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Sept. 9, 2026 9:38 p.m.
University Village center, a UCLA childcare center located near the University Village apartments, is pictured. A 4-year-old student at University Village was reported to child protective services for exhibiting symptoms of sexual abuse in May 2018. The student’s teacher was arrested for a separate case of child sexual abuse nearly six years later. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
A 4-year-old student at a UCLA childcare center was reported to child protective services for exhibiting symptoms of sexual abuse in May 2018. UCPD and LAPD both received notice of the incident, but both law enforcement agencies closed their cases without arresting anyone or interviewing the child or their parents.
By Natalia Mochernak
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Aug. 26, 2026 5:16 p.m.ASUCLA locations implement fee for single-use food containers to encourage sustainability
This post was updated Aug. 30 at 11:33 p.m.
Several ASUCLA locations implemented a $1 fee for single-use food containers in June to encourage the use of reusable food containers.
By Sophia Pu
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Aug. 20, 2026 9:53 p.m.Design media arts department draws up 3 new degrees to overwrite original
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:18 p.m.
UCLA’s current design media arts major will be split into three new majors starting fall 2027.
The department will offer separate design, games and computational art majors, said Eddo Stern, a design media arts professor.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
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Aug. 17, 2026 2:00 p.m.UCLA researcher awarded $250,000 grant to increase AI accessibility
This post was updated Sept. 4 at 3:01 p.m.
A UCLA researcher received a new Amazon computing grant to make multilingual artificial intelligence more accessible.
Saadia Gabriel, an assistant professor of computer science, was awarded $250,000 of compute credits – which provide processing time, memory and storage on online computer hardware – through Amazon’s Build on Trainium grant.
By Kyan Wang
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Aug. 15, 2026 10:44 a.m.LARC uplifts communities through education on heat safety
Sources: California Environmental Protection Agency CalHeatScore data and Los Angeles County ZIP Codes. Graphic reporting by Charlie Hamilton, Science and Health editor. Interactive by Bianca Peralta, Data editor.
By Angelina Alkhouri
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Aug. 14, 2026 7:49 p.m.2 students honored with Don T. Nakanishi Award for AAPI community research, activism
Two students received the 2025-26 Don T. Nakanishi Award for Outstanding Engaged Scholarship in Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies last month for their community research and activism.
By Amanda Xi
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Aug. 7, 2026 2:32 p.m.Q&A: Dr. Robert Kim-Farley says anti-vaccination movement could spread more than just misinformation
This post was updated Aug. 9 at 6:48 p.m.
Measles cases in the United States have reached a new peak since the 1990s amid falling national vaccination rates.
By Catherine Wang
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