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Beat the heat

UCLA Recreation is offering three free water exercise classes on Aug. 17, 24 and 31 to the campus community. Classes will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at the newly renovated North Pool in Kaufman Hall. Classes range from non-impact to cardio. You do not need to be a UCLA Recreation member to attend. To reserve a spot, e-mail jhoffman@saonet.ucla.edu and bring to class a coupon available at www.recreation.ucla.edu.

Leader in the West

UCLA Medical Center recently took the top spot as best hospital in the West for the 16th straight year, according to U.S. News & World Report. Ranked No. 5 nationally, the medical center is the only Southern California hospital to make the magazine’s “honor roll” rankings in the survey’s 16-year history. In specialty areas, the medical center ranked No. 1 in geriatrics. In psychiatry, the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital ranked No. 5 in the country and best in the West. The Jonsson Cancer Center and Jules Stein Eye Institute also were judged best in the West, with national rankings of No. 8 and No. 5, respectively. See www.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/tophosp.htm for details.

Where are we?

You’re in Clark & B.J. Cornell Hall, part of the Anderson School. Actually, there are skylights just like it in two adjoining structures.