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EV charger gap widens for disadvantaged communities in L.A. | KNBC-TV
People in Los Angeles’ lower income communities have significantly harder time accessing electric vehicle chargers, according to a new UCLA study released Thursday. The study highlighted a significant gap in EV charging access, showing that about 70% fewer charging stations per capita are accessible in disadvantaged neighborhoods compared to others. (UCLA’s Yifang Zhu was quoted. Also: Politico and LAist 89.3-FM.)
Raid arrestees’ criminal backgrounds | Southern California News Group
Of the detainees convicted of crimes, most committed minor infractions like traffic violations, said Graeme Blair, deputy director of the Deportation Data Project and a UCLA professor. The project began in the fall, when Blair and other academics made a series of Freedom of Information Act requests to various federal immigration enforcement agencies, so they could gather data on each arrest and track detainee transfers.
Heat season is off to a roaring start | New York Times
New research from an international team of scientists shows that each fraction of a degree of warming will lead to longer heat waves, “with the most extreme heat waves lengthening the most.” David Neelin, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a coauthor of the study, said that just as the world is getting hotter, faster, the intensity and duration of heat waves is increasing, too.
Winds behind fierce wildfires will change | San Francisco Chronicle
Alex Hall, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic science at UCLA, agreed that the main contribution of the study is “highlighting the need for high resolution to simulate the impact of climate change on the Santa Ana wind phenomenon.” Hall, who also wasn’t part of the new research, co-authored a 2011 study that reported a reduced frequency of wintertime Santa Ana winds in the mid-21st century, due to human-caused climate.
Insomniacs with inflammation prone to depression | HealthDay News
Insomniacs have a much higher risk for depression if they have chronic inflammation, a new sleep lab experiment says … “Insomnia not only robs older adults of rest but also primes their immune system to make them uniquely vulnerable to depression when faced with inflammation,” said lead researcher Dr. Michael Irwin, director of UCLA Health’s Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology.
How to stay healthy in perimenopause and beyond | Women’s Health
(Article by UCLA’s Dr. Rajita Patil) Estrogen plays a protective role in bone health. A loss of estrogen is associated with a decline in bone mineral density, which can increase the risk of osteoporosis (when bones become weak and brittle) and fractures. The most rapid bone loss typically begins in late perimenopause, about two years before the final menstrual period, and persists for four to five years after.
Newsom wants California to counter Texas on redistricting | New York Times
“Trying to just ignore the law and engage in political redistricting would likely get blocked by California state courts as violating the state constitution,” Richard Hasen, a political science professor at the UCLA School of Law, said by email.
