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March 2, 2026 8:20 p.m.
Students recognized with the True Bruins R.A.I.S.E. award hold certificates. The award celebrates UCLA students who have stepped up to help a student in crisis and exemplify respect, accountability, integrity, service and excellence.(Courtesy of Taizo Nakayama)
When Diana Rinza was a bilingual medical interpreter, she worked with a 16-year-old boy who was facing anxiety, depression and difficulty participating in school
Rinza said the patient’s mom – who was undocumented and had stage four lung cancer – was struggling to pay rent and take care of her health.
By Alisha Hassanali
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March 2, 2026 10:27 a.m.The department of statistics and data science has a new teaching aide – only, it isn’t human.
Thomas Maierhofer, a lecturer in the department of statistics and data science, developed an artificial intelligence teaching aide to use in his Statistics 10 and 20 classes.
By Xasive Espinosa
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Feb. 27, 2026 6:52 p.m.‘We have a right to know what’s going on’: Sproul residents allege service issues
This post was updated March 1 at 10:00 p.m.
Wilson Her said his heart dropped when he saw both of Sproul Hall’s elevators were broken after returning from a trip in early February.
By Sophia Pu
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Feb. 27, 2026 11:52 a.m.Jonli Tunstall assumes role of UCLA’s Academic Advancement Program director
Jonli Tunstall will serve as the new associate vice provost of student diversity and director of UCLA’s Academic Advancement Program.
AAP provides first-generation, low-income and historically underrepresented students with tutoring, counseling, mentorship and research opportunities, according to its website.
By Delilah Brumer
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Feb. 24, 2026 5:37 p.m.Math department standardizes grade cutoffs across lectures to address inequities
The math department’s new grading policy is meant to make grading more equitable across different lectures of the same courses.
But some students say it closely resembles a quota system – which the department bans.
By Leilani Krantz
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Feb. 24, 2026 10:01 a.m.Q&A: Dr. Vatche Agopian talks early detection of gallbladder, bile duct cancers
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 11:40 p.m.
Dr. Vatche Agopian, a liver transplant hepatobiliary surgeon at UCLA, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Donya Hassanshahi during February’s Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month to discuss the importance of educating people about their health and taking the initiative to detect malignant cancers.
By Donya Hassanshahi
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Feb. 20, 2026 5:51 p.m.UCLA Housing discontinues 10-person apartments for 2026-27 academic year
This post was updated Feb. 22 at 10:22 p.m.
UCLA Housing is discontinuing 10-person university apartments for the 2026-27 academic year.
UCLA released its housing application Jan.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
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