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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroSigma, Inc., a California -based medical device company, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application No. 12/898,686 entitled "Devices, Systems and Methods For Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders." The patent application, exclusively licensed to NeuroSigma, is owned by The Regents of the University of California (Regents) as a result of research...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Thirty-Seventh UCLA Entertainment Symposium, "Deals on the Edge," will welcome several hundred participants on March 8-9, 2013, at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, Macgowan Hall. The annual event addresses subjects at the forefront of the entertainment industry. The Symposium features leading entertainment industry executives who will share their perspectives on the status of the industry and the impact of evolving technologies on deal making...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online If you’re thinking of eating a burger and have the right DNA, you might just get away with eating this fatty culinary delight without doing too much damage to your waistline. Researchers from the Health Sciences Department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) recently found that genetics can affect the way a person’s body-fat levels react to a fast-food diet. The researchers found a number of genes that they believe...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking the importance of the 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election, NBC4, UCLA and the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs have joined together to co-host a jobs-focused mayoral debate on Monday, January 28 at UCLA's Royce Hall. The debate will be broadcast live on NBC4 from 7-8 p.m. and will continue as a live webcast from 8-8:30 p.m. at www.nbcla.com. The debate, moderated by NBC4 chief political reporter...
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UCLA Anderson School of Management today announced the launch of the first interactive business school alumni magazine designed exclusively as an iPad application. The free app for the redesigned publication, Assets Digital, is fully integrated in the iPad platform to provide users with a multi-dimensional and immersive storytelling experience. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...
Understated and inviting, this budget-friendly information kiosk/guard booth sets the standard for flexibility Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 05, 2012 When UCLA needed a new combination information kiosk/guard booth, they turned to B.I.G. Enterprises, Inc. (http://www.bigbooth.com) who fabricated The Bruin, a tough, and aesthetically restrained timeless design. A vital part of the University of California, Los Angeles' mission is based on their 'Principles of Community'....
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. A. Eugene Washington, M.D., M.Sc., who holds several prominent health care executive positions affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), the world's most comprehensive and broadly based health care products company. Dr. Washington serves as Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences and Dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ten health professional students pursuing health care careers in California will receive $5,000 and $2,000 scholarships from the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) at the Fifth Annual Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship Gala at the JW Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles on November 8, 2012. Dr. Clinton Adams, Dean, College of Osteopathic Medical School of the Pacific, Nely Galan, Director, Adelante Movement, Arthur...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study by researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) found that, by redirecting excessive spending of $750 billion each year, the U.S. could increase the health and well being of citizens. In particular, the group of scientists believes that the sum of money is due to a number of factors including inflated prices, fraud, unnecessary services and extra administrative costs. "If cut from current health...
CALABASAS, Calif., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- National Technical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of testing and engineering services, announced today that Aaron S. Cohen, the Company's co-founder and currently its Vice Chairman and Senior Vice President, has been named "Alumnus of the Year" by UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Cohen will receive the award at a gala UCLA Engineering Awards Dinner Nov. 2 at the Beverly Hills...
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Anna Fisher is an American chemist and a NASA astronaut. She was born Anna Lee Tingle on August 24, 1949 in New York City. She grew up in San Pedro, California and graduated from San Pedro High School in 1967. She went on to attend the University of California Los Angeles, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 1971. Fisher remained at UCLA to start graduate school in chemistry, focusing on x-ray crystallographic studies, and received her Doctorate of Medicine in 1976. The...
