Heymann Recommends Investing in Preventive Health Workforce
A national corps of health workers could roll out a COVID-19 containment strategy, create jobs and reduce the threat of future health crises.
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Entries by Zoe Day
Reber Debates Future of SAT and ACT in Admissions
Three UC experts criticize a faculty recommendation to keep the tests and argue for using the Smarter Balanced state assessment instead.
Ong and Diaz on Supporting Latino and Asian Communities During COVID-19
New research suggests that communities of color will disproportionately bear the burden of unemployment and wage loss due to the pandemic.
Emergency Fund Will Support UCLA Luskin Students
Two initiatives will support students in need of technology upgrades and undocumented graduate students who are ineligible for federal assistance.
Leap on Gang Intervention Workers’ Commitment to Communities
During the pandemic, they hit the streets to keep others safe and indoors — work that L.A. County has declared essential.
Shah on Improving Sanitation in Rural Indonesia
Project promoting construction of latrines to improve health and lower child mortality rates would benefit from financial incentives, her study concludes.
Astor on High Suicide Risk of Military Children
Risk factors include exposure to trauma from a parent’s combat experience, resistance to mental health care and high rates of gun ownership.
Low-Income Workers Still Rely on Public Transit, Blumenberg Says
“They’re in a confined place, in close proximity to other people,” she says. “They have no other option.”
Manville on Threat to San Diego Transit Plans
Economic upheaval and health fears spawned by the coronavirus pandemic have put plans for expanding public transit in jeopardy.
Villasenor on Prospects for Remote Learning in Fall Term
Amid continued uncertainty about the duration of the COVID-19 emergency, he urges transparency as universities make plans for the next academic year.
