Saba Riazati

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• UCLA professor plagiarizes

  May 20, 2009 at 1:38 a.m.

  A UCLA professor has been found to have plagiarized a previously published academic article in a submission she sent to a scientific journal.

• Programs minimize student plagiarism

  May 20, 2009 at 1:05 a.m.

  Every academic year there are hundreds of student-executed plagiarism cases that are forwarded to the dean of students, but few result in dismissal from UCLA.

• Musician plays harp to heart

  Oct. 10, 2008 at 4:34 a.m.

  Her petite figure and delicate features would hardly convince strangers that such a frame could hold an 85-pound instrument powerful enough to help treat the sick and uninspired.

• 36-hour days do exist, if you have super powers

  June 9, 2008 at 12:16 a.m.

  If I’ve ever been tested, this was the year.

• Doctor plans humanitarian trip

  Oct. 19, 2007 at 12:38 a.m.

  More than a decade ago, Dr. Juan Alejos and two other physicians made a humanitarian trip to Peru. Recently, Alejos has been organizing a similar trip, but this time around, the number of people in his group exceeds 40 – an overwhelming prospect he never expected.

• Readers, will you marry us again?

  Sept. 23, 2007 at 12:28 a.m.

  One of the oldest couples on campus has renewed its vows this year, so I thought congratulatory remarks were in order.

• Block prepares to step up

  June 24, 2007 at 11:59 p.m.

  At the start of the academic year, many might feel overwhelmed at the prospect of adapting to a new environment. Similarly, the university’s top post, the chancellorship, will also undergo change. For the first time in over nine years, the chief executive position will be taken by a new chancellor: Gene Block.

• Space tourism still distant

  May 23, 2007 at 12:01 a.m.

  During travel season, a trip to Disney World may sound exciting, but to some space enthusiasts, taking a space flight in orbit around the earth may sound astronomically more intriguing.

• Cardiac surgeon named Chancellor’s Professor

  May 2, 2007 at 1:26 a.m.

  The lush decor of the banquet hall complemented a three-member classical band playing live music Monday evening. The ambience was set as though to host a party for kings and queens.

• New leader appointed in medical department

  May 2, 2007 at 1:26 a.m.

  Many years ago, a man left the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital at the same time that another entered the institution. Three weeks ago, both individuals met at UCLA to once again relay their positions as one leaves the post of chief of cardiothoracic surgery while the other assumes it.