A United States Senate investigation found the superbug outbreak at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in January 2015 may have resulted from hospitals’ and manufacturers’ failure to report previous outbreaks of a drug-resistant bacteria. Senator Patty Murray launched the investigation after multiple international and domestic outbreaks prompted officials to search for changes that can […]
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Man accused of attempting to sexually assault UCLA student at party
University police reported a man attempted to sexually assault a UCLA student at a party in the North Village Saturday night. The student reported an acquaintance attempted to assault her at a party on Landfair Avenue, according to a UCPD alert. The man left the party after someone confronted him. UCPD did not provide a […]
Outage leaves more than 1,000 Westwood residents without power
More than 1,300 students and Westwood residents are without power after an outage in the North Village late Sunday night. Power went out on Landfair Avenue about 11:30 p.m. and around midnight on Midvale Avenue. An LADWP maintenance worker on the scene said an electric conductor exploded underneath Strathmore Drive and Levering Avenue, causing the […]
UCLA appoints new president of Health System
UCLA selected a new health care leader for the UCLA Health System, officials announced Friday. Johnese Spisso will become the president of UCLA Health, CEO of UCLA Hospital System and associate vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences on Feb. 8. Spisso has more than 30 years of health care leadership experience. Currently, she is the […]
BruinCards to serve as room keys starting fall 2016
Beginning fall 2016, students will use BruinCards instead of separate room keys to access their dorm rooms, UCLA Housing officials said. Barbara Wilson, associate director of room operations for UCLA Housing, said officials and students were initially concerned someone could enter a student’s room with just his or her BruinCard. Students showed more support for […]
UCLA offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone reportedly hired by Texas A&M
This post was updated on Jan. 8 at 10:20 a.m. UCLA football offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone has agreed to a three-year contract with Texas A&M, according to FOX Sports’ senior college football reporter Bruce Feldman. His son Taylor Mazzone, UCLA’s quarterbacks coach, will join the Aggies, too, according to one of Feldman’s sources. The elder Mazzone […]
State law allows UCPD to wear body cameras
University police officers will begin wearing body cameras by late 2016, in accordance with a new law that went into effect Friday allowing California university police to use them. The University of California is working with all 10 campus police chiefs to introduce the cameras before the end of the year, said James Herren, UCLA […]