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May 9, 2026 7:00 p.m.
Students walk on campus. UCLA restored access to Bruin Learn on Saturday evening, two days after a cyberattack took down the learning platform. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA restored access to Bruin Learn on Saturday evening, two days after a cyberattack took down the learning platform.
ShinyHunters, a criminal extortion group, breached Canvas, which hosts BruinLearn, Thursday afternoon.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
A Closer Look
May 9, 2026 4:58 p.m.First-year bioengineering student Cadence Esterling routinely used worksheets on Bruin Learn to study for her lower-division calculus class – which she has a midterm for Wednesday.
By Amanda Velasco
News
May 7, 2026 10:05 p.m.UC investment assets dip, regents discuss at bimonthly meeting
The UC’s investments portfolio dipped last quarter, according to a report discussed at a UC Board of Regents meeting which protesters disrupted Tuesday.
The board met at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on Tuesday and Wednesday for its bimonthly meeting.
By Saya Mueller
Campus
May 7, 2026 12:03 p.m.UCPD investigates aggravated assault outside Royce Hall
This post was updated May 7 at 4:52 p.m.
UCPD is investigating an aggravated assault that happened outside Royce Hall on Wednesday.
The suspect allegedly approached the victim on a bench outside of Royce Hall and punched them at 6:40 p.m., according to a UCPD Clery Timely Warning crime alert.
By Caitlin Brockenbrow
A Closer Look
May 6, 2026 8:47 p.m.Behind the camera: UCLA student photographers snap personalized graduation photos
This post was updated May 7 at 9:18 a.m.
It’s a familiar sight for anyone who has been to UCLA’s campus in the spring: fourth-year students wearing stoles as they pose for photos commemorating their graduation.
By Reese Dahlgren
Higher Education
May 6, 2026 1:33 p.m.DOJ alleges David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considered race in admissions
This post was updated May 7 at 9:06 p.m.
The United States Department of Justice alleged Wednesday that the David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considered race in its admissions processes, discriminating against white and Asian American applicants.
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division alleged in a Wednesday press release that the School of Medicine illegally used race as a selection criteria for candidates and admitted Black and Latino students who had lower academic qualifications than their white and Asian counterparts.
By Lauren Trautenberg
California
May 6, 2026 1:04 p.m.Protesting doctors, nurses allege dangerous overcrowding at UCLA hospital
This post was updated May 7 at 9:12 p.m.
About 60 healthcare professionals gathered at Luskin Turnaround on Wednesday morning to protest patient overcrowding at UCLA’s on-campus hospital.
Members of the California Nurses Association, Committee of Interns and Residents and University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which represents healthcare, research and technical professionals – gave speeches calling on the University to address alleged overcrowding issues in the emergency department at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
By Nicholas Mouchawar and Kyan Wang
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