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May 6, 2026 1:04 p.m.
Dr. Hannah Spungen is pictured giving a speech as one of the many healthcare professionals who gathered at Luskin Turnaround on Wednesday morning to protest patient overcrowding at UCLA’s on-campus hospital. (Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)
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
Campus
May 4, 2026 9:12 p.m.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.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Los Angeles
May 4, 2026 9:12 a.m.UCLA community service club pauses operations following ICE raid at site
This post was updated May 5 at 6:19 p.m.
A UCLA community service club paused its programming after federal agents performed an immigration raid at the organization’s volunteering site in the San Fernando Valley.
By Savannah Cunningham
California
May 2, 2026 5:50 p.m.‘It’s eye opening’: Deportation Data Project maps rise in immigration enforcement
When Graeme Blair heard President Donald Trump’s promises to carry out a mass deportation campaign ahead of the 2024 presidential election, he began planning the Deportation Data Project.
By Delilah Brumer and Josephine Murphy
Los Angeles
May 1, 2026 9:12 a.m.UCLA students advocate for better conditions in Westwood housing
Three UCLA students are pushing for housing reform in Westwood.
Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative Brett Berndt, USAC Student Housing Liaison Gabriella Llaneta and fourth-year political science student Henry Houser created UCLA’s chapter of the Student Homes Coalition, a statewide organization dedicated to advocating for better student housing.
By Cebelli Pfeifer
Los Angeles
April 29, 2026 10:58 a.m.Why drive when you can bike? CicLAvia closes Westwood Boulevard for Sunday event
Three miles of Santa Monica Boulevard and Westwood Boulevard closed to cars Sunday, creating a temporary park for cyclists and pedestrians.
CicLAvia – a nonprofit that temporarily closes streets to cars across the city – hosted the event.
By Alexis Muchnik and Lauren Nguyen
A Closer Look
April 29, 2026 12:24 a.m.Fielding faculty welcome incoming dean Kari Nadeau for leadership, research vision
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will soon have a new leader.
Dr. Kari Nadeau, the current chair of the department of environmental health at the Harvard T.H.
By Shaun Thomas
Campus
April 27, 2026 7:32 p.m.Climate Justice Forum speakers weigh AI environmental cost, sustainability outlook
While artificial intelligence can damage the environment, it also has the potential to promote sustainability, climate experts said during a Wednesday forum at Kerckhoff Grand Salon.
By Charlie Hamilton
A Closer Look
April 26, 2026 10:48 p.m.On ‘equitable care’: LGBTQIA+ SoCal Health Conference targets access, education
Healthcare providers emphasized the importance of supporting LGBTQ+ patients amid federal rollbacks on the community’s access to care at an April 19 UCLA conference.
The 11th annual LGBTQIA+ SoCal Health Conference brought together UCLA physicians, medical students and community members to discuss gender-affirming care, mental health and policy issues in the LGBTQ+ community.
By Keira Perkin
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