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Surgeons perform first human bladder transplant | New York Times
Surgeons in Southern California have performed the first human bladder transplant, introducing a new, potentially life-changing procedure for people with debilitating bladder conditions. The operation was performed earlier this month by a pair of surgeons from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California on a 41-year-old man who had lost much of his bladder capacity from treatments for a rare form of bladder cancer. (UCLA’s Dr. Nima Nassiri was quoted. Also: (New York) Daily News and KABC-TV.)
An extended heat wave is coming | Los Angeles Times
Unlike last weekend’s brief warmup, this heat wave is forecast to be a bit more persistent. It could also foreshadow a notably hot and potentially fiery summer for much of the West, including California, said Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate scientist.
The first ‘one big, beautiful bill’ was called Reaganomics | NPR
Through it all, the drama centered on Reagan, giving him what UCLA political scientist Mark A. Peterson has called “an image of invincibility and legislative acumen” that would last for years.
LA’s first ‘community solar’ project of its kind is online | LAist
“It is an example of a successful, equity-focused community solar system in California,” said Robert Cudd, a research analyst and Ph.D. student at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, who studies community solar development in California.
Capuchin monkeys kidnapped Howler monkey babies | New York Times
Capuchins have been observed behaving with aggression and destructiveness toward other species, and they have been shown to harass howler monkeys at other sites. Susan Perry, an anthropologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, who was not involved in the study, described witnessing the animals torturing coati pups before eating them alive in Costa Rica.
Living the slop life | New York Times
“It’s complete blah blah blah,” said Danielle Carr, an assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, describing the experience of scrolling through slop on her X feed. “Lacan has this notion of empty speech, which is when the patient in analysis is going through their same blah blah blah, empty speech that doesn’t signify anything. It’s similar to that. It’s mind-deadening.”
U.S. under Trump: Alone in its climate denial | New York Times
By getting rid of data, the administration is trying to halt the national discussion about how to deal with global warming, said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles. “The notion of there being any shared factual reality just seems to be completely out the window,” he said.
Cultural graduations ‘affirmations’ of diversity | Daily Breeze
Darlene Sanzon, a senior art major and music industry minor at UCLA, is excited to bring her parents to her school’s 52nd annual Latinx celebration on campus June 15. The first-generation college student — and youngest woman to graduate — said the event being bilingual is what appeals to her most about the ceremony, and that she loves the cultural aspects.
Mosque vandalized again, LAPD investigating | KTTV-TV
David Myers, professor of Jewish History at UCLA, said that it’s important to stand against hate, no matter the target. “It’s hard in this current moment to be reminded of the common spiritual roots that bind us together, but it’s also important to note that hate against one group will spill over into hate against another group,” Myers said. “Islamophobia and antisemitism are related. They rise and fall in unison.”
U.S. lawyers set up own firms to lead fightback | The Guardian
“The new firms are a response to the political moment and what’s happening to lawyers and other people in society that are being targeted,” said Scott Cummings, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, who studies legal ethics. “They’re doing it in this very specific context that I think is great, because they’re also filling in gaps now that we’re seeing happening in the context of these big law firms that are no longer that interested maybe in bringing cases that are going to put them on the wrong side of the government.”
China’s earliest silk texts return from U.S. | Global Times
Lothar von Falkenhausen, a professor at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles, who has dedicated many years to the return of the manuscripts, sent his congratulations on the final return. “I am extremely happy that these important and unique artifacts, which should never have left China in the first place, have finally been returned there. It is the right thing. I hope this will set a positive precedent,” Falkenhausen told the Global Times Sunday.
Immigration crackdown challenges | Spectrum News 1
UCLA labor and immigration professor Victor Narro said restaurant owners and staff have a legitimate reason to be worried. “ICE cannot go into a private office, but restaurants are public places,” Narro explained. “It’s opened itself up to the public, and that’s why I think restaurants need to be more careful.”
Loneliness is inflaming our bodies | Scientific American
Over the past two decades, further studies have only reinforced the link between loneliness and inflammatory pathways. George Slavich of the University of California, Los Angeles, underscores that experiencing social disconnection can mimic physical threats in how our brains and immune systems respond, magnifying the release of inflammatory agents.
America’s struggle for health care safety net | The Conversation
(Commentary by UCLA’s Ben Zdencanovic) The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash federal spending. A joint federal and state program, Medicaid provides health insurance coverage for more than 72 million people, including low-income Americans and their children and people with disabilities. It also helps foot the bill for long-term care for older people.
FDA OKs new treatment for hard-to-treat lung cancer | WebMD
“People with c-Met overexpressing NSCLC have poor prognosis and limited treatment options, and Emrelis is a first-in-class ADC that can address a critical unmet need for this patient population,” Jonathan Goldman, M.D., a professor of medicine and director of thoracic oncology clinical trials at the University of California, Los Angeles, said in a statement.
Reps worry over Trump’s NASA budget plan | Space.com
“It’ll help us find the objects, including the dark fraction of the population, which we think is sort of roughly 35 to 40% or so of the population,” Amy Mainzer, principal investigator for the NEO surveyor mission and a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, said during the hearing.
