Campus
April 14, 2026 1:31 p.m.
Six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee is pictured. The UCLA alumnus will speak at the College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies at Pauley Pavilion June 12. (Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force)
Three-time Olympic gold medalist and UCLA alumnus Jackie Joyner-Kersee will speak at the College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies June 12.
Joyner-Kersee, who graduated UCLA in 1986 with a bachelor’s of arts in history, will give a keynote speech at all three of the UCLA College’s commencement ceremonies, which are scheduled for 11 a.m., 3 p.m.
By Natalia Mochernak
Crime
April 14, 2026 11:01 a.m.Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges including sexual battery.
Heaps was accused of sexually abusing multiple patients during his time as a doctor at UCLA Health.
By Maggie Konecky
Campus
April 13, 2026 3:42 p.m.UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department to suspend admission to biophysics major
The department of physics and astronomy will suspend admission to the biophysics major for continuing students next fall and is seeking to cut the program entirely in fall 2027, an advisor announced in a Monday email.
Admission to the major will be suspended effective fall 2026 for continuing students and fall 2027 for newly admitted students, said Mary Tran, the department of physics and astronomy’s lead undergraduate advisor, in a Monday email to students.
By Reese Dahlgren
A Closer Look
April 12, 2026 10:05 p.m.UCLA UniCamp receives $109K grant for new equipment, infrastructure
UCLA UniCamp, the official philanthropy of the UCLA student body, won a $109,000 grant from the American Camp Association in late March.
Every summer, about 500 UCLA students volunteer at UniCamp’s Camp Pine Mountain, located in the San Bernardino Mountains, to serve as community leaders for more than 1,200 children from underserved backgrounds.
By Keira Perkin
California
April 12, 2026 10:04 p.m.Universities Allied for Essential Medicines advocates for affordable health care
While a vial of insulin takes as little as $2 to manufacture, it can cost consumers $250 in the United States.
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5.
By Kyan Wang
Academics
April 12, 2026 4:09 p.m.UCLA Community School program expands educational resources, access for students
This post was updated April 12 at 9:57 p.m.
When Brenda Benitez Alcantara transferred to the Robert F. Kennedy UCLA Community School, she was surprised to encounter a dual-language program that encouraged teaching in both Spanish and English.
By Sarah Soroosh Moghadam
Campus
April 11, 2026 9:19 p.m.Data shows UCPD disproportionately stops Black, Hispanic people, raising concerns
This post was updated April 12 at 9:32 p.m.
Together, Black and Hispanic people make up less than a quarter of Westwood’s population – and 27.5% of UCLA’s student body – yet more than half of the people UCPD stopped between July 2024 and July 2025 were reported to be those ethnicities.
By Phoebe Huss
News
April 11, 2026 9:09 p.m.Representative Ted Lieu denounces anti-LGBTQ+ policies at UCLA symposium
Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of suicide and descriptions of abuse against children that some readers may find disturbing.
U.S. representative Ted Lieu condemned anti-LGBTQ+ policies at a Wednesday event at La Kretz Garden Pavilion.
By Rune Long and Prannay Veerabahu
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