Dr. Scott Eggener, a urologic oncologist specializing in testicular cancer, sat down with science and health editor Shaun Thomas during April’s Testicular Cancer Awareness Month to discuss detecting the disease early, reducing stigma and educating young patients about cancer risk. Read more...
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UCLA Samueli School of Engineering students and faculty welcomed hundreds of admitted first-year students to campus Saturday. More than 20 representatives from engineering departments and clubs shared their experiences with admitted students at a “Discover UCLA Engineering” event in the Court of Sciences. Read more...
Photo: The chemical engineering booth is pictured at the engineering welcome. (Courtesy of Leilani Krantz)
This post was updated April 16 at 11:38 p.m. Scientist Teresa Woodruff has spent her career advancing a specialized field of medicine. Woodruff – the president emerita of Michigan State University and a National Medal of Science recipient – works in oncofertility, a field focused on preserving patients’ abilities to have biological children following life-saving treatments such as chemotherapy. Read more...
Photo: Woodruff spoke to raise awareness about reproductive health and oncofertility. (Jiah Jung/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 14 at 10:51 p.m. Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges including sexual battery. Heaps was accused of sexually abusing multiple patients during his time as a doctor at UCLA Health. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps sits in court during a previous hearing. Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges including sexual battery. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 14 at 11:08 p.m. The department of physics and astronomy will suspend admission to the biophysics major for continuing students next fall and is seeking to cut the program entirely in fall 2027, an advisor announced in a Monday email. Admission to the major will be suspended effective fall 2026 for continuing students and fall 2027 for newly admitted students, said Mary Tran, the department of physics and astronomy’s lead undergraduate advisor, in a Monday email to students. Read more...
Photo: The Physics and Astronomy Building, which houses the department of physics and astronomy, is pictured. The department will suspend admission to the biophysics major for continuing students next fall and is seeking to eliminate it entirely. (Daily Bruin file photo)
While a vial of insulin takes as little as $2 to manufacture, it can cost consumers $250 in the United States. Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5. Read more...
Photo: Justin Mendoza, the executive director of UAEM North America, is pictured giving a speech. UAEM, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 11 at 5:33 p.m. Speakers at an April 3 UCLA symposium called on California lawmakers to promote affordability by investing more in renewable energy. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law, which hosted the event that discussed the impacts of sustainability policies on affordability and featured policymakers and environmental advocates, is pictured. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
