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Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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July 14, 12:06 pm

UCLA study reveals lack of cultural sensitivity in media’s portrayal of cancer

TV depictions of cancer lack representation of nonwhite actors playing both patients and health care providers, according to UCLA’s June 17 study. Shows analyzed in the study mainly dealt with treatment and coping rather than preventative strategies, said Grace Kim, the author of the study and research analyst at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, in an emailed statement. Read more...

Photo: Depictions of patients and health care providers on prime-time TV lack racial diversity, according to a recent UCLA study. Changing that might help address health disparities. (Sabrina Wu/Daily Bruin)

Campus, Science & Health, UC

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July 9, 5:47 pm

UCLA to offer self-administered COVID-19 tests in on-campus vending machines

UCLA students can obtain self-administered COVID-19 tests via on-campus vending machines starting July 12, according to a campuswide email Friday. COVID-19 test kit vending machines are located in 12 spots on campus including Pauley Pavilion, Ackerman Union, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Haines Hall, the UCLA School of Law, Murphy Hall, La Kretz Hall, the Neuroscience Research Building, UCLA Facilities Management and the Center for Health Sciences. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students can acquire self-administered COVID-19 tests from vending machines on campus starting July 12. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

Academics, Campus, Higher Education, News, Science & Health

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July 9, 11:28 am

Dr. Thomas Rando selected as director of UCLA’s stem cell research center

UCLA appointed a new director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, according to a campuswide email Wednesday. Dr. Read more...

Photo: Dr. Thomas Rando, professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University, will be the new director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA. (Courtesy of Thomas Rando)

Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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July 3, 7:50 pm

Founding member of UCLA Mobile Clinic Project steps down after more than 20 years

This post was updated July 5 at 5:55 p.m. A founding member of the UCLA Mobile Clinic Project retired Wednesday at its weekly volunteer night in Hollywood. Read more...

Photo: Dr. Walter Coppenrath, one of the UCLA Mobile Clinic Project’s founding members, retired Wednesday at the clinic’s weekly volunteer night in Hollywood after more than 20 years of service. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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