DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

Cyclospora outbreak
Rows of mixed lettuce varieties growing in a garden bed, with green, red, and speckled leaf types.
UCLA public health professor Anne Rimoin answers all your questions about the cyclospora parasite, what’s currently on your dinner table and the threat of food-borne illnesses.

The heat of the moment
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With a heat wave blanketing LA, UCLA scientists are helping us mitigate the dangers of rising temperatures and understand why shade may be more of a secret weapon than we thought.

How UCLA’s new lung transplantation device saves lives
Dr. Abbas Ardehali, wearing a white lab coat over scrubs, walks outdoors with patient Patty Coles, who is wearing a protective mask.
UCLA Health performed the first lung transplant using a modified warm-perfusion system that keeps donor organs healthier by removing excess fluid during transport.

Speaking up for science pays off
From left: Julio Frenk, Jack Feng and James B. Milliken in business attire, posing with a framed University of California award certificate against a blue-and-gold University of California backdrop, smiling for a presentation photo.
See why UCLA epidemiology doctoral student Jack Feng earned one of the UC’s highest student honors for his leadership, advocacy and service.

What’s happening this summer?
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Check out our Bruin guide to the most intriguing events at UCLA during the next few months.

Federal appeals court rules that New Jersey’s assault weapons ban is unconstitutional — and more UCLA media
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The Associated Press reported on a federal appeals court ruling that New Jersey’s ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines is unconstitutional, a decision UCLA’s Adam Winkler said is surprising. Read more about UCLA in today’s New York Times, CNN and others.
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