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Music boosts memory – but only with the right emotional spark | Earth.com
A new study from scientists at UCLA shows that music can shape how well we remember something — if it makes us feel the right way. This effect is not influenced by whether the song is happy, sad or even familiar. It’s about how much emotion the music stirs in you. (UCLA’s Stephanie Leal was quoted.)
Would you trust this man with your elections? | New York Times
(Commentary by UCLA’s Richard Hasen) With Republicans potentially losing their current seven-vote majority in the House in next year’s midterm elections (or, less likely, their six-vote majority in the Senate), President Trump has been sending clear signals of his intent to interfere with the fairness and integrity of those elections. (Hasen was also quoted by Politifact and San Francisco Chronicle and interviewed by LAist 89.3-FM’s “AirTalk” – approx. 7:10 mark).
Trump meets with Zelenskyy, top European leaders | Spectrum News 1
“We heard the term ‘ceasefire’ brought up repeatedly yesterday at the press conference involving all the leaders at the White House. It’s something that the European leaders maintained is necessary as a first step toward negotiations,” said UCLA’s Benjamin Radd.
Homelessness policy faces challenges | KCRW 89.9-FM’s “Press Play”
KCRW hears from Sam Tsemberis, who came up with the Housing First approach. He’s also a UCLA professor and the founder and CEO of the Pathways Housing First Institute. Tsemberis clarifies that Housing First is a form of permanent housing with a rent subsidy and support services for residents. It’s not a shelter, transitional housing or a hotel stay.
L.A. City Council opposes state bill on housing | Los Angeles Times
“If they hadn’t taken a position on this, the state Legislature would say, ‘Well, the city of L.A. doesn’t care,’” said Zev Yaroslavsky, a former City Council member and now the director of the Los Angeles Initiative at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
A devastating disease has surged in California | SFGate
Shaun Yang, the director for molecular microbiology and pathogen genomics at the UCLA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, said relatively mild and wet winters in much of California mean the fungus can thrive underground without being killed off by frost. ”This kind of very wet and dry pattern definitely is perfect for this fungus to grow,” Yang told SFGate.
Extreme heat in prisons brings more legal challenges | Stateline
“Average temperatures are rising, and you’re going to have more and more states around the country where incarcerated people are held in conditions that are not livable because they’re too hot,” said Sharon Dolovich, a law professor and director of the Prison Law and Policy Program at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Supply chain experts: expect price hikes in these categories soon | HuffPost
Now “all shipments, regardless of value or origin, will be subject to full customs clearance and applicable duties,” said Chris Tang, a University of California, Los Angeles, professor who studies global supply chain management. All applicable duties broadly mean the tariffs from the item’s country of origin.
