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Suit against LAUSD alleges ‘overt discrimination’ | Los Angeles Times

The lawsuit also was criticized by Tyrone Howard, director of UCLA’s Center for the Transformation of Schools. “This lawsuit is a misguided attempt to rewrite the history of school desegregation in the country,” Howard said. “There are bodies of research that have identified deep-seated inequities affecting students of color historically and contemporarily.” (Also: UCLA’s Gary Orfield was quoted by the New York Times.)

Metro riders feel safer with ambassadors | KCRW 89.9-FM’s “Press Play”

According to a new study from the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, the program has largely been a success. Jacob Wasserman, the lead researcher of the study, says the program so far appears to have had a positive impact on riders: “Day-to-day, these are roles having eyes on the system, helping people navigate tap cards, tell you which train to go, and deterring crime and anti-social behavior simply by being there, even if they don’t have enforcement power.”

Suspicion looms over Aliso facility a decade after gas leak | CalMatters

The leak caused pounding headaches, uncontrollable nausea and bloody noses, and displaced 10,000 families. Some health effects were more detrimental, including memory loss, slurred speech and impaired vision. UCLA researchers also found the gas leak led to full-term newborns being born underweight, some weighing 5 and a half pounds or less.

Most state retirees stay in CA, but more are leaving | Sacramento Bee

The number of people receiving pension benefits from CalPERS has increased 14% between 2019 and 2025, which is due to partially to the fact that the abnormally large baby-boom generation is in the midst of leaving the workforce, said Michael Stoll, a public policy professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Stoll said he was surprised there wasn’t a larger share of CalPERS retirees leaving the state, “given how much we hear about the affordability crisis” in the state.

CA’s vote-counting system could face blow | San Francisco Chronicle

And Rick Hasen, a UCLA law professor who has written extensively on election law issues, says the court may have signaled its intentions by agreeing to review the case after a federal appeals court in New Orleans, in a ruling by three judges appointed by Trump, said mailed ballots can be counted only if they arrive by Election Day.

The carnivore diet, explained | USA Today

“This, in some ways, overlaps with the carnivore diet’s avoidance of ultra-processed foods and refined carbohydrates. However, the current dietary guidelines also continue to encourage fruit and vegetable intake for overall health, which the carnivore diet does not include,” Yasi Ansari, senior dietitian at UCLA Health Santa Monica, told USA Today.  

5 things doctors wish men knew about sexual health | New York Times

Experts said that a reluctance to discuss their private parts can prevent men from visiting a urologist and being screened for things like testicular cancer. “When caught early it has nearly a 98 percent cure rate,” said Dr. Juan Andino, a urologist at UCLA Health who urges men to make a habit of checking their anatomy regularly.

The theme park that inspired Disneyland, Bob Baker | Los Angeles Times

“She was one of the few women in administrative leadership,” says Cindy Mediavilla, a retired lecturer from UCLA’s department of information studies and author of the book, “The Women Who Made Early Disneyland.” To Mediavilla, she is an overlooked Disneyland personality, working to set up tour school groups, help define children’s activities and be an advocate for Disneyland’s overly congenial hospitality.

How Trump targeted higher education | New York Times

Fear of retribution has changed how Amander Clark, a professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology at UCLA, teaches her students, speaks about her research in the classroom and discusses her work in public.  Clark, a reproductive scientist, said she edited her grant requests to avoid raising red flags in Washington, fearing that the administration’s focus on transgender issues might jeopardize her work if she ran afoul of the White House.