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Feb. 1, 2026 9:25 p.m.
Daniel Walker Howe, the former chair of UCLA’s history department and a Pulitzer Prize winner, died Dec. 25 at 88 years old. Howe – a historian of 19th-century religion – studied religious movements and their impacts on American culture. (Courtesy of the Howe family)
Daniel Walker Howe, the former chair of UCLA’s history department and a Pulitzer Prize winner, died Dec. 25. He was 88 years old.
Howe was a faculty member in UCLA’s history department from 1972 to 1993 and served as the department’s chair from 1983 to 1987.
By Zachary Turcios
A Closer Look
Feb. 1, 2026 3:49 p.m.The Congo Basin Institute Club at UCLA provides Bruins with the opportunity to support environmental research conducted by UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute – both on campus and in Cameroon.
By Angelina Alkhouri
A Closer Look
Jan. 30, 2026 10:38 p.m.Music tuned to shape UCLA dining hall experiences through curated playlists
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 10:11 p.m.
UCLA Dining employees curate specialized playlists for diners to enjoy, from Epicuria at Covel’s European melodies to Bruin Plate’s upbeat soundtrack.
By Victor Simoes
Campus
Jan. 30, 2026 5:40 p.m.Hundreds demonstrate on campus as part of nationwide protest against ICE activity
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:51 p.m.
Hundreds of people participated in a walkout Friday afternoon to protest increased immigration enforcement activity across the United States.
Several student organizations planned the walkout, including Students for Socialism; the Student Labor Advocacy Project; and Improving Dreams, Equity, and Access at UCLA.
By Delilah Brumer and Maggie Konecky
Campus
Jan. 29, 2026 10:46 p.m.Students gather for vigil honoring people killed by federal agents
This post was updated Feb. 2 at 12:15 a.m.
More than 200 people gathered at a Thursday vigil to honor people killed amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
The event – organized in part by the Afrikan Student Union, Bruin Democrats and members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council – was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
By Maggie Konecky and Victor Simoes
Campus
Jan. 28, 2026 11:38 p.m.DOJ seeks to join lawsuit against David Geffen School of Medicine
This post was updated Jan. 29 at 10:11 p.m.
The United States Department of Justice sought to join a lawsuit Wednesday that alleged UCLA’s medical school illegally considers race in its admissions.
By Josephine Murphy
A Closer Look
Jan. 28, 2026 6:46 p.m.Over 1,000 demonstrators join on-campus walkout to protest ICE crackdowns
This post was updated Jan. 29 at 10:26 p.m.
More than 1,000 people marched across campus Wednesday afternoon to protest the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
By Izzy Greig and Amanda Velasco
Campus
Jan. 27, 2026 6:09 p.m.ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – Jan. 23
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 6:32 p.m.
The Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors has lost around $1.8 million since the beginning of the academic year due to the elimination of meal swipes at ASUCLA markets, it said at its Friday meeting.
By Anna Gu
A Closer Look
Jan. 26, 2026 3:01 p.m.UCLA announces registration, certification mandate for electric scooters, bikes
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 10:04 p.m.
All electric scooters and bikes used on campus or stored in UCLA-owned housing must be certified and registered starting Nov.
By Amanda Velasco
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