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Nearly 100 students and community members gathered Wednesday for a “die-in” and demonstration to recognize Palestinian lives lost in recent violence in Gaza.

UCLA’s annual Black Convocation, which was held Wednesday evening, welcomed Black community members back to campus and celebrated their achievements.
Hundreds of Black students, faculty and staff gathered in Carnesale Commons for the celebration, which featured guest speakers, including California Assembly Majority Leader Isaac Bryan and Tananarive Due, a continuing lecturer of African American studies.

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The UCLA Undergraduate Research Centers for the Sciences and the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences hosted an open house Wednesday morning for students to learn how to get involved in research and to share their own experiences.

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UCLA Lab School alumnus and actor Leonardo DiCaprio will collaborate with the school to establish a scholarship and fund a climate education program for its students.

This post was updated July 2 at 7:43 p.m.
Columbia University professor Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park was named dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Dr. Steven Dubinett, who has served as the interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine since 2021, was named as the school’s permanent dean Monday.

Students, faculty and staff expressed support for new gender-inclusive guidelines for blood donation but noted they may have limited efficacy.
The United States Food and Drug Administration announced May 11 it will implement new guidance that will allow men who have sex with men to donate blood without a deferral period for the first time since 1985.

This post was updated June 1 at 4:04 p.m..
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health announced it will offer a new master’s degree in data science in health.

The UC announced May 16 that students and employees will soon be allowed to opt out of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate entirely.
The change came after the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced that the federal COVID-19 public health emergency would end May 11.

Former men’s basketball player Myles Johnson will be the student speaker at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Science’s graduate student commencement.
Johnson, who graduated in March with a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering, announced in a tweet Monday that he will be speaking at the ceremony, which will be held June 18 at 1:30 p.m.