UCLA Headlines Dec. 1, 2009
December 01, 2009
IN THE NEWS:
'Unacculturated' Latinos at Higher Risk for HIV
A Los Angeles Times blog and the Los Angeles Daily News reported Wednesday on a study by researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA that found that Latino immigrants in the U.S. with lower levels of adaptation to American culture are at higher risk of contracting HIV. The study was also cited today in a La Opinión editorial. Study co-authors Janni Kinsler and Dr. William Cunningham, professors of general internal medicine and health services research, were quoted in the L.A. Times.
Ranks of Day Laborers Growing
A Monday USA Today article on the growing number of U.S.-born individuals seeking work as day laborers highlighted research on day laborers by Abel Valenzuela, UCLA professor of urban planning and Chicano studies and director of the UCLA Center for the Study of Urban Poverty. Valenzuela was quoted.
High Pollution Levels Near Santa Monica Airport
The New York Times reports today on a UCLA study that found that ultrafine-particle emissions were nearly three to 10 times higher than normal within 2,000 feet of Santa Monica Airport. Study author Suzanne Paulson, UCLA professor of atmospheric sciences, is quoted.
How Computers Affect Users’ Brains
Britain's Independent reported Nov. 24 on research by Dr. Gary Small, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and director of the UCLA Center on Aging, exploring the effect Web browsing and other Internet-related activities have on the human brain. The article referenced Small's new book, “iBrain — Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind.” Small was quoted.
Capturing and Releasing CO2
Scientific American reported Monday on the development by UCLA chemists of a new metal-organic framework for trapping and releasing carbon dioxide. David Britt, a UCLA graduate student in chemistry and lead author of the study, was quoted.
Law Prof to Argue Before Nebraska High Court
The Omaha World-Herald reports today that in response to a petition filed by Eugene Volokh, Gary T. Schwartz Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law, the Nebraska Supreme Court has agreed this week to hear a case in which a college student was convicted of disturbing the peace for sending controversial e-mails to a state Senate candidate. Volokh is representing the student pro bono.
Business Schools Seek Students Abroad
BusinessWeek magazine reported Monday on efforts by American business schools, including the UCLA Anderson School of Management, to increase overseas recruitment in regions of Latin America and Africa. Mae Jennifer Shores, assistant dean and director of M.B.A. admissions at UCLA Anderson, was quoted.
Bruin Statue Hit by Vandals
U.S. News & World Report reported Monday that UCLA's iconic statue "The Bruin" was defaced by vandals who splashed red and gold paint on the sculpture just days before last Saturday's annual UCLA–USC football game.
QUOTABLE:
David Hayes-Bautista
Bautista, UCLA professor of general internal medicine and health services research and director of the UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, is quoted today in a La Opinión article about a recent survey showing that a majority of Latino voters in the U.S. favor a health care system that insures everyone.
Mark Kleiman
Kleiman, professor of public policy at the UCLA School of Public Affairs, is quoted today in a Washington Examiner article about a push by district lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to create "safety zones" around transit stops, where penalties for crimes would be increased.
Marc Suchard
Suchard, associate professor of human genetics and biomathematics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is quoted today in a Scientist article on evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro.
