National
March 19, 2026 12:42 p.m.
Jagdeep Singh Bachher (center), the UC’s chief investment officer, is pictured. Bachher said he believes it is difficult to consider what constitutes supporting war – whether directly or tangentially – when it comes to the University’s investments, especially with regard to U.S. companies. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Pro-Palestine students and advocates have called on the UC to disclose and divest from companies allegedly associated with the Israeli military.
But at a Tuesday UC Board of Regents meeting, the UC’s Chief Investment Officer said he believes it is difficult to consider what constitutes supporting war – whether directly or tangentially – when it comes to the University’s investments, especially with regard to U.S.
By Josephine Murphy
Academics
March 19, 2026 12:04 a.m.This post was updated March 19 at 10:45 a.m.
UCLA’s Chicana/o studies department unanimously voted Wednesday afternoon to remove César E. Chávez from its name following sexual abuse allegations against the labor leader.
By Amanda Velasco and Natalia Mochernak
News
March 18, 2026 4:01 p.m.UC Regents committee recommends $351 million for UCLA student housing project
This post was updated March 19 at 1:15 p.m.
The UC Board of Regents’s Finance and Capital Strategies Committee recommended a budget of $351 million to build new UCLA student housing on Levering Ave.
By Maggie Konecky
Los Angeles
March 18, 2026 2:25 p.m.UC approves $298.2 million budget to convert LA building into UCLA Health complex
The UC Board of Regents approved a $298.2 million budget Wednesday to convert a Los Angeles building into a UCLA Health complex.
The project will convert an office building in El Segundo into UCLA Health South Bay, which will house a Sports Medicine Institute and create community fill and specialty pharmacies.
By Josephine Murphy
Campus
March 18, 2026 12:00 a.m.USAC recap – March 10
The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved multiple constitution changes to appear on the May ballot at its March 10 meeting.
USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA.
By Prannay Veerabahu
A Closer Look
March 15, 2026 6:57 p.m.UCLA Health is leading the effort to treat and destigmatize addiction
Dr. Julio Meza lost two family members to addiction-related illnesses when he was a child.
Now, as a UCLA Health physician, he leads a program providing doctors with addiction-specific training.
By Zoe Wolfers
Higher Education
March 15, 2026 3:19 p.m.‘Just trying to advance your work’: Mark Tramo’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein
A UCLA professor sought donations from and spoke about his scientific research with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after the financier’s initial 2008 conviction, according to U.S.
By Phoebe Huss
News
March 15, 2026 11:22 a.m.Westwood Village hosts first Lunar New Year event, highlights businesses
Hundreds of Westwood residents celebrated Lunar New Year with an afternoon of cultural activities in Broxton Plaza on Feb. 21.
The Westwood Village Improvement Association hosted the inaugural celebration from noon to 5 p.m.
By Jennifer Michel
A Closer Look
March 14, 2026 12:32 a.m.UCLA Faculty Association, science advocates host Stand Up for Science protest
Science advocates and UCLA Faculty Association members called on Californians to support a bill that would put scientific research funding on the 2026 ballot at a Saturday protest in Westwood.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
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