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Bouncing basketballs raise more than $1 million for pediatric cancer research
UCLA Athletics’ annual Dribble for the Cure drew 650 participants and their basketballs to campus on Sunday, Oct. 11, raising a record $186,700 for pediatric cancer research and treatment.
October 15, 2015
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Grant to support research to find strategies to treat Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
A $250,000 grant from Hyundai Hope On Wheels and Los Angeles area Hyundai dealers is going to Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA for pediatric cancer research.
September 14, 2015
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Entertainment industry executive Ted Gagliano Joins Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation board of directors
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation, the fundraising arm of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, is proud to announce the addition of Ted Gagliano to its Board of Directors.
August 26, 2015
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UCLA Health hospitals rank among nation’s best in U.S. News survey
UCLA Health’s hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica have been named to U.S. News and World Report’s 2015-2016 Best Hospitals Honor Roll. UCLA, which previously ranked No. 5 in the country, tied for No. 3 this year.
July 21, 2015
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Jonsson Cancer Center researcher named Chair of the UCLA Department of Biological Chemistry
The UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center is proud to announce that Dr. Siavash Kurdistani, Associate Director of the JCCC Gene Regulation Program, has been appointed to Chair of the UCLA Department of Biological Chemistry, beginning July 1, 2015.
July 2, 2015
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Margaret Steele named executive director of Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation
The UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center is proud to announce that Margaret Steele, a veteran of development and fundraising for more than 30 years, has been named Executive Director of the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation.
June 24, 2015
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UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital ranks among nation’s best in U.S. News survey
U.S. News and World Report has recognized UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital for excellence in nine specialties in the 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.
June 9, 2015
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UCLA receives $1 million from Revlon to fund breast cancer research
Gift to Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program honors Dr. Dennis Slamon’s achievements
June 8, 2015
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20th annual Taste for a Cure raises over $1 million for UCLA
Event honored David Madden of Fox Broadcasting Company
May 14, 2015
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David Geffen School of Medicine celebrates naming of UCLA Agi Hirshberg Center for Pancreatic Diseases
UCLA celebrated the naming of the UCLA Agi Hirshberg Center for Pancreatic Diseases on Feb. 28 at a gathering of Hirshberg’s family and friends.
March 2, 2015
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In memory: Victor Marder
Victor Marder, a UCLA scientist and recognized leader in the field of hematology research, died January 29 at his home in Los Angeles, California, after a long battle with myelofibrosis complicated by acute leukemia. He was 80.
February 2, 2015
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Top UCLA stories of 2014: A year in images
The year 2014 at UCLA featured the debut of a multi-year fundraising campaign, research breakthroughs in several fields, stunning achievements by students and faculty members — and one afternoon in July, an unexpected flood that impacted the campus for months.
December 24, 2014
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Big data in biosciences and health care is focus of new UCLA research center
A new research institute at UCLA may eventually provide doctors with tools to more accurately tailor medicines for individual patients, which could both improve quality of care and minimize the side effects associated with today’s medicine.
December 16, 2014
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UCLA vice chancellor for research elected to Institute of Medicine
Dr. James Economou has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
October 20, 2014
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Special Recognition for UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
It was a 39-mile journey promoting Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention that began in Santa Barbara and ended in Carpinteria, California on Sunday.
September 10, 2014
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Four Community Leaders Join Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Board of Directors
July 23, 2014
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UCLA Health System's hospitals ranked among nation's best in U.S. News' annual survey
The UCLA Health System's hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica have been named to U.S. News and World Report's Best Hospitals 2014–15 Honor Roll. UCLA was ranked No. 5 in the country and No. 1 in both California and the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
July 15, 2014
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Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA rated among nation's top pediatric hospitals by U.S. News
U.S. News and World Report has ranked UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital in eight specialties in the 2014-15 Best Children's Hospitals rankings.
June 10, 2014
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Comedy event April 27 to raise money for UCLA ovarian cancer research
Paulina Babbini and daughter Robin "Happily Ever Laughter," featuring comedians July Gold, Cathy Ladman, Steve Mittleman and Wendy Liebman, with host Bill Riback, is an event to raise money for ovarian cancer research conducted by Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh in her G.O. Discovery lab at UCLA.
April 25, 2014
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UCLA launches joint venture with Chinese firm to open sophisticated lab in Shanghai
The University of California and UCLA Department of Pathology have signed an agreement with Centre Testing International Corp., a Chinese firm, to create a company that will operate a clinical laboratory in Shanghai. The new lab will support clinical trials and enhance medical care for Chinese patients with cancer and other diseases.
April 9, 2014
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