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National

May 7, 2026 2:06 p.m.
Cyberattack shuts down Bruin Learn, targets thousands of schools
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Shiny Hunters – a criminal extortion group – displays a message on the Canvas website. A cyberattack impacting Bruin Learn barred students from accessing the platform Thursday. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated May 7 at 2:43 p.m.
A cyberattack impacting Bruin Learn – as well as thousands of other schools which use Canvas – barred students from accessing the platform Thursday.

By Rune Long

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Campus

May 7, 2026 12:03 p.m.
UCPD investigates aggravated assault outside Royce Hall

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

Higher Education

May 6, 2026 1:33 p.m.

DOJ alleges David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considered race in admissions

The U.S. Department of Justice alleged Wednesday that UCLA’s medical school 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 David Geffen 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

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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