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Oct. 5, 2026 5:24 a.m.
Veronica Terriquez, director of the Chicano Studies Research Center, is pictured. Terriquez has worked to promote Latino civic engagement across the UC. (Courtesy of Veronica Terriquez)
The director of UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center is working to promote Latino civic engagement across the UC.
Veronica Terriquez was selected to lead the center – which supports research and advocacy for Chicano, Latino and indigenous communities – in 2021, after she worked as a UC Santa Cruz sociology professor.
By Victor Simoes
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Oct. 4, 2026 9:39 p.m.This post was updated Oct. 5 at 10:34 a.m.
UCLA’s childcare centers are projected to incur a cumulative deficit of $9.1 million ahead of their June 2027 closure, according to financial statements reviewed by the Daily Bruin.
By Julian Duaybis
Campus
Oct. 3, 2026 1:37 p.m.Elimination of classroom computers amid budget shortfalls hurts teaching, faculty say
This post was updated Oct. 4 at 11:33 p.m.
UCLA eliminated dozens of classroom computers this quarter amid budget shortfalls, which faculty said has impacted their teaching.
By Lauren Nguyen
Academics
Oct. 2, 2026 1:28 a.m.UCLA expands student AI tool access, prompting responsible use, learning concerns
UCLA expanded students’ access to artificial intelligence tools within their Google accounts Sept. 23, sparking concern among some students and professors.
The university gave students free access to a Google Workspace for Education Plus plan and integrated Google’s Gemini AI agent into their Workspace applications, such as Google Docs, Slides and Sheets, Chief Information Officer Lucy Avetisyan announced in a campuswide email.
By William Gauvin
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Oct. 1, 2026 7:42 p.m.UCLA professor discovers new cause of narcolepsy in ‘blue spot’ brain region
This post was updated Oct. 4 at 11:41 p.m.
For over 20 years, many scientists believed that a loss of a particular group of brain cells – termed hypocretin cells – found in the brain’s hypothalamus was the cause of narcolepsy.
By Zoya Alam
Campus
Oct. 1, 2026 2:49 p.m.UCLA asks judge to dismiss DOJ case alleging the university allowed antisemitism
This post was updated Oct. 1 at 11:57 p.m.
UCLA asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a Department of Justice lawsuit that alleged the university allowed discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students.
[Related: DOJ launches second suit against UC, alleging antisemitism against UCLA students]
The lawsuit, which the DOJ filed against the UC in May, alleged that UCLA allowed antisemitic protests on campus following Palestinian political party and militant group Hamas’ Oct.
By Alexis Muchnik
Campus
Oct. 1, 2026 2:28 p.m.DOJ accuses UCLA School of Law of racially discriminating in admissions processes
This post was updated Oct. 1 at 11:53 p.m.
The United States Department of Justice alleged Thursday that the UCLA School of Law discriminated against white and Asian applicants in its admissions processes.
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division claimed in a Thursday letter that UCLA Law violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars racial discrimination in programs receiving federal funding.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
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