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Marine mammals are dying in record numbers | Los Angeles Times
“We’re trying to build our understanding of how ocean conditions relate to the occurrence of disease. But it’s a work in progress. And the world is changing quickly underneath our feet,” said Jamie Lloyd-Smith, an ecologist and evolutionary biologist at UCLA. The first outbreak of leptospirosis in sea lions was reported along the West Coast in 1970, said Katie Prager, a disease ecologist at UCLA.
People pledging to continue Jane Goodall’s work | Associated Press
“My sense was that Jane Goodall was highly respected in China and that her organization was successful in China because it focused on topics like environmental and conservation education for youth that had broad appeal without touching on political sensitivities,” said Alex Wang, a University of California, Los Angeles, expert on China and the environment, who previously worked in Beijing.
Schools weren’t built for the climate era. Now, some are adapting | Time
While there is no federal data on how many public schools have air conditioning, many schools were built for cooler temperatures, and are unprepared for how our changing climate is making extreme heat days stretch further into the fall. “Most people think of heat as a summer problem,” says V. Kelly Turner, co-director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, who studies urban design and the environment.
California’s schools remain deeply segregated by race, class | Capital & Main
That startling reality check comes courtesy of a heavily researched report by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA. The authors found that over the past three decades, the proportion of intensely segregated schools in California — those with more than 90% students of color — has quadrupled to 44.5%. That’s nearly half of the state’s more than 10,000 public K-12 schools. (UCLA’s Ryan Pfleger was quoted and UCLA’s Gary Orfield was cited.)
Prostate cancer patients see longer survival with new treatment | Fox News
A new treatment strategy tested by UCLA researchers could offer new hope for men whose prostate cancer has returned after initial treatment. This approach could also help delay the need for hormone therapy, which can have burdensome side effects. (UCLA’s Dr. Amar Kishan was quoted.)
Cancer doctors reveal symptoms they would never ignore | Women’s Health
It can be tricky to tell if something is serious, but this list can help you know what not to just blow off. Especially if symptoms last longer than two weeks, oncologists would rather have you see a doctor and err on the side of caution. “We don’t take any chances, and we investigate thoroughly to make sure that we’re taking the best care of people possible,” says [UCLA’s] Dr. Marla Lipsyc-Sharf.
OpenAI’s Sora 2 thrills and alarms the internet | NBC News
In an interview, Mark McKenna, a law professor and the faculty director of the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law, and Policy, drew a stark line between using copyrighted data as an input to train models and generating outputs that depict copyright-protected information.
Is matcha or green tea better to boost your energy? | Independent
Health officials recommend sticking to 400 milligrams of caffeine a day, but one or two cups of matcha is ideal, Yasi Ansari, senior dietitian at UCLA Health Santa Monica, said.
