I began my job as a copy editor reviewing -30- columns. Now I’m writing one.
It’s hard to believe how quickly time passes or slowly, depending on how late print shifts are running.

This post was updated June 5 at 2:32 p.m.
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State bans on affirmative action are associated with striking declines in racial and ethnic diversity in public medical schools, according to a recent UCLA-led study.
The study examined the percentage of students from underrepresented backgrounds in United States public medical schools between 1985 and 2019 and found there was a decrease in the percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students.