Academics
March 19, 2026 12:04 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.
Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda, the chair of the department of Chicana/o studies, said in an emailed statement that the department made the decision at an emergency meeting Wednesday.
By Amanda Velasco and Natalia Mochernak
A Closer Look
March 18, 2026 10:02 p.m.The Basic Needs Farmers Market and Health Fair connected hundreds of students with underused wellness resources.
The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s External Vice President, Sherry Zhou, hosted the fair in Wilson Plaza.
By Sashi Atkinson Osorio
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
Academics
March 13, 2026 10:30 p.m.UC reaches tentative agreements with 3 United Auto Workers units
The UC reached tentative agreements with three United Auto Workers units that had threatened to strike, the units announced Friday.
The tentative agreement, if approved, will become the first contracts for Student Services and Advising Professionals-UAW and Research and Public Service Professionals-UAW, which were officially recognized by the University in April and September, respectively.
By Josephine Murphy
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