School to medical school

LOS ANGELES, CA — UCLA announced Monday it has received an additional $46 million gift from longtime supporter and entertainment mogul David Geffen, which brings the amount of the David Geffen Medical Scholarship Fund to $146 million. The latest gift will enable 120 more students at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA to benefit from the fund, bringing the total number of students expected to receive awards to 414 over a 10-year period, according to a UCLA statement. The scholarships, consisting of full tuition and a living stipend, have helped UCLA attract a broader array of exceptional medical school candidates, it said. The number of applications increased more than 50 percent between 2013 and 2018, when the school received an all-time high of more than 14,000. Nearly one of every four U.S. medical school applicants applies to UCLA. "Mr. Geffen's groundbreaking contributions have inspired others across the nation to assist more students with the cost of their medical … [Read more...] about David Geffen Donates Another $46 Million To UCLA SCholarship Fund

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire at a Southern California high school Thursday, killing two students and wounding three others before shooting himself in the head on his 16th birthday, authorities said. The attacker was hospitalized in critical condition, officials said, and investigators offered no immediate motive. The gunfire began around 7:30 a.m. at Saugus High School in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita. Authorities estimated that the suspect took just 16 seconds to pull out the weapon, shoot five classmates and turn the gun on himself. At the time, students were “milling around” and greeting each other in an outdoor quad area, sheriff’s homicide Capt. Kent Wegener said. Surveillance video showed the shooter standing still while “everyone is active around him.”“He just fires from where he is. He doesn’t chase anybody. He doesn’t move,” Wegener said. The suspect … [Read more...] about Two students dead, more injured in Saugus High School shooting in California

As the new semester approaches, The Daily Wildcat sat down with returning President Robert C. Robbins to discuss free speech, free college, student housing and how Mike Candrea is the John Wooden of softball.  Daily Wildcat: What can students expect from the next Campus Conversations? Robert C. Robbins: Well, I think that it was a process that was very passionate, very engaged with the entire university community and family. I think it was something that allowed us to take a hard look at how we were doing things at the university and how we relate to the community and where we are. This university, I think people don't understand how great it really is and how unique the setting we're in is for them. So, having an understanding of not only how great the university is, that we're great in research and we're now with the strategic plan, really focusing on student success.  I've had a lot of conversations with the president of University of Texas, El Paso, who has been there for … [Read more...] about President Robbins discusses Campus Conversations, strategic plan, UA sports

The Arizona Board of Regents heard from the University of Arizona’s President Dr. Robert C. Robbins about financial plans for the future of university at the Nov. 22 meeting in the Student Union Memorial Center.  Robbins highlighted recent achievements from the university and announced the College of Medicine in Phoenix and Tucson is receiving $8 million in recurring funding. RELATED: Regents Recap Day 1: Native American students speak out, Robbins' contract extended According to a press release from the Governor’s office, the university will provide free tuition to students who agree to practice in medically underserved communities for two years post-residency.  $3 million will go towards providing scholarships for almost 100 medical students.  “We're incredibly excited about this scholarship program … We wanted to be able to help our students because debt is a major issue for medical students, as it is for all students. It just costs a lot more … [Read more...] about Robbins discusses financial future of the UA

Add facial cuts, bruises and fractures to the risks from cellphones and carelessly using them. That’s according to a study published Thursday that found a spike in U.S. emergency room treatment for these mostly minor injuries. The research was led by a facial plastic surgeon whose patients include a woman who broke her nose when she dropped her phone on her face. Dr. Boris Paskhover of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School said his experience treating patients with cellphone injuries prompted him to look into the problem. Paskhover and others analyzed 20 years of emergency room data and found an increase in cellphone injuries starting after 2006, around the time when the first smartphones were introduced.Some injuries were caused by phones themselves, including people getting hit by a thrown phone. But Paskhover said many were caused by distracted use including texting while walking, tripping and landing face-down on the sidewalk. Most patients in the study weren’t … [Read more...] about New study shows spike in cellphone-related face injuries