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City of Hope and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Launch New Educational Research and Training Program
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 12, 2024-- City of Hope®, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU), the only Historically Black Graduate Institution west of the Mississippi River and one of only four Historically Black Medical Schools, announced the launch of a new partnership to educate a more diverse workforce in specialized medicine through internships, curriculum, training, mentorships, joint research projects and more. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240612455385/en/ (L-R) Robert Stone, CEO of City of Hope and the Helen and Morgan Chu Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair; David M. Carlisle, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of CDU; John Carpten, Ph.D., chief scientific officer, Irell & Manella Cancer Center Director’s Distinguished Chair and Morgan & Helen Chu Director’s Chair of the Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope (Photo: Business Wire)
The Los Angeles area has zero no-kill animal shelters, animal rights organization says
It’s no secret that Los Angeles and California as a whole are experiencing an inundation of shelter pets, a problem that is leading towards tens of thousands of “unnecessary” deaths, according to one animal welfare organization. Best Friends Animal Society, which is championing a campaign to end the killing of dogs and cats in American […]
Long Beach to host LA28 Olympics at multiple city venues
With the Paris games just over a month away, the Long Beach City Council has its eyes set on 2028 and being the second biggest venue city for the Olympic Games return to Los Angeles. “We anticipate that our city will see a significantly larger event footprint for 2028 than...
Friends, family of slain actor Johnny Wactor to call for justice in DTLA
Nearly three weeks after his shooting death at the hands of a catalytic converter theft crew, friends and family of actor Johnny Wactor will gather in downtown L.A. Wednesday to urge the city to post a reward for information leading to the killers.
LA’s Breakfast Burrito Kings Just Got Into the Burger Business
Cathy Chaplin is a senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. The on-again, off-again meatless hamburger restaurant Burgerlords is under new ownership. Ben Richter and Alex Claster, co-owners of the popular breakfast burrito chain Wake & Late, recently bought a majority stake in the restaurant founded by brothers Frederick and Max Guerrero in 2015; Max stepped away from the business in 2020. “We think Fred built such an energetic and cool brand,” says Richter, the founder of Wake & Late. “We want to build on that heritage, whereas the product is what’s going to see a lot of evolution.”
Behind the stunning job losses in Hollywood: ‘The audience has moved on’
The iron fist of history seems finally to be coming for Tinseltown. Beyond the financial blows inflicted by the pandemic and the actors' and writers' strikes, the vast Los Angeles-based entertainment industry known as Hollywood is facing the far greater forces of economic disruption that have already struck the rest of the United States.
Man and Woman Killed by Train in Van Nuys Identified
A man and a woman who were killed when they were struck by an Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train in Van Nuys were identified Wednesday. Bunny Martinez, 39, and Jessie Lopez, 26, were identified as the victims of the collision by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner’s office.
Dozens arrested in new pro-Palestinian protests at University of California, Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, where officers cleared a previous camp this spring after it was attacked by counterprotesters. Officers arrested 27 people late Monday during the demonstration, Rick Braziel, UCLA...
L.A. Teens Get Paid to Learn Skilled Trades This Summer
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 11, 2024-- This summer, students from across Los Angeles County will get paid while earning valuable credentials in skilled trades, such as construction, welding and solar panel installation, as part of an expanding initiative to offer students pathways to good-paying jobs in industries seeing booming demand. This...
Calif. lifeguard challenges requirement to raise Pride flag at his job site
A California lifeguard who filed a lawsuit a week before Pride Month began that challenges a requirement he raise a flag at his station that represents the LGBTQ+ community has been granted a partial exemption.
4 busted with ‘hundreds of pounds’ of stolen avocados from Southern California farm
Four Los Angeles County residents were arrested and booked into jail on conspiracy charges after they were pulled over with hundreds of pounds of stolen avocados in their vehicle. The arrests were made possible thanks to a county-wide neighborhood watch program called Farm Watch, a partnership with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and hundreds of […]
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