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New strain of drug-resistant bacteria found in L.A. | Los Angeles Times
The strain appears to be unique to Los Angeles and has not been recorded anywhere else, said Dr. Shangxin Yang, a UCLA molecular biologist and clinical microbiologist who is a co-author of the paper describing the find. Although all the patients ultimately recovered, the mutation represents an unsettling new development in a battle against a tiny but hardy foe. (UCLA’s Dr. Daniel Uslan was also quoted.)
Binary star system found near the Milky Way’s black hole | ABC News
In the early 2000s, Andrea Ghez, an astrophysicist at UCLA, discovered a very young star in the region, estimated to be just a few million years old. (Also: UCLA’s Anna Ciurlo was quoted by the Associated Press.)
New report on education experiences of California’s foster youth | EdSource
In a recent report from UCLA’s Center for the Transformation of Schools, three main findings are underscored regarding students with experience in foster care: students had a mix of experiences as they navigated the feeling of belonging while in the foster care system, they had a mix of experiences in high school when it came to support, belonging, and safety, and their support systems were critical when navigating college.
UC, CSU and community colleges should merge, report urges | EdSource
California should establish a single university that merges its community colleges and two public university systems, urges a new report from California Competes and The Civil Rights Project at UCLA.
Supreme Court leaves California CO2 rules intact for now | Los Angeles Times
“Their argument is this authority was given to California because they have really bad smog problems, not because of climate change,” said Ann Carlson, the founding director of the [Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law]. “And therefore, they shouldn’t be able to regulate greenhouse gases under this special power they have.”
Russian immigrants in U.S. face long detention | Los Angeles Daily News
A recent report from UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy highlighted that under the Biden administration immigration officials continued separating families, but its tactics were not as punitive as the ones known during the Trump era.
A comeback for California manufacturing? | Los Angeles Times
Economist Jerry Nickelsburg, director of UCLA’s Anderson Forecast, also is generally bullish on manufacturing, noting that “California has a deep pool of technical talent.”
No, the Wisconsin school shooter wasn’t transgender | The Advocate
Mass shootings remain a near-daily occurrence in America. According to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, transgender people are already four times more likely to be victims of violent crime.
5 rules Gen X doctors swear by for longevity | HuffPost
Dr. Neal Walia, a sleep medicine physician with UCLA Health, said poor sleep has been linked to increased mortality and oxidative stress, which is an imbalance of free radicals that contribute to cell damage.
