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Aug. 1, 2026 5:49 p.m.
Kari Nadeau, the new dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is featured. Nadeau plans to increase scholarships and community engagement opportunities for students. (Courtesy of Kari Nadeau/Cropped from Original)
Kari Nadeau began her tenure as dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health on July 1.
News senior staffer Shaun Thomas sat down with Nadeau to discuss her transition into the role and her vision for the school’s future.
By Shaun Thomas
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Aug. 1, 2026 1:13 a.m.Facing a federal funding denial, a UCLA research group is turning to OnlyFans to raise money and bring awareness to long-term research funding difficulties.
The Blumstein Lab, which studies marmot behavior, started videos of the large rodents on OnlyFans – a subscription-based adult entertainment content creation platform – under the name “OnlyMarms” after the National Science Foundation rejected the researchers’ proposals to renew their grant.
By Sophie Acker
Academics
July 26, 2026 12:58 p.m.Q&A: Professor Gail Wyatt discusses mental health advocacy in marginalized communities
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.
By Donya Hassanshahi
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July 22, 2026 1:55 p.m.Amid budget deficit, political science department cuts TAs, shrinks course capacities
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.
By Diana Corona
Academics
July 11, 2026 12:57 a.m.How the Trump administration’s revamp of funding guidelines could threaten research
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.
By Alyssa Wong
Academics
July 8, 2026 7:44 p.m.USAC recap – June 23
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.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Academics
June 25, 2026 4:34 p.m.UCLA comparative literature department to offer health humanities minor in fall
UCLA will offer a minor in health humanities starting this fall.
The minor, housed under the comparative literature department, is an interdisciplinary program that examines how health and medicine are shaped by literature, culture, history and social experience, according to the department’s website.
By Aimee Zhang
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