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.

This post was updated May 6 at 1:10 a.m.
Advocates called on lawmakers to implement policies funding mental health support for young people during a Friday conference at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.

A UCLA club is offering support to Arab American students looking to pursue careers in healthcare.
UCLA’s National Arab American Medical Association NextGen chapter provides students with resources, events and advice on how to be competitive when applying for health-related graduate programs, said Alex Ottersbach, president of NAAMA.

This post was updated April 26 at 10:17 p.m.
Hundreds of students attended Spring Into Wellness – the Student Wellness Commission’s Friday Bruin Health Week event – April 17.

Kombucha, frozen greek yogurt and other free snacks summoned hundreds of students to Wilson Plaza for a healthy food fair April 14.
UCLA Total Wellness Magazine – a student-run health and wellness publication under the Student Wellness Commission – hosted Foodie Fair, an annual event featuring health-conscious snacks, April 14.

Amid a partial government shutdown, the United States Department of Homeland Security observed its 23rd anniversary in March.
DHS oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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.

Students gathered on Feb. 27 to watch campus cultural groups perform at an event hosted by the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Student Wellness Commission.
Student Wellness Commissioner Hannah Yip hosted “Joy as Resistance” – a cultural showcase highlighting music and dance from cultural student organizations – in Carnesale Commons from 5 to 7 p.m.

More than half of tested homes in Los Angeles county fire-impacted communities had unsafe contaminant levels one year after the January 2025 fires, a survivor advocacy group said at the first annual LA Fires Research Conference on Jan.

January is cervical health awareness month.
Dr. Ritu Salani, a gynecologic oncologist and professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at UCLA, sat down with Daily Bruin science and health contributor Nick Mouchawar to discuss cervical cancer awareness, prevention strategies and the importance of routine screening.