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UCLA’s Jewish community unites against DOJ demand | Los Angeles Times
A large swath of UCLA’s Jewish faculty — some of whom are fervently divided over Israel’s war in Gaza — united to sign a letter denouncing the Trump administration’s “misguided and punitive” demand for a $1-billion fine to settle claims over alleged campus antisemitism. (UCLA’s Ariela Gross, David Myers, Maia Ferdman, Zev Yaroslavsky, Dov Waxman, Beth Ribet and Judea Pearl were quoted.)
Trump’s UCLA antisemitism claim a ‘dangerous charade’ | Los Angeles Times
(Commentary co-written by UCLA’s David Myers) In all likelihood, a settlement would entail not only a huge financial price tag but also deep concessions in terms of the institutional autonomy and academic freedom. Alternatively, if a deal is not struck, those values could be upheld at the cost of devastating losses to vital medical research, public health, thousands of jobs and the overall economic well-being of the region. It is a true Faustian bargain, with strong traces of a Mafia-style shakedown.
Trump, Zelenskyy meet at the White House | LAist 89.3-FM’s “AirTalk”
“The Ukrainian Constitution requires a national referendum if there’s to be any territorial changes to Ukraine and Ukrainian sovereignty,” said UCLA’s Benjamin Radd (approx. 5:25 mark).
Regenerative hair loss therapy | KCAL-TV
“This all came about at UCLA in a collaboration between my lab, which studies metabolism, and the lab of Dr. Bill Lowry, which studies hair follicle stem cells. And together, we discovered that hair follicle stem cells have a really different metabolism when they’re resting, versus when they’re activated and giving rise to new hair,” said UCLA’s Heather Christofk.
Promising vaccine may prevent certain cancers from returning | The Hill
An experimental cancer vaccine has shown promising results in keeping pancreatic and colorectal cancers from coming back. In a clinical trial led by the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, researchers tested the vaccine on 25 patients who had previously been treated for pancreatic and colorectal cancers.
EV fast chargers have a surprising health downside | Los Angeles Times
While EVs contribute vastly less to air pollution than combustion-powered vehicles, fast-charging stations are what a recent study called an “overlooked source of air pollution.”… The problem “can be solved,” said Yuan Yao, a co-author of the study and a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. “We want to make sure that EV adoption is clean.”
Trump vows to change how elections are run. Can he? | Associated Press
“The president has very limited to zero authority over things related to the conduct of elections,” said Rick Hasen, an election law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. (Hasen was also featured by National Public Radio, LAist and Spectrum News 1 – approx. 2:05 mark).
Trailblazing Black architect James Silcott dies at 95 | Los Angeles Times
He would soon work at UCLA’s architectural and engineering office, becoming the school’s first Black project lead on buildings like the UCLA Boathouse (1965), with its light-filled, maritime-inspired form — including porthole windows and an upper story deck for viewing races. Also at UCLA he collaborated with Welton Becket and Associates on the Jules Stein Eye Institute (1966), with its clean-lined facade of pale stone columns and glass walls that opened to natural light while maintaining shade and privacy.
The unseen dangers of floodwaters | New York Times
Even after floodwaters drain away, trees, homes and debris will remain drenched, said Dr. Mark Morocco, a professor of emergency medicine who practices at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. “Imagine that somebody had sprayed your entire neighborhood with raw sewage,” he said.
