Health care reform is happening within the UCLA Health System, but it is not necessarily President Barack Obama's bill driving the reform, administrators say. In a presentation to the UC Board of Regents on March 17, John Stobo, the UC senior vice president for health sciences and services, emphasized that the UC must address spiraling health care costs regardless of the fate of the bill, which has been threatened with repeal by Republicans. "My feeling is that (the bill) is not going to be the major driver (of UC hospital reform)," Stobo said in an interview this week. Read more...
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March 31, 1:41 am
UCLA Health System to make reforms as a result of the federal health care bill
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March 30, 1:41 am
Nuclear meltdown in California’s two nuclear plants unlikely because of safeguards
In the wake of a partial meltdown at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, debate has emerged about whether California's nuclear reactors put the earthquake-prone state similarly at risk. California has two nuclear reactors in San Luis Obispo and near San Clemente that together produced 15.5 percent of the state's energy in 2009, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute. A request to extend the lifetime of the Diablo Canyon reactor by 20 years has been postponed because of the events in Japan. Both Sen. Read more...
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March 30, 1:22 am
Small UCLA reactor used by students shut down in 1984 because of potential safety hazards, declining use
More than a quarter of a century ago, in the northwest corner of Boelter Hall, there was a powerful device guarded by large concrete walls that were off-limits to most students and faculty.
From 1959 until 1984, UCLA had its very own nuclear reactor, which was housed in the engineering building and utilized by various South Campus departments for research and business. Read more...
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Thomas E. Hicks (right), engineering professor and then-chief supervisor of the UCLA reactor, and Ronald MacLain, his chief assistant, stand on top of the newly built reactor in December 1960. The nuclear reactor, which had the power of 100 toasters, was small and used mostly for research purposes.
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March 30, 1:17 am
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ranked top in L.A. region by U.S. News & World Report
For years, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has been consistently ranked as one of the premier hospitals in the nation. Read more...
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The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center was recently ranked No. 1 in the Los Angeles metropolitan area by the U.S. News & World Report rankings.
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March 30, 1:12 am
Second annual SHAG’d educates UCLA about sexual health
Today, UCLA celebrates its second annual Sexual Health Awareness and Gender Day, or SHAG'd, hosted by the undergraduate student government. Read more...
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March 30, 1:00 am
UCLA research and deals between labor leaders and L.A. reinforce unionism
As some states move to strip public employees of the right to negotiate contracts, the city of Los Angeles is reaching deals with its own unions to curb the impact of the budget crisis. Read more...
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March 30, 12:58 am
Management of campus locations to be evaluated through Student Space Initiative
As the UCLA student body increases, the amount of space student groups have remains the same. Read more...