Undergraduate Students Association Council President Jayha Buhs Jackson is focused on increasing transparency and making campus resources accessible for students.
Jackson, a rising third-year African American studies and public affairs student, spoke with campus politics editor Nicholas Mouchawar about her plans as president and the issues she believes students should be aware of.

Two students received the 2025-26 Don T. Nakanishi Award for Outstanding Engaged Scholarship in Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies last month for their community research and activism.

Thunderous drumbeats, synchronized movements and sharp vocalizations fill performances by UCLA’s Kyodo Taiko, the first collegiate taiko drumming ensemble in the United States.
The student-run organization, founded in 1990, brings around 30 members together each year to learn taiko – a 12,000-year-old traditional Japanese art form – and engage with Japanese American history and culture.

After shuttering in 2024, the Westwood Village Theater – now rebranded as the Directors Village – brought hundreds of people to Westwood to see “The Odyssey.”
The theater was purchased in February 2024 by a collective of filmmakers including Christopher Nolan, director of “The Odyssey,” an adaptation of the epic poem written by ancient Greek poet Homer.

The UC launched a new initiative in July that encourages staff to learn more about how to use artificial intelligence tools.
The AI Buddy Program pairs UC Office of the President staff at differing levels of AI expertise to meet once or twice a week and learn from each other.

UCLA will shut down two of its childcare centers – one of which employed a teacher arrested for child sexual abuse in 2024 – next June, university leadership announced Thursday evening.

The California Assembly Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to advance a UC-sponsored bond measure that would fund scientific research across the state.
The California Science and Health Research Bond Act – or Senate Bill 895 – would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research to award $5 billion in grants and loans to public and private research institutions, including UC campuses.