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January 17, 9:03 pm

Senate Bill 895 seeks to establish $23 billion research fund amid federal cuts

State senator Scott Wiener announced a bipartisan ballot measure intended to backfill research funding amid the Trump administration’s cuts in a press conference Friday. Senate Bill 895 – joint-authored by state senators Sasha Perez and Aisha Wahab – was first introduced to the state senate Thursday. Read more...

Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. State senator Scott Wiener announced a bipartisan ballot measure intended to backfill research funding amid the Trump administration’s cuts in a press conference Friday. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)

Academics, California, Los Angeles, National, News, Science & Health

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January 14, 7:19 pm

UCLA health experts voice concern over CDC child vaccination guideline rollbacks

When Dr. Deborah Lehman did her medical training about 40 years ago, cases of bacterial meningitis were common, often sending patients to the hospital, leaving them neurologically impaired and, in severe cases, killing them. Read more...

Photo: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pictured. (Courtesy of the White House/Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License)

A Closer Look, Academics, National, News, Science & Health

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January 13, 10:45 pm

Writer Sammy Roth urges accurate, engaging storytelling in climate journalism

Environmental journalist Sammy Roth emphasized the importance of accurate and engaging storytelling in the fight against climate change during a Friday event. Roth has spent more than a decade reporting on climate change, energy, policy and the intersection of the environment and pop culture. Read more...

Photo: Roth speaks to an audience about the importance of accurate and engaging storytelling in the fight against climate change. (Alexis Muchnik/Daily Bruin)

Academics, International, National, News, Science & Health

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January 9, 10:27 pm

Q&A: Mary E. Brunkow shares research journey, urges scientific curiosity

This post was updated Jan. 13 at 9:42 p.m. “Scurfy” mice, DNA sequencing and a Seattle biotechnology company were integral to the research that Mary E. Read more...

Photo: Mary E. Brunkow, one of the 2025 Nobel laureates, is pictured. Brunkow, UCLA alumnus Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi earned the prize for their work in discovering the Foxp3 gene and its crucial function in regulatory T-cell development. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)

A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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January 8, 11:00 pm

UCLA Fit for Health Program adopts holistic approach to childhood obesity

The UCLA Fit for Health Program adopted a new approach to treating childhood obesity: considering the physical, emotional and social aspects of the disease. Dr. Wendelin Slusser, a UCLA Health physician who specializes in clinical care, medical training and obesity research, founded the clinic about 15 years ago. Read more...

Photo: (Caitlin Brockenbrow/Daily Bruin)

Campus, Homelessness, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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December 23, 6:20 pm

Evaluation shows some LAPD mental health protocols don’t support at risk people

Some law enforcement protocols for handling mental health crises are not effective in supporting people at risk, according to UCLA experts and a fall evaluation of LAPD from the city controller. Read more...

Photo: A LAPD vehicle is pictured. Some law enforcement protocols for handling mental health crises are ineffective, according to UCLA experts and a fall evaluation of LAPD from the city controller. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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