UCLA researchers have developed a smart glove that converts American Sign Language into spoken English. The glove uses stretchable sensors and a circuit board to wirelessly send signals to a smartphone app – also developed by the researchers – which translates hand gestures into English. Read more...
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August 3, 12:59 pm
Former UCLA doctor James Heaps now faces 20 felony sexual misconduct charges
This post was updated to include a clarified maximum potential sentence Aug. 3 at 8:02 p.m. Five former patients filed 17 additional charges of felony sexual misconduct against former UCLA doctor James Heaps at the Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday morning. Prior to the new charges, Heaps faced criminal charges from two former patients for two counts of sexual battery and one count of sexual exploitation by a physician. Heaps was a UCLA Health obstetrician-gynecologist from February 2014 to June 2018 and previously worked part-time at the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center. Read more...
Photo: After 17 additional felony sex crime charges were filed Monday morning, UCLA Health doctor James Heaps is now accused of 20 felony counts of sexual misconduct. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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July 28, 4:12 pm
UCLA Health ranked first in California and LA, fourth nationwide by annual report
UCLA Health was ranked first in California and fourth nationwide in the U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday. The UCLA Health campuses in Westwood and Santa Monica maintained their number one rank for the second consecutive year in California and in Los Angeles in the annual ranking report. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health campuses ranked first in both California and Los Angeles for the second consecutive year. UCLA Health also ranked fourth nationwide according to the U.S. News & World Report, rising from the sixth spot in last year’s rankings. (Daily Bruin file photo)
California, News, Science & Health
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July 26, 5:28 pm
UCLA researcher receives state grant for potential COVID-19 drug treatment
This post was updated July 29 at 7:47 p.m. A team of UCLA researchers received a state grant to test a new drug as a potential treatment for COVID-19. Read more...
Photo: Researchers at UCLA were awarded a state grant for their research on COVID-19. The project looks to repurpose a known drug to prevent cells from sustaining damage caused by the virus. The research involves multiple labs and is a collective effort. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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July 5, 5:44 pm
UCLA School of Dentistry fails to implement many COVID-19-mitigating practices
This post was updated July 5 at 10:46 p.m. The UCLA School of Dentistry failed to provide its faculty and residents sufficient protection against COVID-19 by violating established safety protocols and guidelines, residents and faculty said. Read more...
Photo: The School of Dentistry did not provide residents or faculty proper protective equipment, multiple residents and faculty said. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
News, Science & Health, UC
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July 5, 12:17 pm
The number of blood donations has dropped at UCLA, but the need for them hasn’t
The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center is facing a blood supply shortage amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The UCLA BPC provides blood to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, said Dawn Ward, medical director of UCLA BPC. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center is facing a shortage of blood donations. The blood collected is used by the medical centers around UCLA. Medical procedures and surgeries have increased since May. Courtesy of Noah Danesh (Daily Bruin contributor)
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June 10, 6:53 pm
Campus Queries: How can we improve our memories?
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: What are some techniques that can help improve my memory? Read more...
Photo: (Nghi Nguyen/Daily Bruin)