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Nov 18, 2009
UC Regents advance fee increases amid protests, 14 arrests
Protests by students from several campuses disrupted today's UC Board of Regents meeting to consider a budget plan and fee increases. UC police said 12 students and two others were arrested and cited for...Nov 18, 2009
UCLA ranks 8th in foreign students, 5th in number of students studying abroad
UCLA is the only UC campus listed in the top 10 in either category in an annual report on U.S. colleges and universities released this week.Nov 18, 2009
Nanoparticles used in common household items cause genetic damage in mice
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, a UCLA study found.Nov 18, 2009
UCLA study shows brain's ability to reorganize
Scientists found that blindness causes structural changes in the brain, indicating the brain may reorganize itself in order to adapt to sensory loss.Nov 18, 2009
UCLA researchers create 'fly paper' to capture circulating cancer cells
Just as fly paper captures insects, a new device developed by UCLA researchers can grab cancer cells in the blood.Nov 17, 2009
UC-wide institute to address global health woes
Patricia Conrad has studied sick cattle in Africa, discovered a parasitic killer of California sea otters and stared down a charging rhino. But now she is undertaking what could be her boldest adventure yet: helping start the new...Nov 17, 2009
UC Commission on the Future hears radical funding ideas
Charging a fee to companies that hire university graduates and eliminating student fees were among the ideas the UC Commission on the Future heard at its meeting in Oakland on Nov. 12. Launched in September, the commission's goal is to...Nov 17, 2009
Mattel pediatricians offer tips on flu vaccines, healthy weight
Doctors from Mattel Children's Hospital gave advice on the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine, along with tips for helping kids maintain a healthy weight, to UCLA staff and faculty at a Staff Assembly Learn-at-Lunch meeting on Nov. 10. "Each year,...Nov 17, 2009
Eli Sercarz, 75, pioneer in immunology research
Eli Sercarz, a renowned immunologist and UCLA professor emeritus of microbiology and molecular genetics whose research helped advance the understanding of autoimmune diseases, cancer and other disorders, died Nov. 3 in Topanga, Calif. He was 75.&n...Nov 17, 2009
Valerie Oppenheimer, 77, UCLA sociologist
Valerie Oppenheimer, a UCLA sociologist known for pioneering research on the effects of employment trends on marriage and the American family, died Nov. 2 of a stroke and heart attack at her home in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles, said her s...
