to a UCLA press release. Rome is […]
Miles to Go: LA Marathon a chance to explore the unfamiliar
Editor’s Note: Over the next 22 weeks, Bruin reporter 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 similar […]