When Efrain Talamantes was young, his mother was sidelined from her job for months because she couldn’t explain her arm injury to a doctor who didn’t speak Spanish. So when Talamantes turned 10, he became his family’s medical translator. Now, Talamantes, a UCLA alumnus, arrives at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital every morning […]
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UCLA football reportedly close to new offensive coaching hires
UCLA football will make three changes to its offensive coaching staff, according to multiple reports, highlighted by the promotion of running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu to offensive coordinator. Marques Tuiasosopo, the current quarterbacks coach at USC, will join the Bruins’ coaching staff in the same role, and Rip Scherer, currently the football program’s associate athletic […]
UCLA maintenance in the dark about Southern Lights flood cause
Investigators have not yet pinpointed the source of a leak that flooded Southern Lights, a coffee shop in the Court of the Sciences, in early November. An Associated Students UCLA manager shut down operations midday on Nov. 5 after the employee area of the coffee shop was flooded, said Cindy Bolton, the ASUCLA director of […]
Gov. Brown’s budget proposal raises state funding to UC by 4.7 percent
The University of California will receive $356 million more in state funding, according to Gov. Jerry Brown’s $170 billion budget proposal announced Thursday. This year’s proposal allocated 4.7 percent more funding to the UC than last year’s budget. The UC will receive a total of $3.41 billion in state funding if the proposal is approved. […]
UCLA student inspired by Ellen DeGeneres, fights cancer with humor
Lauren Grabowski takes a deep breath as she runs her hands through her new haircut, feeling the short and layered blond strands between her fingers. She tries not to grin as she begins to dance, kicking her converse-clad feet from side to side and swaying her hips in time to Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love”. Grabowski, […]
Neural Analytics raises $13M, works on developing device for concussion diagnosis
A headset and a large suitcase containing tablets, an ultrasound box and other devices are all three UCLA alumni need to determine whether a patient has suffered a concussion. Their product, called Lucid, uses ultrasound technology and physiological readings to diagnose patients who have suffered head injuries with more certainty, said Mateo Scheidt, UCLA alumnus […]
UC Regents to vote on proposal to add student position to board
University of California students may have more influence on the Board of Regents if a proposal to add another student position passes at the board’s January meeting. The student adviser to the regents would serve as an advisory member on three Board of Regents committees, prioritizing committees on which the student regent or student regent-designate […]