The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously supported a California bill addressing artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes and other forms of technology-facilitated sexual harassment at its July 21 meeting.

This post was updated July 26 at 8:20 p.m.
July is the Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.
The month honors Campbell, an advocate and author who co-founded the National Alliance on Mental Illness Urban Los Angeles to help people from marginalized backgrounds seek mental health services.

This post was updated July 26 at 8:12 p.m.
UCLA’s political science department cut teaching assistant and reader positions in response to a budget deficit, faculty said.

This post was updated July 20 at 12:38 a.m.
Each year, thousands of students must buy lab coats and protective gear to complete their major requirements.

This post was updated July 12 at 7:42 p.m.
UCLA is raising the quarterly fee for its digital textbook program, which students said could deter them from using the service.

This post was updated July 12 at 7:39 p.m.
The federal government’s proposal to overhaul research grant funding processes could have detrimental effects on scientific research, UCLA researchers said.

The Undergraduate Students Association Council appointed students to the USA judicial board, elections board and USAC committees at its June 23 meeting.
USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA.