Panelists called for research-informed LGBTQ+ health advocacy at the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research and Health’s second annual Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research Symposium on March 18.

This post was updated April 1 at 11:05 p.m.
Students at the Fielding School of Public Health are told to focus on vulnerable communities.
So teaching a class on Palestine – the site of what the World Health Organization calls an emergency situation – seemed only natural for a group of the school’s students.

The UC Board of Regents discussed cross-campus educational initiatives and support for disabled students at a March 19 meeting.
The board held its bimonthly meeting March 18 to March 20 at UCLA.

Forget spiders, snakes or heights – for some, public speaking is the most frightening thing of all.
Founded this fall, Speech Team @UCLA provides UCLA students with the opportunity to strengthen their speaking skills, said Ernesto Perez, a team membership co-president of Speech Club.

Melanin and Medicine began in 2019 as a way for Black students at UCLA pursuing health care careers to support each other.
But the club quickly expanded its mission – evolving into a nonprofit organization with the mission of supporting Black pre-health students and the greater Los Angeles community, said Laila Harris, the group’s chair of cardiology and assistant project service director.

Students have been able to receive their textbooks on a subscription basis since fall 2024.
The Bruin One Access program, administered by ASUCLA, allows students to access their required course materials for $129 per quarter.

A UCLA Fiat Lux seminar examines how misinformation takes root in media, conspiracy theories and public distrust in health care.
“The Anatomy of Deception,” offered during winter quarter, examines misinformation in media, conspiracy theories and distrust in health care.