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Hypnotherapy isn’t magic, but it helps some patients cope with surgery and recovery | Washington Post
Daniel Cole, vice president of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation and clinical anesthesiology professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, says that hypnotherapy is a “very intriguing alternative” for some patients. If the definition is simply a “focused attention that allows a patient to enhance control over mind and body,” it could work for minor surgeries, he says. It also could be an option for older patients who are more susceptible to delirium after general anesthesia, he adds.
Woolsey Fire crippled Boeing water safety system at toxics site | NBC4-TV
The expert panel supports that position, calling HDPE piping flexible and capable of bending when temperatures change, the panel’s chair, Michael Stenstrom, said in written responses to questions from NBC4. Steel piping can break and leach contaminants, said Stenstrom, Distinguished Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. “At present, we are not recommending any other materials.”
Johnson appears to endorse Corbyn for prime minister in a convincing deepfake video | Business Insider
“Deepfakes can be made by anyone with a computer, internet access, and interest in influencing an election,” John Villasenor, a professor at UCLA focusing on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, told CNBC. He added that “they are a powerful new tool for those who might want to (use) misinformation to influence an election.”
UCLA Health partners with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on health and wellness initiative | Santa Monica Daily Press
UCLA legend and NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is teaming up with UCLA Health for a wide variety of new health and wellness initiatives designed to improve health and prevent disease.
City sets street vending fees in English. Where were the translators? | Curbed Los Angeles
The lack of translation services “is a problem statewide, not only limited to Los Angeles... not just with the street vending issue but at City Hall,” says Victor Narro, professor and project director of UCLA’s Labor Center. “Our taxes pay for City Hall and pay for the services so we should all hold our officials accountable to provide those services,” he says.
Sunlight-tracking polymer, inspired by sunflowers, could maximize solar power | Smithsonian
The new polymer, described in a paper in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, is capable of phototropism, or the ability to follow the sun in its daily journey across the sky. Inventor Xiaoshi Qian of the University of California, Los Angeles and the team call the new polymer SunBOT, which stands for sunflower-like biomimetic omnidirectional tracker.
Audit: Local control school funding model failed to close achievement gap | KPBS-TV
“The question is, do you want your local superintendents focusing on reporting on budget items or out there in communities visiting schools?” said Joe Bishop, an education professor at UCLA. “It’s really important that we don’t burden districts.” Bishop and a team of researchers published a report in September showing that San Diego has been able to raise graduation and college readiness rates under the Local Control Funding Formula.
Separate is never equal in any public school | Austin American-Statesman Opinion
A recent report by UCLA and Penn State found that American students are increasingly attending racially isolated schools. In Austin, where we take pride in embracing our differences, we tolerate learning environments for our children that are in some ways more segregated than generations ago.
Carbon dioxide capture and use could become big business | Science Daily
“The analysis we presented makes clear that carbon dioxide utilization can be part of the solution to combat climate change, but only if those with the power to make decisions at every level of government and finance commit to changing policies and providing market incentives across multiple sectors,” said Emily Carter, a distinguished professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and a co-author of the paper. “The urgency is huge and we have little time left to effect change.”
Will Michael Bloomberg jump into presidential race? | KCAL-TV
“He thinks he has an opening. I’m not sure he does,” said UCLA’s Zev Yaroslavsky. “It’s a long shot.”
