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One-size-fits-all pancreatic cancer vaccine showed promise | NBC News
In an early trial, a one-size-fits-all vaccine showed promise in preventing hard-to-treat pancreatic cancers from coming back … “If you were to ask me what disease most needs something to prevent recurrences, I’d say this one,” said Dr. Zev Wainberg, co-director of the UCLA GI Oncology Program, who co-led the Phase 1 clinical trial. (Also: The Independent.)
Trump, Newsom face off in trial over National Guard in L.A. | Bloomberg Law
“The city didn’t feel dangerous. But is that a decision for me to make?” Jon Michaels, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, said ahead of the trial. “Is that a decision for Gavin Newsom to make? Is that a decision for Judge Breyer to make? Or is it up to federal officials? Whoever ultimately gets to make that decision dictates how this case comes out.”
The dark side of California’s backyard ADU boom | Los Angeles Times
In a 2024 research project for UCLA’s Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, master’s student Miles Austin Cressy studied the western San Fernando Valley — where more than 7% of single-family residence parcels had been granted ADU permits. Cressy sought to answer the question that continues to bedevil housing experts: Will ADUs help solve California’s housing crisis?
LAPD is struggling to hire Black recruits | Los Angeles Times
But a succession of LAPD leaders have said that diversifying the agency’s ranks is a priority, arguing that doing so can counter generations of distrust of police by Black Angelenos. Still, progress has been slow. A 2022 study by UCLA researchers revealed strong resistance within the department toward efforts to hire more women and officers of color.
