UCLA Headlines July 24, 2008

IN THE NEWS:
 
Presidents and the Small Screen
The Los Angeles Times reports today on the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s "Four Presidents on Television," a compilation of TV appearances by Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy that will screen Friday at UCLA’s Billy Wilder Theater.
 
Quality of Health Care in L.A.
Dr. David Feinberg, CEO and interim vice chancellor of the UCLA Hospital System, was featured July 15 on KPCC-89.3 FM’s “Zocalo Radio” as part of a panel discussion examining the quality of care at Los Angeles–area hospitals and exploring options for health care consumers.
 
QUOTABLE:
 
Dr. Wayne Grody
Grody, professor of human genetics and molecular pathology and director of the UCLA Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, was quoted Wednesday in an Associated Press article about the development of a genetic test that could help doctors identify patients who might suffer muscle pain and weakness from cholesterol-lowering drugs.
 
Mark Kleiman
Kleiman, UCLA professor of public policy, is quoted today in a Toronto Globe & Mail column exploring the potential pros and cons of legalizing marijuana in Canada.
 
Dr. Michael Lu
Lu, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was quoted Tuesday in a HealthDay News article about preconception counseling for women and men interested in having children.
 
Thomas Smith
Smith, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and acting director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment, was quoted Wednesday in a Los Angeles Daily News article about an increasing number of college students seeking degrees in environmental subjects.
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