Students and faculty discussed how technological developments impact human rights and democracy at the DataX Impact Forum in May.
The event – titled “Beyond Broligarchy: The Fight for a Better Future” – featured an hour-long conversation between Cory Doctorow, a journalist and science fiction author, and Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies.

This post was updated June 25 at 9:17 p.m.
Gina Osborne thought vegetables could not grow without soil.
But at the Tower Gardens on the Sproul Landing Sun Deck, she does just that.

This post was updated June 25 at 7:06 p.m.
A United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid did not take place at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday, contrary to claims on social media. 
Rumors of an ICE raid circulated on social media after two federal agents brought a person in custody to the medical center emergency room for treatment, a UCLA Health spokesperson said in a June 24 emailed statement.

The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated nearly $2,000 to student organizations and appointed a new undergraduate representative to the ASUCLA Board of Directors at its June 3 meeting.

A May 19 forum put on by the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies examined how Los Angeles could use the upcoming 2028 Olympics to improve infrastructure, mobility and accessibility.

The California State Legislature rejected Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed funding cuts to the UC in its June 9 revision of the state budget.
The legislature passed a state budget amounting to $325 billion Friday, rejecting Newsom’s proposed cuts of $129.7 million to the UC.

This post was updated June 18 at 1:45 p.m.
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