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November 13, 12:59 pm

UCLA-led study finds climate change as main factor for increased wildfire weather

This post was updated Nov. 15 at 12:45 a.m. Climate change is responsible for around two-thirds of the increase in catastrophic wildfire weather in the Western United States, according to a UCLA-led study published Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: The 2019 Getty fire, which burned 745 acres of land near UCLA’s campus. A recent study led by UCLA researchers confirmed that climate change is a driving factor behind increasingly extreme fire weather in the Western United States. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News, Science & Health, Westwood

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November 11, 10:24 pm

Westwood business owners begin enforcing new Los Angeles vaccine guidelines

This post’s featured art was updated Nov. 15 at 12:42 a.m. The city of Los Angeles’ vaccination requirement to enter many indoor businesses took effect Nov. Read more...

Photo: A citywide vaccination rule took effect Monday requiring proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test to enter most indoor businesses, including Enzo’s Pizzeria (pictured). The rule will begin to be enforced Nov. 29. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)

California, News, Science & Health

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November 7, 11:33 pm

Luskin Center for Innovation investigates California’s response to extreme heat

California is unprepared to confront increasingly extreme heat, according to a UCLA report published Oct. 27. The report from the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation outlined a lack of coordinated policy and funding efforts at the state level to address extreme heat exposure, said Gregory Pierce, co-director of the center and a contributing editor of the report. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation released a report that said Los Angeles and California are not well-equipped to handle extreme heat. The report outlined shortcomings in statewide policies and funding that would help address the increasing temperatures. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

Academics, News, Science & Health

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November 4, 6:00 pm

UCLA appoints Dr. E. Dale Abel as chair of Department of Medicine

UCLA announced Dr. E. Dale Abel as the new chair of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine in a press release Monday. Abel, an endocrinologist, will begin as chair of the Department of Medicine Jan. Read more...

Photo: Endocrinologist Dr. E. Dale Abel (pictured) will serve as the new chair of the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine beginning next year. The Department of Medicine is the largest department at UCLA Health, employing more than 3,000 faculty physicians and staff. (Courtesy of UCLA)

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

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November 2, 6:59 pm

LA Cancer Challenge beats fundraising goals, funds pancreatic cancer research

The LA Cancer Challenge raised more than half a million dollars toward pancreatic cancer research with its 5-kilometer team race on campus Sunday. Held near the end of every October, the LA Cancer Challenge fell on Oct. Read more...

Photo: Walkers and runners participated in the 24th annual LA Cancer Challenge on Sunday with some wearing Halloween costumes. The race was a fundraising event that raised over half a million dollars for the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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