Feders Cut UC Davis DemenTIA Research Due to DEI


Campus students at the University of California, Davis in Davis on February 2, 2022. Miguel Gutierrez -Jr., Calmatters
Campus students at UC Davis on February 2, 2022. Miguel Gutierrez -Jr., Calmatters

For D -R Charles Dearli of UC Davis – one of the best researchers of dementia in the country – abruptly Cancellation of federal funding for his multi -year study It was demoralizing.

“This particular grant was the top of my research,” he told Calmatters ” Mikhail ZinshteynS

It seems that President Donald Trump’s administration will eliminate efforts for diversity, justice and inclusion in the Federal Government and other institutions, dearly, has become covered in Dragtet after he received a letter from March from National Health Institutes or NIH. The letter informed him that his research project for nearly $ 36 million was canceled as he immortalized the “Dei” agenda.

About 5 million Americans have dementia that affects a person’s ability to think, remember and perform daily tasks. Compared to white Americans, both black and Spanish Americans are more likely to develop dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia. Dementia also disproportionately affects women.

The canceled project of Decali had $ 10 million left and included 28 clinical and research sites and 1700 participants with mild cognitive disorders.

  • The letter to terminate: “Research programs, based primarily on artificial and unscientific categories, including the goals of amorphous justice, are antithetic to scientific study, do nothing to expand our knowledge of living systems, provide a low return on investment, and ultimately do not strengthen health, prolong life or reduce the disease.”

The 10 Campus of California University receive more than $ 2 billion in NIH research funding and carry out nearly tenth of all academic studies in the United States except decares, NIH has stopped at least 30 other UC projects, Totaling over $ 173 millionS

California has joined 15 other states to sue NIH, and numerous court cases have been brought to stop the cancellation of grants. However, although these cases are playing in the courts, Dearli says his research – which has already been compromised due to frozen means – cannot continue without federal money.

  • Decorate them: “Dementia affects many Americans and their loved ones. It is an epidemic. This is a huge problem of public health. This study … is trying to improve the health of all Americans.”

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A huge fine issued to the oil company

Cleaning workers in protective facilities and life vests unfold a long yellow restrained boom on the beach after a spill of oil. The boom extends from the rocky shore into the water, by boat visible in the distance.
Two days after a torn oil pipeline, workers prepare a boom in restriction of oil on Refugio State on May 21, 2015. Photo from Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

In what the California coastal committee has identified as the most expensive punishment imposed against a company, state regulators on Thursday Votes for a fine of a $ 18 million oil company For repeated violation of the pipeline suspension orders, which was at the center of Grand Petroleum spill in 2015, writes Calmatters. Alejandro LazoS

Last year, Houston -based Sable Offshore Corp. Purchased the Santa Barbara County pipeline from Exxon Mobil to restart the production of Santa Ynez oil operation. Operations discontinued a decade ago after spilling over 100,000 gallons raw oil on the coast and ocean waters.

During the five -hour public hearing, the committee claims that Sybiber ignores multiple orders for termination and addiction and continues to repair the corroded pipeline.

  • Meagan HarmonCommissioner: “Cybel’s refusal to comply with the refusal to follow the law. Their refusal, in a very real sense, is the will of the will of the people in California.”

But Saibel claims that since the spill is caused by previous pipeline owners, the commission is excessive. He also says that his actions were allowed under old permits issued by the county.

  • Steve RushThe Vice President of Sable on Environment and Government, in a statement: “Sable is dedicated to restarting project operations in a safe and effective manner. No business in California should be forced to go through a lengthy and arbitrary permit process when there are already valid permits for the work done.”

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Border Patrol for Retraining Agents

A US customs and border protection vehicle is parked to a high border fence. The Ministry of Interior Security Logo is visible on the side of the vehicle.
US Customs and Border Protection vehicle near the US -Mexico border in Calexico on February 25, 2025. A photo by Kevin Clancy, obvious

More than 900 Expected US border patrol agents in California to be re -qualified After a controversial immigration raid, the agency carried out in Kern County.

Calm Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos Explain, the American Union for Civil Freedoms, on behalf of the United Fermi workers, brought a border patrol case and other federal agencies By claiming that The raid in January Illegally directed “colorful people who looked like agricultural workers” and violate constitutional defenses against arrests for no probable reason.

SalMatters investigation also found that border patrol agents did not know previous knowledge of a criminal or immigration story about 77 of the arrested 78 people During the break.

Following the court case, recent court documents show that the Ministry of Interior Security has issued updated legal instructions on April 4 to the border patrol agents. He prohibits agents from the El Centro sector, which raids, from arrests without ghosts, unless they can show both a likely reason that someone is in the United States in violation of immigration laws and that they are likely to escape before an order is received.

The federal government also said that agents of the El Centro sector will be trained by the rules, including how to comply with the Constitution. But the leaders of ACLU and the Union of Farmers remain unconvincing agents will follow the law.

  • Elizabeth StarNational Vice President of United Farms Workers: “It’s just a pink swear. It’s a policy that can be withdrawn or changed at any time.”

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And last: hearing the Tariff of State Farms

He burned the remains of a home on a hill with collapsed walls and scattered debris, overlooking the cityscape in the distance. Several burned palm trees and a metal fence stand behind the ruins under a partially cloudy sky.
The remains of Altadena House Burned in Ethan’s Fire on January 26, 2025. A photo by Jules Hotz for Calmatters

The State Farm ended its three -day public hearing on Thursday, in which he had to justify his request to temporarily increase the emergency rates of an administrative law judge. Find out how soon and how much Customer prices would increase if the judge approved by Calmatters’ LevagsS



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