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Editor’s note: The following piece contains mentions of persecution, which could be disturbing to some readers.

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Tim Groeling, a professor of communication, will be the 2026-2027 chair of the UCLA Academic Senate.
Senate Elections Commissioner Joseph Watson certified Groeling’s election, according to a May 21 announcement from Senate Secretary Linda Sarna.

When Sara Graves wakes up every morning, she hopes the federal grants supporting her climate change research have not been cut.
Graves – a doctoral student in atmospheric and oceanic sciences – works as a researcher at the UCLA Center for Climate Science, where she focuses on water conservation efforts, along with other climate-related research.

College students said the California Community Colleges system has allowed them to pursue higher education at an affordable cost.
As the largest system of higher education in the country, CCC collectively serves 2.1 million students.

Sandra Harding, a former distinguished professor of education and gender studies, died March 5. She was 89.
Internationally recognized for developing “standpoint theory” – which frames science as shaped by cultural and social contexts rather than as purely objective – Harding’s work critiqued classic academic theories that often overlooked the impacts of race, gender and ethnicity on knowledge production and the practice of science.

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Amy Mainzer didn’t plan on studying asteroids when she graduated from her doctoral program in 2003.
But now, Mainzer – who received her doctorate of astronomy from UCLA – is building a telescope that will be sent to space to detect asteroids before they hit Earth’s surface.

From analyzing internet company regulations to Iran’s governing structure, the Middle Eastern Pre-Law Student Association’s journal aims to provide a new perspective on Middle Eastern governance.