Higher Education
Oct. 3, 2026 9:43 p.m.
UCLA alumnus and Keck School of Medicine of USC student Arman Hussain helped create a new tool to help medical and other patient-facing students study using artificial intelligence. His tool, Neural Consult, currently has over 100,000 users. (Courtesy of Arman Hussain)
UCLA alumnus Arman Hussain said he struggled to apply both patient interaction skills and practical knowledge when studying in medical school.
Now, Hussain, a medical student at Keck School of Medicine of USC, is trying to fix that using artificial intelligence.
By Kyan Wang
Campus
Oct. 1, 2026 2:49 p.m.This post was updated Oct. 1 at 11:57 p.m.
UCLA asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a Department of Justice lawsuit that alleged the university allowed discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students.
[Related: DOJ launches second suit against UC, alleging antisemitism against UCLA students]
The lawsuit, which the DOJ filed against the UC in May, alleged that UCLA allowed antisemitic protests on campus following Palestinian political party and militant group Hamas’ Oct.
By Alexis Muchnik
California
Sept. 30, 2026 12:03 a.m.Recent college graduates struggle to find work amid job market uncertainty
This post was updated Oct. 2 at 12:19 a.m.
UCLA alumnus Kiana Bagheban-Rezvan took a gap year after graduating in 2025, hoping to get some work experience while studying for the LSAT.
By Max Davis-Housefield
Campus
Sept. 29, 2026 7:21 p.m.Judge extends block on release of report into UCLA head of strategic communications
This post was updated Sept. 30 at 12:00 a.m.
A judge extended a block on the release of an investigative report detailing the workplace conduct of UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications Tuesday.
Mary Osako, who has served in the role since 2019, filed a lawsuit Aug.
By Nicholas Mouchawar and Patrick Woodham
California
Sept. 29, 2026 11:45 a.m.Newsom vetoes bill requesting UC to report on Time, Place and Manner policies
This post was updated Sept. 29 at 11:52 p.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sunday that would have asked the UC to hold meetings and report data about its enforcement of Time, Place and Manner policies.
Assembly Bill 2551 would have requested the UC Board of Regents and required the California State University Board of Trustees to hold separate open forum sessions to hear student feedback on TPM policies by Dec.
By Julian Duaybis
Higher Education
Sept. 28, 2026 6:02 p.m.Education Department reinstates Trump Title IX rules, rescinds LGBTQ+ protections
This post was updated Sept. 30 at 10:17 a.m.
The United States Department of Education on Monday rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulations, which included protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding.
By Alexis Muchnik
Higher Education
Sept. 25, 2026 1:42 p.m.1,600 communication workers ratify contract to join UC’s largest union
This post was updated Oct. 1 at 4:03 p.m.
UC communication workers voted Thursday to join a union representing more than 60,000 student employees, researchers and educators across the University.
By Rune Long
Campus
Sept. 24, 2026 12:25 p.m.Frenk says UCLA’s year-end budget deficit is significantly smaller than expected
UCLA’s year-end budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year was about $160 million lower than its initial projections, Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a campuswide email Thursday.
The university was projected to generate a $220 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, said Reem Hanna-Harwell, UCLA’s interim chief financial officer, in a March campuswide email.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Academics
Sept. 21, 2026 6:34 p.m.UCLA regains No. 1 spot in U.S. News & World Report public universities rankings
This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:46 p.m.
UCLA is once again the country’s No. 1 public university, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings released Monday.
UCLA fell to the second-best public university last year after eight years at the top.
By Alexis Muchnik
searching for more articles...
small studio guest house for rent (one room, fully furnished) with kitchenette, small bathroom and a/c. great location, close to ucla. century city and freeways. plenty of street parking. available for rent after oct 5. $1650 per month great, quiet , safe residential neighborhood. if interested call karen 310 508 1963 or email [email protected]