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UCLA School of Nursing receives $30 million gift | Daily Breeze
Following a $30 million gift from an entrepreneurial alum, UCLA’s nursing institution will become the UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing, officials announced Tuesday. The donation will support the nursing school’s research, programming and innovation, officials said in a press release. It marks the first UCLA school named for an Asian American leader, businessman Joe C. Wen. (UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk and UCLA’s Lin Zhan were quoted.)
The true cost of abandoning science | Los Angeles Times
(Commentary by UCLA’s Steven Furlanetto) But science in America is now under dire threat. President Trump’s administration is laying waste to both national laboratories and federal support for academic science. Scientific staff is being sharply reduced from the National Park Service to the National Science Foundation and everywhere in between.
Trump started a redistricting war. Only Congress can stop it | MSNBC
(Commentary by UCLA’s Richard Hasen) A sudden war over redistricting has broken out in Texas and looks to spread across the country, with California, New York and elsewhere considering tit-for-tat Democratic partisan gerrymanders to negate the Republican hardball in Texas. Congress, rather than the courts, is in the best position to stop the upcoming race to the bottom. But even though it’s in everyone’s interest that Congress act, don’t hold your breath.
What to expect next in Texas’ redistricting standoff | CNN
Chad Dunn, a longtime Texas voting rights lawyer and legal director of UCLA’s Voting Rights Project, said there is “no basis” for Paxton’s Tuesday statement. He said Paxton would have to prove in court that absent House members did not comply with a duty and demonstrated that they intended to vacate their office.
Should the U.S. put location trackers on AI chips? | Marketplace
University of California, Los Angeles, engineering and law professor John Villasenor said if the goal is to preserve American AI supremacy, requiring location tracking could backfire. “The fact of having location tracking means there’s sort of a level of surveillance that I think many potential purchasers of these chips would be — rightly — uncomfortable with,” he said.
What is kratom — and how addictive is it? | USA Today
Dr. Timothy Fong, a UCLA addiction psychiatrist, says the ability of companies to put large amounts of kratom into otherwise innocuous-looking products has made it more susceptible to abuse.
Ordinance: 82-degree max for inside rental units | | Los Angeles Daily News
“As a physician, I know just how dangerous — and how inequitable — this crisis can be,” wrote Dr. David Eisenman, a professor of medicine at UCLA. “This ordinance is a necessary and pragmatic response. The 82°F threshold aligns with public health guidance and provides an enforceable standard that landlords can meet through either active or passive cooling.”
5 injuries ER doctors see all the time — and how to avoid them | Self
Many of the falls ER doctors encounter aren’t the result of obviously risky activities like rock climbing or bungee jumping, but rather everyday stumbles while doing errands or commuting. One reason why? You’re in a hurry, but on autopilot, Dr. Mark Morocco, an emergency medicine physician at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, tells Self.
As a plant-based nutritionist, I swear by these easy meals | Business Insider
(Commentary by UCLA’s Dana Ellis Hunnes) After a relaxing summer, getting into the rhythm of back-to-school can feel a little overwhelming at first. Especially that first week, everyone’s grappling with the same stuff like supply runs, being on time, and after-school events. I try not to stress as best as I can. There are so many things in life you can stress about, but I try to remember that my kid doesn’t need me to be perfect.
