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Academics
March 9, 2026 8:28 p.m.Aimée Dorr, the former UC provost and dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, died Jan. 25. She was 83.
Dorr joined the UCLA faculty in 1981 as a professor in the education department who researched the impacts of electronic media on children.
By Zachery Chagoya
A Closer Look
March 7, 2026 10:00 p.m.Professor Alex Wang discusses China, climate action at UCLA Law event
Law professor Alex Wang credited China for its advancements in green technology but criticized its shortcomings in ecological protection at a book talk Wednesday.
The talk was divided between Wang’s explanation of his book titled “Chinese Global Environmentalism” and a conversation between him and Mary Nichols, the former chair of the California Air Resources Board.
By Charlie Hamilton
California
March 7, 2026 7:22 p.m.Petitioners push billionaire tax, other initiatives for California ballot
This post was updated March 8 at 10:00 p.m.
California advocates are trying to put a tax on billionaires on the November ballot.
Leaders from Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West and St.
By Lilly Leonhardt and Alexis Muchnik
Academics
March 6, 2026 8:29 p.m.UCLA professor to retire, cancel spring class amid criticism over Epstein ties
This post was updated March 8 at 9:45 p.m.
Editor’s Note: This article contains references to sex offenses, including against minors, which some readers may find disturbing.
By Natalia Mochernak
Campus
March 6, 2026 8:15 p.m.Rejected fee initiative cannot appear on May USAC ballot, USA Judicial Board rules
This post was updated March 8 at 9:47 p.m.
The USA Judicial Board on Friday unanimously rejected an appeal to overturn the USA Elections Board’s disqualification of a student fee initiative from the May Undergraduate Students Association Council election.
By Natalia Mochernak and Shiv Patel
A Closer Look
March 6, 2026 12:50 p.m.In Plain Sight: Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden staff cultivate connection, education
This post was updated March 8 at 9:55 p.m.
Most UCLA students dread taking 8 a.m. lectures – the earliest courses UCLA offers.
But by 7:30 a.m., John Cluff – the manager of the Mildred E.
By Alisha Hassanali
Campus
March 5, 2026 9:58 p.m.Students debate activist Chloe Cole at Turning Point USA at UCLA event
UCLA students debated a conservative activist who opposes gender-affirming care for minors at a Turning Point USA event in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday.
The event – organized by TPUSA’s West Hollywood and UCLA chapters – was part of a series called “Pick up the Mic” which invites college students to debate Chloe Cole, a speaker who supports banning minors from receiving gender-affirming care after her own gender detransition.
By Lilly Wellons
Campus
March 5, 2026 9:47 p.m.USA Judicial Board to hear allegations against USA Elections Board
The USA Elections Board is set to face allegations at a USA Judicial Board hearing Friday that it improperly applied the Elections Code when eliminating a petition-based student fee initiative.
By Natalia Mochernak
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