The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday that two Japanese nationals with ties to Japanese organized crime groups made donations to UCLA after receiving liver transplants at UCLA Medical Center between 2000 and 2004. The story was also reported today by ABC News and Saturday by the Associated Press, United Press International, London’s Telegraph and KABC-Channel 7. Several articles quoted from a statement issued by Dr. Ronald Busuttil, executive chair of the surgery department at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

 

The Associated Press reported Friday that the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees called off a scheduled strike at University of California campuses and re-entered contract negotiations with the university. The article also said that former President Bill Clinton, who is scheduled to deliver UCLA’s commencement address June 13, said he will not speak if workers are without a contract. City NewsService covered the story Thursday.

 

An article in today’s New York Times about the evolution of university alumni magazines highlights UCLA Magazine and its innovative use of the Web. Jack Feuer, the magazine’s editorial director, is quoted.

 

The Los Angeles Times reported Friday on a team of Israeli and Palestinian archaeologists convened by Ran Boytner, director for international research at the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, and USC archaeologist Lynn Dodd that reached the first-ever agreement on a set of recommendations for the disposition of the region’s archaeological sites and artifacts following the possible establishment of a Palestinian state. Boytner was quoted.

 

The Saturday edition of the Los Angeles Times featured a Q&A with Starbucks chief executive officer Howard Schultz, who was honored Wednesday with the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s inaugural John Wooden Global Leadership Award.

 

The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday that Andrew Viterbi, co-founder of Qualcomm and a former UCLA engineering professor, has established an endowment to fund a program in Mediterranean Jewish studies through UCLA’s Center for Jewish Studies.

 

Asian News International reports today, and the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday, on a study by UCLA cancer researchers that found that smokers who consumed high levels of natural chemicals found in fruits, vegetables, and green and black teas had a lower risk of developing lung cancer. Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang, a researcher at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center and a professor of public health and epidemiology at the UCLA School of Public Health, was quoted in the coverage.

 

Today’s Los Angeles Times highlights a study by the UCLA School of Law'sWilliams Instituteon Sexual Orientation Law andPublic Policy on the potential impact of legalized same-sex marriage on the California economy. Study co-author M.V. Lee Badgett, UCLA visiting professor of law and research directorat the institute, is quoted.

 

Friday’s Los Angeles Daily News profiled Dr. Shauna Blake, 41, a former high school dropout and mother of two who achieved her dream of becoming a physician by graduating from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Friday. Blake was also the subject of a KNBC-Channel 4 report Friday.

 

Dr. Joel Felix Ramirez, the son of migrant farmworkers from Mexico, who graduated Friday from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was profiled Friday by Telemundo Noticias, the Spanish-language newspaper Hoy and Yahoo Español and Saturday by the Spanish-language EFE News Agency.

 

Dr. Steven Rad, who skipped three years of high school and entered medical school at 19, was profiled in a KFWB-980 AM story that aired Friday. Rad graduated from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Friday.

 

Daily Variety reported Wednesday that film and television producer Steve Golin has been selected to receive this year’s Vision Award from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and the Producers Guild of America.

 

The May issue Alaska Airlines in-flight magazine highlights the cutting-edge research being conducted at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA. Leonard Rome, senior associate dean of research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and interim director of the CNSI, and Fuyu Tamanoi, UCLA professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics and director of the signal transduction and therapeutics program at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, are quoted.

 

 

Cole, UCLA professor-in-residence of neurology and associate director of the UCLA Alzheimer Disease Research Center, was quoted Friday in a HealthDay News article about research suggesting that antioxidants in green tea may help prevent the build-up of a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

 

Crenshaw, UCLA professor of law, is quoted today in a Washington Post column about the role of race and gender in the current presidential election.

 

El Fadl, UCLA professor of law, was quoted Sunday in a New York Times column about a recent New York Times op-ed piece that brought up questions about Islamic views of apostasy.

 

Fox, a genetic counselor at the UCLA Medical Genetics Clinic and an adjunct assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted Sunday in a Ventura County Star article about how genetic testing may help advance personalized medical treatment.

 

Gales, a clinical nurse in the department of pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is quoted today in a Los Angeles Times story about special summer camps for young dialysis patients.

 

Heber, director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, is quoted today in a Los Angeles Times article about the various functions of fat cells. Heber was also quoted Sunday in a New York Magazine article about the health benefits of a balanced breakfast.

 

Hecht, a researcher at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and a clinical professor of hematology and oncology,comments todayin a Forbes magazine online article about a drug used to treat lung and colon cancer.

 

Leamer, Chauncey J. Medberry Professor of Management at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, is quoted today in a Los Angeles Times article about an increase in the number of home foreclosures.

 

Leong, senior editor at UCLA's Asian American Studies Center and an adjunct professor of English, was quoted Sunday in a New York Times article about fundraising efforts to help victims of the recent earthquake in China.

 

Loukaitou-Sideris, professor and chair of the UCLA Department of Urban Planning, was quoted Sunday in a USA Today article about the rising popularity of public transportation in response to increased fuel prices.

 

Gibbons, assistant professor of surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a researcher at the Center for Surgical Outcomes and Quality at UCLA, is quoted today in a Los Angeles Times article about weight-loss surgery.

 

Nabokov, UCLA professor of world arts and cultures, was quoted Sunday in a Los Angeles Times story about California history that has taken place beneath the ground.

 

Orfield, professor of education and co-director of the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA, was quoted Sunday in an Associated Press article about a surge in dropout levels among minority high school students in the Northwest.

 

Shamie, UCLA assistant professor of orthopedic surgery, is quoted today in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about how senior citizens can prevent back pain while traveling.

 

Slamon, professor of hematology and oncology and director of clinical and translational research at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, comments today in a Forbes magazine online article about new drugs being tested for advanced breast and kidney cancers.

 

Travis, professor of ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA, was quoted Sunday in a Los Angeles Times article about how extra oxygen can boost the eyes’ ability to see clearly at night at high altitudes.

 

Volokh, UCLA professor of law, was quoted Saturday in a Ventura County Star article about a California lawmaker’s bill that would remove violent videos from websites like MySpace and YouTube.

 

Zegart, UCLA associate professor of public policy, was quoted Friday in an online Congressional Quarterly article about who will helm U.S. spy agencies under a new presidential administration.

 

Zingmond, assistant professor of general internal medicine and health services research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is quoted today in a Los Angeles Times article about weight-loss surgery. Zingmond is also quoted today in a Los Angeles Times column about the costs of weight-loss surgery.