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Free soil testing after the Eaton fires | KTLA-TV
Dozens of local residents turned out at Washington Park in Pasadena today for a free soil-testing event. It was hosted by UCLA [and partner organization] Tree People … “Things like adding clean soil, compost, mulch, keeping your yard planted. All of these techniques can reduce potential risk,” [said UCLA’s Kirsten Schwarz. Also: KCBS-TV and LAist 89.3-FM.]
A West Altadena family is coming home | Los Angeles Daily News
Altadena’s residents are immersed in a post-Eaton fire rebuild process complicated by what at times was a slow-moving permitting process (one that has received praise of late for moving faster), economic uncertainty, underinsurance issues and the entry of outside investors, who have bought up two-thirds of severely damaged homes in the area, according to a recent UCLA fact sheet.
Police violence, detailed | LAist
(Story written by UCLA student Julia Barajas) As part of the university’s BioCritical Studies Lab, the significance of the students’ work extends far beyond the classroom. Terence Keel, a professor in the [UCLA] Department of African American Studies and the Institute for Society and Genetics, founded the lab in 2020, in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. After watching police take Floyd’s life, Keel wondered how many others died under similar circumstances. (Keel was quoted.)
The American lives cut short by killer heat | The Guardian
Every single heat death is preventable, but the U.S. chooses not to know just how many people are dying and why. “No one dies from a heatwave,” Bharat Venkat, the director of the UCLA Heat Lab, told me. “The way in which our society is structured makes some people vulnerable and others safer.”
What’s next after SCOTUS approval of pro-Trump Texas map? | USA Today
Rick Hasen, an election-law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, called the Supreme Court’s decision “a green light for there to be even more re-redistricting, and a strong message to lower courts to butt-out.”
Justices signal to states voter map changes timely | Bloomberg Law
“The case seems to send a strong signal that the court is going to be very skeptical of any federal courts interfering with redistricting decisions by states for the 2026 election,” said Rick Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. “We might call it ‘Purcell creep’; because the ‘eve’ of the election seems to be getting mighty long.”
California’s ‘teacher village’ model spreads | Wall Street Journal
Some districts impose time limits, such as five years. In theory, that might give teachers time to save for a down payment, although a $500 monthly savings squirreled away probably won’t be enough, said Emmanuel Proussaloglou, co-director of the cityLAB at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Traffic congestion hits a record high | NPR
That came as no great surprise to Michael Manville, a professor of urban planning at the University of California, Los Angeles. He warns against reading too much into the individual city rankings but says the overall findings make sense. “Congestion moves largely in sync with broader patterns in regional economies. And so if you have the economy doing well, congestion tends to be worse. If you have a recession, it tends to be a little bit better,” Manville said.
Kristen Stewart says filmmaking is in ‘capitalist hell’ | Deadline
Despite diversity wins at the box office over the years, a UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report from this year indicated opportunities for people of color and women experienced drops and reversal after 2023 highs. Ana-Christina Ramón, co-founder of the report and director of UCLA’s Entertainment and Media Research Initiative, found that “2024 saw a widespread reversal, as film studios retreated from racial and ethnic diversity in front of and behind the camera.” (UCLA’s Darnell Hunt was also quoted.)
Remembering architect Frank Gehry | KTLA-TV
“I would say he opened up that trajectory for many in that pursuit,” said UCLA’s Kutan Ayata (approx. 2:20 mark).
Why some doctors say certain cancers shouldn’t be treated | New York Times
At one [cancer center], he was told he had to have aggressive therapy — surgery or radiation — or he would die from prostate cancer. But, at the urging of his doctor, Leonard Marks, a prostate specialist at the University of California, Los Angeles, he decided to forgo treatment and have regular tests to see whether the cancer was progressing. Marks found the cancer twice on biopsies after that first test, and then never saw it again.
Should you use string floss or interdental brushes? | NBC’s “Today”
The one thing that I highly recommend to my patients is consistency,” explains [Dr. Shelia] Yaghmai, a clinical assistant professor and group practice director of the UCLA Dental Center. Depending on the way your teeth are arranged and some underlying issues, there may be good reasons to choose one type of flossing over another, the experts say.
Your top flu questions, answered by doctors | HealthCentral
“If somebody has a history of a neurologic reaction following a flu vaccine, they probably shouldn’t get the flu shot, but that’s extremely rare,” [UCLA’s Dr. James] Cherry says. Talk to your physician if you are concerned and want more details.
Your flu prevention timeline is here | HealthCentral
Last summer, when the flu was nowhere on your mind, epidemiologists were looking to countries like Australia and South America — who go through their winter when we go through summer in the U.S. — to gauge what our flu season may look like. “We have about six months’ notice,” says Dr. Peter Katona, a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology in Los Angeles. “Sometimes, we can look at what’s going on in South America because they’re in different seasons than we are and see what is happening.” (Slide No. 2.)
How healthy is ginger? | New York Times
Dr. Zhaoping Li, the chief of the division of clinical nutrition at UCLA Health, recommends sipping ginger tea, trying supplements or sucking on ginger candies if you can’t keep down liquids.
Noah Davis one of 10 ‘best shows’ at SoCal museums | Los Angeles Times
A tight survey of 50 works, all made by Noah Davis in the brief span between 2007 and the L.A.-based artist’s untimely death in 2015 at just 32, told a poignant story of rapid artistic growth brutally interrupted. Davis was a painter’s painter, a deeply thoughtful and idiosyncratic Black voice heard by other artists and aficionados, even while still in invigorating development. (Davis’ work was on view at the Hammer Museum at UCLA earlier in the year.)
