In 1993, novelist Toni Morrison became the first black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, showing the world a critically-acclaimed artist could be a force of change. On Monday, Chancellor Gene Block will award Morrison the UCLA Medal, which recognizes extraordinary achievement exemplifying UCLA’s values of integrity, excellence and accountability. The public ceremony […]
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UCLA scientists determine method to find 3-D positions of atoms
Atoms pictured in textbooks depict estimations of their average position in materials, but are not entirely accurate. UCLA scientists discovered a way to precisely determine their location in materials and accurately depict them in 3-D models that shows gaps in groups of atoms. In a study published on Monday in Nature Materials, researchers used a […]
UCLA researchers unveil new way to measure arterial stiffness in brain
UCLA researchers published a study Monday that validated a noninvasive way to measure neurological arterial stiffness, which can allow doctors to better detect the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and other diseases. The new magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, technique can allow doctors to earlier detect risks of health problems such as diabetes and hypertension […]
Man sentenced to over 15 years in prison for stabbing UCLA hospital nurse
A Los Angeles man who stabbed a nurse multiple times at a UCLA hospital in Sylmar last year was sentenced Monday to a total of 15 years and eight months in state and county prisons. Romero Carnalla, 27, was arrested in April 2014 after he stabbed a nurse at the Olive View-UCLA Medical Center 12 […]
UCLA Medical Center pilot programs to enhance emergency services
The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care is launching two pilot programs Tuesday in Los Angeles that aim to reduce overcrowding in emergency rooms and hospitals. The programs will be launched at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica and four Glendale clinics, said Cathy Chidester, director of the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services. UCLA Emergency Medical […]
Diagnosis motivates assistant professor to conduct breast cancer research
Elisa Long spent her six-hour, daily chemotherapy sessions last summer reclining in a hospital chair binge-watching “The Price is Right,” determined to learn the rules and tricks of the games. She was a contestant on the show’s breast cancer awareness special in August, after completing a chemotherapy session the day before. Long said her statistical […]
UCLA Health notifies patients of data breach after laptop theft
UCLA Health notified more than 1,200 patients Tuesday who may have had their medical information exposed after a faculty member’s laptop was stolen in early July. No Social Security numbers, credit card numbers or financial data were stored on the laptop, according to a statement from UCLA Health. Officials said in a statement there is […]