Laura Albano dipped her hand tool into dark brown ink and applied it to the upper lip of the retired Army captain, covering up the scars from a deep burn he obtained on a tour of duty in Iraq eight years ago. Capt. Jabari White was sitting as a passenger in a vehicle when a […]
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UCLA professor Ira Kurtz receives grant for kidney research
A UCLA professor recently received a $3 million grant to study the properties of kidney proteins, according to a Monday UCLA press release. Ira Kurtz, a professor and chief of the nephrology division of the UCLA department of medicine, received the money from the Donald T. Sterling Charitable Foundation. Kurtz conducts research about the the […]
Bruin organizes campus’ first Diabetes Day
At 14 years old, Megan Cory was eating much more than her age would suggest, but losing an alarming amount of weight. She remembers always being thirsty and being fatigued. After smelling the sweetness on her breath and hearing about her other symptoms, Cory’s physician was able to diagnose her with diabetes. Cory, now the […]
Student groups introduce Bruins to integrative medicine
Students and faculty gracefully moved their hands in unison as they filled the auditorium with waves of tai chi movements at the second Annual Student Conference for Integrative Medicine on Saturday. UCLA’s Students for Integrative Medicine and the David Geffen Integrative Medicine Student Interest Group hosted the conference titled “Science and Art of Whole-Person Healing […]
UCLA professors elected to National Academy of Engineering
Two UCLA professors were recently elected to lend their engineering expertise to government officials on issues of science and technology. Chandrashekhar Joshi, an electrical engineering professor and Alan Willson, a professor emeritus in electrical engineering, were among the 67 new members elected to the National Academy of Engineering this year. The academy is an institution […]
UCLA alumna Sue Ann Pien dreams of a life on Mars
Sue Ann Pien parted her hair to reveal a map of the solar system tattooed on her scalp. “Can you see it?” Pien, who graduated from UCLA with a degree in international development studies in 2004 and dreams of one day going to space, may be among the first to glimpse a slice of space […]
UCLA Medical Center audit shows need for transparency
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The UCLA Medical Center’s financial position improved over the last five years, but it plans to be more transparent about transferring money to UCLA’s campus, according to a state audit report released Thursday. […]