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Olivia Lopez celebrates on the Los Angeles Lakers basketball court during her Laker For a Day experience.
Community
(From left) Dr. Linda Liau, Medical Visionary honoree Johnese Spisso, Smokey Robinson, Courage Award honoree Erika Kort, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dr. Eric Esrailian, Visionary Award honoree Byron Allen, Howie Mandel and Jay Leno.
Community

A Successful Return of the Visionary Ball

Friends - U Magazine Winter 2024
February 16, 2024   |  
4 min read
Ralph and Shirley Shapiro with their son, Peter Shapiro.
Community

Ralph and Shirley Shapiro

Friends - U Magazine Winter 2024
February 16, 2024   |  
3 min read
(Front row, from left) Rhea Turteltaub, UCLA vice chancellor for external affairs; Ronald Katz; Chancellor Gene D. Block. (Back row, from left) Dr. Kodi Azari (FEL ’04), medical co-director of Operation Mend; and Johnese Spisso, MPA, president of UCLA Health, CEO of the UCLA Hospital System and associate vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences
Community

Founder of Operation Mend Receives Highest UCLA Honor

Friends - U Magazine Winter 2024
February 16, 2024   |  
3 min read
Dr. Jenny Tran presented at a metastatic breast cancer workshop for Mandarin-speaking patients.
Cancer,
Community

Simms/Mann Center hosts bilingual workshop to support Mandarin speakers with metastatic breast cancer

The program illustrates the Simms/Mann mission to provide culturally congruent care.
December 4, 2023   |  
3 min read
Dodgers honor Gluck family with first pitch and promote stroke education
Community

Dodgers honor Gluck family with first pitch and promote stroke education

Friends - U Magazine Fall 2023
November 27, 2023   |  
3 min read
UCLA Honors the Nancy and Jonathan Glaser Family for Endowed Chair
Community

UCLA Honors the Nancy and Jonathan Glaser Family for Endowed Chair in Pediatric Sarcomas

Friends - U Magazine Fall 2023
November 27, 2023   |  
3 min read
Patty Canales manages the UCLA Health Auxiliary Thrift Shop, where she's worked for 27 years. (Photo by Milo Mitchell)
Community,
Healthy Lifestyle

UCLA Health Auxiliary Thrift Shop: 7 decades of good will

A blowout event showcasing the best of the thrift store merchandise is scheduled for July 19 to 21.  
July 11, 2023   |  
4 min read
Pancreas
Cancer,
Community

Hirshberg Foundation builds community of support for those affected by pancreatic cancer

Survivors, patients and family members touched by pancreatic cancer will come together Saturday, March 11, to share their stories of resilience, along with top physicians discussing the latest research, for the 17th Annual Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer at UCLA. 
March 8, 2023   |  
6 min read
Dr. Maryte Gylys speaks to students at El Segundo High School as Dr. Dane Saksa plays the role of the patient. Drs. Gylys and Saksa, along with fellow members of the UCLA Health Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, were at the school as part of Project Lead the Way, a biomedical science curriculum aimed at inspiring high school students to pursue medical careers. (Photo by Joshua Sudock/UCLA Health)
Community,
Healthy Lifestyle

Ultrasound exams in the high school library: Project Lead the Way inspires tomorrow’s medical students

Guided by a team of UCLA Health anesthesiologists, about 40 El Segundo High School students got a hands-on experience with ultrasound technology.
February 21, 2023   |  
5 min read
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Community,
Healthy Lifestyle,
Behavioral Health

Ashley Judd opens up about emotional resilience during Friends of Semel program 

A support network was crucial to helping the actress-activist process her mother’s death earlier this year.
November 1, 2022   |  
5 min read
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block at Operation Mend’s 15th anniversary celebration.
Community

Operation Mend’s 15th anniversary celebration raises more than $1.1 million for wounded veterans

UCLA Health’s Operation Mend held its 15th anniversary Red, White & Denim Backyard Bash on Oct. 2 at the home of founding family members, Dana and Todd Katz.
October 14, 2022   |  
3 min read
Ribbon-cutting ceremony
Community

UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind expands to Glendale Unified amid return to school season

The program encourages youth health and wellness by enhancing physical education in middle and high schools
October 3, 2022   |  
2 min read
Group of student and staff cutting a ribbon
Community,
News about UCLA Health

UCLA Sound Body Sound Mind opened first school fitness center since start of pandemic

A UCLA Health program to enhance physical education throughout Los Angeles schools opened its first new school fitness center since the pandemic put openings on hold in March 2020. 
May 10, 2022   |  
2 min read
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Community,
Healthy Lifestyle

UCLA medical students celebrate first in-person Match Day in two years

About half of the new graduates will study primary care in the fall
March 23, 2022   |  
3 min read
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Community,
Healthy Lifestyle

UCLA Health Homeless Healthcare Collaborative joins Care Harbor clinic

200-plus volunteers from UCLA Health will staff the annual clinic, which provides medical services to underserved populations
March 3, 2022   |  
4 min read
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Community,
Healthy Lifestyle

Where to reach underrepresented students for health care professions? In community colleges

DGSOM Community Engagement pipeline partnerships expand
December 21, 2021   |  
5 min read
Nurses pose in front of nurses station
Community

Stewart and Lynda Resnick make gift dedicated to cardiac nurses

Longtime UCLA supporters Stewart and Lynda Resnick have made a significant investment in the education and professional development of the nurses who provide cardiac care at UCLA Health to support the development of advanced clinical skills, the acquisition of a new simulation manikin and other equipment to enhance expertise among this specialized team of nurses.
November 10, 2021   |  
2 min read
Major League Baseball player Connor Jo
Community

Leading Health Systems Unite to Unveil BetterTogether.Health Public Service Campaign

Five of Los Angeles County’s largest nonprofit health systems launch the newest campaign for their BetterTogether.Health coalition with a mission to convince Angelenos to put health first and access care when needed.
October 5, 2021   |  
4 min read