Academics
June 7, 2026 3:57 p.m.
A “Know Your Rights” card is pictured. The Immigrant Rights Project is a student-run initiative under the UCLA School of Law’s El Centro Legal Projects that provides legal education to Los Angeles immigrants. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin staff)
Immigrant community members shared fears of detention, deportation and family separation with UCLA School of Law students at a “Know Your Rights” presentation last fall.
But one interaction during the presentation – which students held in a South Central Los Angeles church – stood out to Katelyn Zou, who graduated from the School of Law this spring.
By Zachery Chagoya
A Closer Look
June 7, 2026 3:46 p.m.UCLA students interning in Washington, D.C., this year navigated anti-immigration enforcement protests, congressional budget negotiations during appropriations season and uncertainty surrounding federal funding.
The UC Washington Program, created in 1997, sends at least 31 UCLA undergraduate students to the United States Capitol each quarter.
By Vivian Stein
A Closer Look
June 7, 2026 9:54 a.m.Foos in Medicine inspires first-generation Latino students pursuing healthcare
Alexis Alemán and Irvin Garcia did not expect to amass more than 350,000 followers when they started the Instagram account @foosinmedicine.
But now students have told Alemán, who will graduate this spring with a master’s in social science, and Garcia, who graduated from the David Geffen School of Medicine, that they pursued professional degrees because of the account.
By Sophia Pu
Academics
June 2, 2026 2:00 p.m.UCLA announces $125 million Semiconductor Hub with industry partners
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering’s new $125 million Semiconductor Hub will push technological boundaries, faculty and administrators said at a conference May 21.
The hub will accelerate research on semiconductors, which are materials used in computer chips to regulate electrical current, faculty speakers said.
By Owen Mazzola
A Closer Look
May 30, 2026 11:21 a.m.UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to review program change following criticism
This post was updated June 3 at 9:57 p.m.
UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television plans to reverse a controversial proposed change to its undergraduate narrative directing program, professors said Wednesday.
By Dylan Winward
A Closer Look
May 26, 2026 2:02 p.m.HAND at UCLA brings researchers, students together to discuss aging and memory
This post was updated May 28 at 12:08 a.m.
Subtle memory-related brain changes in people with neurological disorders may be reversible before full cognitive decline occurs, underscoring the importance of early detection, UCLA researchers said at a May 15 conference.
By Shaun Thomas
Academics
May 25, 2026 11:45 p.m.Professors express concern following Trump administration’s proposed funding cuts
The Trump administration requested more than $15 billion in cuts to federal research funding for a second consecutive year, leaving UCLA professors concerned about the future of scientific research.
By Leilani Krantz
Academics
May 25, 2026 8:27 p.m.UCLA faculty, students voice concern over discontinued media literacy class
UCLA’s Teacher Education Program plans to discontinue one of its signature course offerings, faculty said.
The program’s critical media literacy classes help students analyze media, evaluate the quality of information sources and examine representation online, according to the TEP website.
By Vivian Stein
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