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As the world warms, freshwater production moves deep beneath the sea | AP
Gregory Pierce, director of UCLA’s Water Resources Group, said deep sea desalination appears promising from an environmental and technical standpoint, but the real test will be cost. “It’s almost always much higher than you project” with new technologies, he said. “So that, I think, will be the make or break for the technology.”
Evolution happened quick for birds at UCLA during pandemic | KCRW-FM
During the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown meant being trapped at home for humans. But for one bird species that lives in Westwood, it led to a remarkable change in the size and shape of their beaks. That’s according to new research from UCLA published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
It’s not too late to get the flu shot even if you’ve had the virus | LAist
“At this point, we're only midway through the season and we've already seen so many hospitalizations and so many adverse outcomes,” said Dr. Rabia Cheema, associate medical director at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. Cheema said the majority of patients who get sicker from the flu are unvaccinated. “These are healthy children,” she said.
Dangerous pesticide still being used across California | KNX-FM
“In particularly in its use for what we call ‘quarantine and shipment rules.’ And so, when things like fruits or vegetables or wood pallets are imported or exported out of the country, in particularly in the state of California, this is one of the pesticides that is used to make sure pests aren’t getting into these, what we call ‘commodities,” said UCLA’s Dr. Yoshi Ornelas Van Horne.
Watts tried to mourn Mama Curtis. Then the LAPD came | Los Angeles Times
Jorja Leap, a UCLA professor who has studied Watts extensively, said that the latest encounter underscores the tenuousness of the gains made in recent years by the LAPD. “Watts wants to trust, but it can’t forget past history,” she said. “These relationships can’t be taken for granted for that, and Mama Curtis is a reminder of that.”
Teen conducts ambitious research on how AI could impact teen jobs | NPR
For one thing, she started volunteering as a research assistant by cold emailing George Geis. He's on the faculty at UCLA's business school. “Most of us, you know, in the faculty get approached maybe at least once a month by students who want to do something with us and work. But Karissa stood out,” [said Geis.]
Gen Alpha consumers value safety and kindness more than fame | Variety
Young people are more focused on safety, kindness and self-acceptance than fame and popularity, according to new research from the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA. Published Jan. 14, the full report examines at how people aged 10 to 24 rank the importance of 14 priorities, ranging from “to look good” to “change the world.” (UCLA’s Yalda T. Uhls and Matt Puretz were quoted.)
How Indigenous communities adapt to changing climate | The Conversation
(Commentary by UCLA’s Stephen Acabado) My research focuses on one particular strategy for adapting to a changing climate: terrace agriculture. It’s found in mountainous regions worldwide, where people have reshaped steep slopes into level steps that slow runoff and allow water to infiltrate the soil.
Fannie, Freddie IPO in flux as Trump pushes affordability | New York Times
“Bessent may want to keep the status quo and not do a hasty stock offering,” said Wesley Lin, a professor of public policy at UCLA and a former policy adviser in the Obama and Biden administrations. “It’s a ‘let’s not rock the boat’ approach.”
