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California facilities handling toxins are at risk for flooding | KPCC-FM

“This research was really motivated by the fact that sea level rise is accelerating, with coastal flooding projected to more than double by mid-century, globally. So unfortunately, elevated water levels that historically may have occurred very infrequently, like a couple times per century, by the end of this century are going to become an everyday occurrence,” said UCLA’s Lara Cushing (approx. 1:45 mark. Also: KQED-FM and The Hill.)

California redistricting case lacks snarls that caught Texas | Bloomberg Law

The exception would be if U.S. Supreme Court justices find that the candidate filing deadline is too soon and federal courts are precluded by doctrine from getting involved in the election, UCLA Law Professor Richard Hasen said. “That would have a very big implication for the preliminary injunction,” Hasen said. “Not the ultimate merits, but what would happen for 2026.”

Cancer registries to classify only ‘male’ or ‘female’ patients  | KFF

According to an analysis of CDC data by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, 2.8 million people age 13 and older identify as transgender.

Swalwell announces bid for governor on ‘Kimmel’ | San Francisco Chronicle

Matt Barreto, a professor of political science at UCLA, said Swalwell, like other Democrats, will have to broaden his appeal beyond being anti-Trump, who is opposed by two-thirds of California voters. … Fighting Trump “doesn’t really separate him,” Barreto said. “I don’t think there’s a ‘let’s work with Trump’ Democrat running for governor right now.” 

NASA releases new images of rare interstellar comet | ABC News Live

“It kind of confirms the picture that we already had for this object. It looks like a solar system comet. It has properties which are within the range of properties that we’ve seen for solar system comets,” said UCLA’s David Jewitt (approx. :45 mark).

How a violent clash between chimpanzees ended in a baby boom | Earth.com

Younger chimpanzee females, middle-aged females, and older females all showed higher fertility after the territory change. Statistical models showed a clear jump in the chance of giving birth. “Our findings provide the first direct evidence linking coalitionary killing between groups to territorial gain and enhanced reproductive success in chimpanzees.” said UCLA anthropologist Brian Wood.

Mindy Seu, internet sexual historian, reveals the unexpected | L.A. Times

At 34, the very-online academic holds a master’s from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and taught at Rutgers and Yale before joining her alma mater, UCLA, as one of the youngest tenured professors (and perhaps the only one who has modeled for JW Anderson and Helmut Lang). Her first three years at UCLA have each had their crises — encampments, fires, ICE raids [in and around the Los Angeles area] — yet her Gen Z students give her hope. “They’re so principled and motivated, even if it’s in a nihilistic way,” she said.