UCLA researchers received $5 million to develop a new method for diagnosing lung cancer. The National Cancer Institute awarded the grant to researchers in the UCLA School of Dentistry and the David Geffen School of Medicine, a university press release announced Monday. David Wong, a professor at the School of Dentistry, created a technology named […]
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Gov. Brown vetoes bill to introduce medication abortion pills to state campuses
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Sept. 30 which would have mandated access to abortion pills on public university campuses. Senate Bill 320 would have guaranteed students at the University of California and California State University access to medication abortions in student health centers. Students across the UC lobbied, phonebanked and collected petition signatures for […]
Children across state have low levels of physical activity, finds UCLA study
UCLA researchers found two-thirds of children and four-fifths of teenagers in California fail to exercise for the recommended amount of one hour per day. The study examined what environmental factors might discourage children from exercising. Susan H. Babey, a senior research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research who authored the study, said […]
Students co-opt local surfers into study about antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Megyn Rugh said she understands why surfers at the beach don’t want her to swab their noses for germs. “It’s a lot of people trying to surf really quickly before work. … You don’t really want to stop and talk to some random weirdo who wants to tell you about bacteria,” she said. “I’m called […]
School of Medicine receives $3M for spinal cord research in Centennial Campaign
The UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine received $3 million to further spinal cord research. The Louis and Harold Price Foundation made the gift to fund the research of Daniel Lu, an associate professor of neurosurgery. Lu studies the flow of electric currents throughout the spinal cord, which plays an important role in controlling muscle […]
Gov. Brown vetoes bill imposing quotas for mental health staff at universities
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Sept. 23 which would have mandated a minimum ratio of mental health counselors to students across all California state universities. Senate Bill 968 required California State University and California Community College and requested University of California campuses to hire at least one full-time mental health counselor per 1,500 students. […]
Anthropology professor helps create website to track baby monkey in Costa Rica
A new website allows students to virtually follow a monkey through a jungle more than 3,000 miles from UCLA in an effort to engage the public with science through technology. Susan Perry, a professor in the department of anthropology , led the project and has been studying capuchin monkeys in the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve […]