After Hours: The R&B singer
This is the latest installment of "After Hours" — a series about faculty and staff who balance their work lives with side projects or fascinating hobbies. Name: Shalonda Martin Day job: Director of...
View ArticleNew system uses nanodiamonds to deliver chemotherapy drugs directly to brain...
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an innovative drug-delivery system in which tiny particles called nanodiamonds are used to carry chemotherapy drugs directly...
View ArticleUCLA breaks ground on Luskin Conference and Guest Center
In an estimated three years, the area of the UCLA campus where Parking Structure 6 now stands will be a much different place — transformed into a hub of activity for scholars, prospective students and...
View ArticleNew Webinar on Pitching Top Tech & Gadget Blogs: Editors Tell PR What’s...
Bulldog Reporter's PR University Presents a New Meet the Editors Webinar with TechCrunch, InfoWorld and More Oakland, CA - (NewMediaWire) - September 12, 2013 - PR professionals looking to place...
View ArticleUCLA Department of Art announces events for fall 2013
The UCLA Department of Art is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this fall, including exhibitions and public lectures. Programs are subject to change. For updated information and...
View ArticleTesting child's urine may help doctors identify risk for high blood pressure
Study Highlights: Testing children’s urine samples for sodium retention may help doctors identify those at risk for high blood pressure. Abstract 635 Embargoed for release at 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET,...
View ArticleYounger women with type 2 diabetes face higher risk of heart disease
Study Highlights: Type 2 diabetes independently raises the risk of heart disease in premenopausal women and those in the first years of menopause Abstract 614 Embargoed for release at 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m....
View ArticleHigh blood pressure reading in kids linked to triple risk for condition as...
Study Highlight: Kids with at least one high blood pressure reading were about three times more likely to develop the condition as adults. Abstract 361 Embargoed for release at 3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET,...
View ArticleChildhood obesity may quadruple high blood pressure risk in adulthood
Study Highlight: Excess weight in childhood increases the risk of high blood pressure as an adult. Abstract 36 Embargoed for release at 3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET, Thursday, September 12, 2013 New Orleans, LA...
View ArticlePrincess Cruises holds 'Cruise for a Cause' to benefit American Heart...
Dallas, TX - (NewMediaWire) - September 12, 2013 - The American Heart Association is collaborating with Princess Cruises on a first-of-its-kind cruise that will feature specially themed programs,...
View ArticleThe minivan, redefined: The 2014 Toyota Sienna
Comfort and style with room for everybody – and everything – that fills your life (September 13 – TORONTO) Comfort. Style. Performance. Those are all words that don’t spring to mind when someone says...
View ArticleNew Webinar: How to Create Your Own YouTube Channel and Online Video Presence...
Bulldog Reporter's PR University Presents a New Master Class Webinar with Media Expert TJ Walker, CEO, Media Training Worldwide Oakland, CA - (NewMediaWire) - September 16, 2013 - PR professionals...
View ArticleUCLA researchers' smartphone 'microscope' can detect a single virus,...
Your smartphone now can see what the naked eye cannot: A single virus and bits of material less than one-thousandth of the width of a human hair. Aydogan Ozcan, a professor of electrical engineering...
View ArticleArt and the power of a whisper
Who knew a whisper could be so powerful? Beginning this Thursday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. visitors to the UCLA Hammer Museum are invited to participate in KCHUNG Radio’s Whisper Reports, a series of news...
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