UCLA transportation’s sustained campaign to encourage alternative commuting methods like public transit, vanpools, biking and walking has resulted in a dramatic increase in the use of alternative transportation by UCLA students, staff and faculty. For the first time in UCLA history, more commuting students walk to campus than drive.
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Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) choesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to clogged arteries.
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A study conducted by Suzanne Paulson (Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences) indicates that roughly a quarter of Angelenos are exposed to noxious plumes of freeway fumes almost every morning – far more people than previously believed.
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Scientists from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health led by Julia Heck, an assistant researcher in the school’s epidemiology department and a member of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, have found a possible link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and several childhood cancers.
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