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University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Names Dr. Pradeep Ramulu Chair of Ophthalmology and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Home / News / Research and Innovation / Ophthalmology By: Staff Writer | June 01, 2026 | 9 min. read | Share Bascom Palmer alumnus and internationally renowned glaucoma specialist Pradeep Y. Ramulu, M.D., M.H.S., Ph.D., will lead the Department of Ophthalmology and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine announced the appointment of Pradeep Y.
Calmatters Guest Opinion | Chad Hanson: Here’s How We Can Stop LA Firestorms From Happening Again
A chinook helicopter approaches the Palisades Fire as it burns Mandeville Canyon in Los Angeles on Jan. 10, 2025. Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters One year ago, in early January, the Eaton and Palisades fires devastated the communities of Altadena and Pacific Palisades. Driven by extremely dry, warm and powerful winds, the fires destroyed more than 10,000 homes and claimed at least 31 lives. How can we make sure it doesn’t happen again?
Opinion: Congressional ‘Fix Our Forests Act’ would worsen wildfire threat in California
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As the Eaton and Palisades fires devastated the communities of Altadena and Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles County in January, the nation watched in horror. Driven by extremely dry air and wind gusts over 80 mph, the fires were unstoppable, forcing firefighters to focus on helping people to evacuate as houses and businesses burned around them. By the time it was over, the fires had destroyed over 10,000 homes and killed at least 31 people.
Bridging Minds and Machines
By: Chad Hanson | December 02, 2025 | 13 min. read | Share Summary The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) focus area research retreat brought together leading scientists, clinicians, engineers and trainees to advance the future of neurotechnology. Brain-computer interface science is an interdisciplinary field that connects neuroscience, engineering and clinical medicine to create direct communication pathways between the brain and external devices.
‘Forest management’ misdirection worsens community wildfire threats
‘Forest management’ misdirection worsens community wildfire threats By Chad Hanson, wildfire scientist, John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute The Hill February 2, 2025 Category: Forestry Region: United States After the devastation of Los Angeles communities, our national wildfire policies must focus on saving lives and neighborhoods from future fires, and rebuilding in a fire-safe way that prevents it from happening again. This is not just about Los Angeles, or California.
How a California community helped prevent the Bridge fire from destroying their town - Chad Hanson
On the evening of Sept. 10, things looked bad for the mountain ski town of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles. Driven by extreme fire weather, the Bridge fire, which had started on the other side of the mountain range, grew from just a few thousand acres to 34,240 acres that day, and was spreading toward the town. By the next morning, it had reached Wrightwood’s boundaries.
How a California community helped prevent the Bridge fire from destroying their town
By Chad Hanson On the evening of Sept. 10, things looked bad for the mountain ski town of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles. Driven by extreme fire weather, the Bridge fire, which had started on the other side of the mountain range, grew from just a few thousand acres to 34,240 acres that day, and was spreading toward the town. By the next morning, it had reached Wrightwood’s boundaries.
Hanson: How a California town saved itself from a fire
On the evening of Sept. 10, things looked bad for the mountain ski town of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles. Driven by extreme fire weather, the Bridge Fire, which had started on the other side of the mountain range, grew from just a few thousand acres to 34,240 acres that day, and was spreading toward the town. By the next morning, it had reached Wrightwood’s boundaries.
How a California community helped prevent the Bridge fire from destroying their town
On the evening of Sept. 10, things looked bad for the mountain ski town of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles. Driven by extreme fire weather, the Bridge fire, which had started on the other side of the mountain range, grew from just a few thousand acres to 34,240 acres that day, and was spreading toward the town. By the next morning, it had reached Wrightwood's boundaries.
Commentary: How a California community helped prevent the Bridge fire from destroying their town
On the evening of Sept. 10, things looked bad for the mountain ski town of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles. Driven by extreme fire weather, the Bridge fire, which had started on the other side of the mountain range, grew from just a few thousand acres to 34,240 acres that day, and was spreading toward the town. By the next morning, it had reached Wrightwood's boundaries.
Commentary: How A California Community Helped Prevent The Bridge Fire From Destroying Their Town - Los Angeles Times
On the evening of Sept. 10, things looked bad for the mountain ski town of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles. Driven by extreme fire weather, the Bridge fire, which had started on the other side of the mountain range, grew from just a few thousand acres to 34,240 acres that day, and was spreading toward the town. By the next morning, it had reached Wrightwood’s boundaries.
Opinion: How a California community helped prevent the Bridge fire from destroying their town
September 23, 2024 at 6:54 PM San Bernardino County firefighters work to save a home in Wrightwood as they battle the Bridge fire on Sept. 11. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) On the evening of Sept. 10, things looked bad for the mountain ski town of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles.
Logging industry’s wildfire claims are misleading the public
Logging industry’s wildfire claims are misleading the public By Chad Hanson, fire ecologist, John Muir Project The Hill August 12, 2024 Category: Forestry Region: United States, US West The Park Fire in northern California has reached approximately 400,000 acres in size, and already logging industry advocates are pushing out misinformation about the fire in an attempt to promote their deceptively-named Fix Our Forests Act logging bill.
Logging industry’s wildfire claims are misleading the public
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Logging industry’s wildfire claims are misleading the public
The Park Fire in northern California has reached approximately 400,000 acres in size, and already logging industry advocates are pushing out misinformation about the fire in an attempt to promote their deceptively-named Fix Our Forests Act logging bill.
Postfire reproduction of a serotinous conifer, the giant sequoia, in the Nelder Grove, California
1 INTRODUCTION Globally among conifers, the association with high-severity fire for effective reproduction, known as serotiny, originated approximately 120–65 million years ago for modern conifer species and 350 million years ago for ancestor species (He et al., 2016; Lamont et al., 2019, 2020). Traits associated with serotiny evolved in response to strong evolutionary selection from high-severity crown fires.
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UM Miller School of Medicine: Cell Therapy Appears Safe and Effective for Lymphoma in Remission December 11, 2023 MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: A new study asks whether CAR T immunotherapy works on patients who went into remission before infusion. Most patients receiving cell therapy, a form of immunotherapy that uses immune cells engineered to recognize and attack the patient's cancer, desperately need it.
Logging makes forests and homes more vulnerable to wildfires
The West has seen some really big forest fires recently, particularly in California’s Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Naturally, everyone is concerned and elected officials are eager to be seen as advancing solutions. The U.S. Senate is negotiating over the Build Back Better bill, which currently contains nearly $20 billion in logging subsidies for “hazardous fuel reduction” in forests.
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