UCLA in the News lists selected mentions of UCLA in the world’s news media. Some articles may require registration or a subscription. See more UCLA in the News.
5,500 coastal sites in the U.S. are at risk of flooding | City News Service
A new study out of UCLA identified 5,500 coastal toxic sites in the United States that are at risk of flooding due to sea level rise. “That includes over 1/5 of coastal sewage treatment plants, refineries, and formerly used defense sites, about a third of fossil fuel and nuclear power plants that are on the coast, and over 40% of coastal fossil fuel ports and terminals.” Lara Cushing, a UCLA professor who co-authored the study, told KNX News’ Emily Valdez.
Heat waves can be deadly for seniors with these diseases | HealthDay News
Heatwaves are increasing with climate change, and that could mean more deaths among older people with diabetes or heart disease, new research shows. The study of U.S. veterans living in California found the largely male cohort vulnerable, especially if they were homeless or living in poorer neighborhoods … “Although this study was performed at the VA and only included veterans, we expect the findings to apply to non-Veterans as well,” said study lead author Dr. Evan Shannon. He’s an assistant professor-in-residence at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
CDC changes official language on vaccines | Spectrum News 1
“It’s really important that we talk about this issue of evidence-based perspectives. The problem here is that what we’re seeing is this CDC language, this new language is implying that the idea that vaccines do not cause autism is not evidence-based, because studies haven’t ruled out that possibility. But that’s not how scientific inference works,” said UCLA’s Anne Rimoin (approx. :55 mark).
Proposed nursing degree redesignation sparks outrage | Los Angeles Times
Lin Zhan, dean of the UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing, said the proposed changes are “deeply concerning” and urged policymakers to reject them. “We cannot afford to create barriers that limit entry and growth in this essential profession and any policy changes must prioritize expanding access and enabling professional nurses to practice with knowledge and compassion,” Zhan said.
Accusations of ‘sedition’ spark uproar. Here’s what the law says | CBS News
“This is not about ‘lay down your arms, we think this is an immoral war,’” said Jon Michaels, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. “This is, ‘we think your commanding officer is giving you an [unlawful] directive. We think you know that, and we’re providing you some degree of political cover.’”
Lawsuit challenges arrests at ICE check-ins | Associated Press
The UCLA School of Law’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy said the detentions in San Diego alone “are certainly in the dozens, and likely exceeds 100.” The lawsuit is asking the judge to certify the class, which could mean that others who were arrested and detained in similar circumstances could benefit from a favorable ruling.
Lawyers getting harder to find for detained immigrants | Los Angeles Times
(Commentary co-written by UCLA’s Ingrid Eagly) Earlier this month, a federal judge in Los Angeles ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop denying immigrants detained in a downtown facility the right and opportunity to consult with their attorneys. The important ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, makes clear that “all individuals — regardless of immigration status — share in the rights guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment.”
Why the word affordability is everywhere | Marketplace
Jessica Rett, a professor of linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles, said “affordability” is “a much weirder” noun than “economy.” “We come to it via this indirect route. It starts off as a verb: afford,” Rett said.
None of my epidurals worked as expected | The Guardian
“Epidurals are complex; it’s not like when you order something from a vending machine, it falls down and that’s what you get,” says Dr. John Patton III, director of regional anesthesia at Ronald Reagan Medical Center at UCLA. “Every patient is different, and a patient could have a different experience each time they receive an epidural, for various reasons.”
Did the giant heads of Easter Island once walk? | New York Times
The popular perception of Rapa Nui was shaped by Jared Diamond’s 2005 bestseller “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed,” which proposed a narrative of self-inflicted ecological disaster. Diamond, now an emeritus professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles, claimed that an escalating rivalry among the islanders led them to construct increasingly massive moai, requiring extensive logging of the island’s once-abundant palm forests for transport equipment like sledges, rollers and ropes.
AI music is making waves in the music industry | LAist 89.3-FM’s “AirTalk”
“As you were talking, I was thinking that musical borrowing goes back to the 16th century, if not earlier, right? We have quotations in medieval masses, and it was just common tradition to do that,” said UCLA’s Monica Chieffo (approx. 6:40 mark).
The cybersecurity race inside Formula One | Axios
“Getting cybersecurity right is hard, and it’s important whether you’re talking about banking or F1 or enterprise systems where you’ve got extremely valuable trade secrets that you’re trying to protect. I think that’s common to all these applications,” says UCLA Institute for Technology, Law and Policy founder John Villasenor.
Fabled Stahl house on sale for the first time | KCRW 89.9-FM’s “Press Play”
“I think they’re inseparable: the image and the building. And they have taken on different lives, obviously,” said UCLA’s Kevin Daly (approx. :40 mark).
A California geological wonder sits just off Highway 395 | SFGate
Eventually, the water disappeared, and now the geologically significant site “feels a little bit otherworldly,” said Sarah Preston, a doctoral student in UCLA’s Earth, planetary and space sciences department who is studying the falls.
