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Steve Alford To UCLA: Bruins’ New Basketball Coach Arrives Days After Signing New Mexico Deal

By The Huffington Post News Editors

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA hired Steve Alford as basketball coach on Saturday, luring him from New Mexico days after he signed a new 10-year deal with the Lobos.

Athletic director Dan Guerrero said Alford is “the perfect fit for UCLA” because he connects with a new generation of players and brings an up-tempo and team-oriented style of play to Westwood.

The 48-year-old coach succeeds Ben Howland, who was fired last weekend after 10 years and a 233-107 record that included three consecutive Final Four appearances and four Pac-12 titles. The Bruins were 25-10 this season, which ended with a 20-point loss to Minnesota in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

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10 Things My Reality TV Experience Taught Me About People and Leadership

By Glenn Llopis, Contributor

My college years were memorable, but one of the most valuable lessons I learned about people and how to lead others took place outside of the classroom.   At UCLA, because of its proximity to Hollywood, it seemed like there was always a television show, commercial or movie being filmed at the university. As such, you could always find actors on campus mingling with the faculty and students. It was the lifestyle at UCLA. Talent scouts were always there too, recruiting “extras” for movies, searching for models for photo shoots, or hoping to discover new faces for game shows and the first wave of reality television. …read more
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Today in History for 25th March 2013

Historical Events

1943 – Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore premiere on radio
1943 – 97% of all Dutch physicians strike againt nazi registration
1961 – “Gypsy” closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 702 performances
1972 – UCLA wins its 6th consecutive national basketball title
1996 – 68th Academy Awards – “Braveheart,” Nicholas Cage and Susan Sarandon win
1996 – Ice Pairs Championship at Edmonton won by Eltsova and Bushkov (RUS)

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Famous Birthdays

1593 – Jean de Brébeuf, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)
1908 – David Lean, Croydon England, director (Dr Zhivago, Ryan’s Daughter)
1909 – Jay Blackton, NYC, conductor/arranger (Guys and Dolls)
1946 – Gerard John Schaefer, American serial killer (d. 1995)
1953 – Mary Gross, Chicago Ill, actress/comedian (SNL, Club Paradise, Feds)
1975 – Miguel Mejia, San Pedro de Macoris, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)

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Famous Deaths

1620 – Johannes Nucius, German composer
1801 – Novalis, writer, dies at 28
1825 – Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl, dies at 63
1852 – Alexis Garaude, composer, dies at 73
1959 – Billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56
2005 – Paul Henning, American TV/film producer and writer (b. 1911)

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Los Angeles Is Hoops Heaven | Discover Los Angeles

By The Huffington Post News Editors

CITY OF CHAMPIONS
The city’s rich basketball history includes the Lakers’ 11 NBA World Championship titles, UCLA‘s 11 NCAA basketball titles, a high school system that’s developed dozens of basketball greats, and a wide-ranging pick-up basketball culture featured in such films as White Men Can’t Jump. The prestigious John R. Wooden Award is presented annually to the men’s and women’s college basketball Players of the Year in a ceremony that takes place at the Los Angeles Athletic Club in downtown. Even the term “slam dunk” was coined in LA by the late, great Lakers announcer Chick Hearn. All of which makes Los Angeles a veritable hoops heaven for roundball junkies looking to explore the city.

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Minnesota Upsets UCLA 83-63: No. 11 Gophers Advance To NCAA Tournament 3rd Round

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AUSTIN, Texas — Minnesota coach Tubby Smith got the win he needed to calm down his critics at home. UCLA‘s Ben Howland took a loss that will only ignite a new round of howling for his job out West.

Andre Hollins scored 28 points and Minnesota rolled past punchless UCLA 83-63 on Friday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament, giving Smith his first tournament win in six seasons with the Gophers.

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ACT's Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Robert Lanza to Deliver the Nerem Lecture 2013 at the 17th Annual

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ACT’s Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Robert Lanza to Deliver the Nerem Lecture 2013 at the 17 th Annual Hilton Head Workshop

Leading Scientists, Engineers, Clinicians & Industry Participants to Discuss Cutting Edge Research in the Regenerative Medicine Field

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (“ACT”; OTCBB: ACTC), a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, announced today that its chief scientific officer, Robert Lanza, M.D., will be delivering the “Robert M. Nerem Lecture” at the 17th Annual Hilton Head Workshop, “Regenerative Medicine: Technologies Enabling Novel Therapies” being held on Hilton Head Island, March 20-23. The goal of the workshop is to bring the community together in an intimate, “Gordon-conference style” forum to share the latest insights and discoveries in this rapidly progressing field. Dr. Lanza’s Lecture, entitled “The Use of Pluripotent Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine,” will take place on Saturday, March 23, at 5:00p.m. EDT.

Dr. Lanza’s presentation is the second annual Nerem Lecture, with the first having been delivered last year by George Q. Daley, M.D., Ph.D. Samuel E. Lux IV Professor of Hematology/Oncology and Director of the Stem Cell Transplantation Program at Children’s Hospital Boston, and Professor at Harvard Medical School.

The conference brings together leading researchers in the field of regenerative medicine, along with other scientists, engineers, and clinicians, including speakers from Harvard University, Stanford, Cornell, Duke, UCLA, and the University of Pennsylvania, among others.

About Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology company applying cellular technology in the field of regenerative medicine. For more information, visit www.advancedcell.com.

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Breathing Lung Transplant At UCLA, First Ever In U.S., Transforms Man’s Life (VIDEO)

By The Huffington Post News Editors

Doctors at UCLA have completed the first successful “breathing lung” transplant.

In November, transplant patient Fernando Padilla, 57, got an early-morning call that a pair of donor lungs were available, UCLA reports.

But they weren’t going to be delivered in the traditional icebox method. Instead, the doctors used an experimental device that kept the lungs breathing as they were transported from another state.

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VanDeWeghe joins NBA as VP of basketball operations

E.M. ‘Kiki’ VanDeWeghe III, an All-American basketball player at UCLA, first-round draft pick, former two-time NBA All-Star, and successful NBA general manager and coach, will join the NBA as Vice President, Basketball Operations effective April 1, NBA Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Stu Jackson announced Wednesday. …read more
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Fibrocell/UCLA Study on Human Skin Cells Yields Promising Results

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Fibrocell/UCLA Study on Human Skin Cells Yields Promising Results

Published Online in Stem Cell Research and Therapy Journal

EXTON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Fibrocell Science, Inc.(OTC: FCSC) announced today that its research collaboration with UCLA has resulted in a discovery that may lead to a more predictable, commercially viable method of producing stable, induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from adult skin cells. The study has been accepted for publication in the Stem Cell Research and Therapy peer-reviewed journaland the provisional paper is available online (http://stemcellres.com/content/4/1/15/abstract). It was conducted under the guidance of James Byrne, PhD, assistant professor, UCLA Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research.

“We continue to be pleased with the results of our collaboration with UCLA to pursue the full potential of fibroblasts,” said David Pernock, CEO and Board Chair, Fibrocell Science.

The cells may be used by academic researchers and pharmaceutical companies to evaluate new drug compounds for safety and to develop patient-specific therapies for multiple disease states, including heart disease, Parkinson’s disease and diabetes. Using skin cells is more advantageous to the patient than obtaining cells from bone marrow or adipose tissue (fat). A skin biopsy is quicker to perform, less painful and minimally invasive.

Dr. Byrne’s study found human skin cells cultured in the presence of a chemical known as BAY11 resulted in reproducible increased expression of the OCT4 genethat did not inhibit normal cell growth. OCT4 is involved in many cell processes, but is primarily known to maintain pluripotency and regulate cell differentiation. It is typically used as a marker to identify undifferentiated cells.

The development of a more stable method to create iPS cells from skin cells allows for the potential of a reproducible commercial manufacturing process. The study was performed at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research and Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology at UCLA in conjunction with the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience at Rutgers University.

About Fibrocell Science, Inc.

Fibrocell Science, Inc. (FCSC) is an autologous cellular therapeutic company focused on the development of innovative products for aesthetic, medical and scientific applications. Fibrocell Science is committed to advancing the scientific, medical and commercial potential of autologous skin and tissue, as …read more
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High-speed rail study finds that remote cities benefit from connection to global hubs

(Phys.org) —Bullet trains fuel real-estate booms, improve quality of life and create other unintended consequences by sharply reducing commute times from smaller cities to large megacities, economists from UCLA and China‘s Tsinghua University observed in a new study in China. A similar dynamic, they said, could play out as California builds its own high-speed rail system. …read more
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