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The human toll of UCLA’s research suspension | The Scientist
(Commentary by UCLA’s Patrick Allard) The impact of these funding cuts on research is broad and tremendous; these grants supported critical research and training related to the treatment of pediatric diseases, neurodegeneration, cancer, communicable diseases, into the use of AI in health and many more important topics. Our hearts sank when we found our names in the long list of suspended awards.
This animal extinction could threaten future of guitars, pianos | KTLA-TV
With African elephants endangered, a UCLA-led study says their decline could ripple from the rainforest to the concert stage — revealing a critical link between the threatened species and pianos and guitars. The critical link: ebony, the dense black wood commonly used for piano keys and for guitar and violin fretboards. (UCLA’s Thomas Smith was quoted. Also: The Telegraph, Earth.com, and Mongabay.)
Human bodies aren’t ready to travel to Mars. Space medicine can help | Vox
According to Haig Aintablian, director of the UCLA Space Medicine Program, “just as pregnancy causes the body to undergo complex and unique changes, spaceflight also produces distinct and significant physiological changes.” It also requires its own medical specialty to manage (aptly called space medicine).
Fires led to spike in L.A. County unemployment claims | Spectrum News 1
Till von Wachter, a professor of economics at UCLA, said those impacted tended to be from lower-wage industries. “And so, what we’re seeing is that the fire affects workers who are already struggling to make ends meet,” he said. These factors, he said, are vital to getting a clear picture of the total economic damage caused by the fires.
Teacher program cuts to have ‘lasting negative effects’ | K-12 Dive
Recruiting and retaining teachers of color is expected to be even more challenging under the Trump administration given its rollback of federal funding for teacher preparation programs that have helped diversify the educator workforce until now, according to a new policy brief issued by the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies. (UCLA’s Stanley Johnson Jr. was quoted.)
Is crime in L.A. going up? Here’s what the latest data shows | KABC-TV
Jorja Leap, a professor of social welfare at UCLA, says social media is amplifying crime coverage on the news, and true crime series and documentaries are more popular than ever. “I think we’ve got a collective PTSD, and I’m not being flippant,” Leap said. “You go to divert yourself, and what do you watch? A murder mystery,” Leap added.
High-speed train seeks a new path forward | NPR’s “Morning Edition”
“I just don’t think taxpayers are going to support it at the end of the day,” said Lee Ohanian, a professor of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, a conservative-leaning think-tank. “I’m not sure L.A. to San Francisco was ever realistically on the table once the costs rose so much.”
Is the timing right for a comedy set in post-fire Altadena? | Daily Breeze
According to a UCLA study, 61% of Black households in Altadena were within the fire perimeter compared to 50% of non-Black households. And almost half of Black households were destroyed or damaged compared to 37% for non-Black households.
