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Meet the Class of 2029 | Inside Higher Ed

A February report published by the American Council on Education and the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, found the incoming class of college students is more diverse than past classes in terms of race, sexuality and socioeconomic standing.

6 California colleges ranked among ‘most beautiful’ in U.S. | Sacramento Bee

Condé Nast Traveler described UCLA as a “Bel Air oasis, the kind that makes you forget the Los Angeles traffic you sat in to get there.” “Home to the enchanting Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden and adorned with palm trees, UCLA’s suburban setting teems with wildlife, from coyotes to bees and birds,” the International Business Times wrote in 2024.

The probability of a recession is approaching 50%, survey finds | CNBC

UCLA Anderson, a closely watched and widely cited forecasting center, recently turned heads with its first-ever “recession watch” call for the economy, based largely on concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Clement Bohr, an economist at the school, wrote that the downturn could come in a year or two though he said one is “entirely avoidable” should Trump scale back his tariff threats. (Also: United Press International.)

The wealthy are commuting to work by helicopter | Business Insider

Loud, disruptive noise can have a range of physical and mental effects “from raising the biomarkers for stress to changing how people’s hearts and metabolisms work, and reducing people’s lifespan,” Nick Shapiro, a professor of biology and society at UCLA who studies the health impacts of helicopter policing, told me.

The United States of fear | The Atlantic

Cecilia Menjívar, a sociologist at UCLA, told me that fear, as it spreads through society, can create the possibility for collective action. But it can also limit dissent. Autocrats around the world, she said, use fear and insecurity to silence opposition — “so the only voice is that of the autocrat.”

Law firms refuse to represent Trump opponents | Washington Post

“You need the legitimacy of law on your side at some level,” said Scott Cummings, a law professor at the UCLA School of Law who has studied challenges to the legal establishment. “This is the autocratic legal idea of claiming a democratic mandate to attack the rule of law by using law to really erode institutional pillars that are supposed to check executive power.”

How to speed up fire recovery | Los Angeles Times

The 172-page “Project Recovery” report was compiled by professors in the real estate graduate schools at USC and UCLA, along with the Los Angeles chapter of the Urban Land Institute, a real estate nonprofit education and research institute … “These wildfire disasters are a very thick coat of icing on an insurance crisis cake,” said economist Stuart Gabriel, director of the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. “There is a great imperative that it be addressed substantively.”

Chewing gum fills the mouth with plastic | Fast Company

“Here, the food is the plastic,” says Sanjay Mohanty, an engineering professor at UCLA. Mohanty is lead investigator on the pilot study that looked at how microplastics from gum can get into our saliva. He conducted the study with Lisa Lowe, a Ph.D. student in his lab, who is presenting their findings at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society this week. (Also: Scienmag.)

The unseen dangers of fleece in kids clothes and toys | KQED-FM

Sanjay Mohanty, an associate professor at UCLA who studies microplastics, lets his kids wear fleece, but he doesn’t want them near the dryer when he opens the door. The lint trap collects a lot of plastic when the dryer is stuffed with synthetics. “I would not want my kid around, or at least I would want them to wear a mask when taking out clothes from the drying machine,” Mohanty said.

Women at higher risk of long COVID than men | San Francisco Chronicle

Additionally, women are more likely to seek medical care for long COVID, said Dr. Nisha Viswanathan, director of UCLA Health’s Long Covid Program. “In all (age) groups, I see more female patients,” said Viswanathan, who estimates that the ratio of female to male long COVID patients is about 3 to 1.  

6 little things sleep doctors actually do every day for better shut-eye | Self

Everything from your health to your work schedule to your family life and stress levels can factor into how well you are (or aren’t) snoozing. In turn, the habits that let you get the best possible sleep can change considerably over time, Jennifer Martin, Ph.D., spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, tells Self.