This post was updated Sept. 28 at 5:30 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council recommended several changes to the student conduct code during its Sept. 1 meeting. Read more...
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September 9, 9:38 pm
UCPD received notice of suspected child sex abuse years before childcare teacher’s arrest
This post was updated Sept. 10 at 7:58 a.m. A 4-year-old student at a UCLA childcare center was reported to child protective services for exhibiting symptoms of sexual abuse in May 2018. Read more...
Photo: University Village center, a UCLA childcare center located near the University Village apartments, is pictured. A 4-year-old student at University Village was reported to child protective services for exhibiting symptoms of sexual abuse in May 2018. The student’s teacher was arrested for a separate case of child sexual abuse nearly six years later. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
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September 8, 6:14 pm
UCLA suspends campus chapters of Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Alpha Zeta for hazing
This post was updated Sept. 10 at 4:36 p.m. UCLA has suspended the campus chapters of Lambda Chi Alpha and Sigma Alpha Zeta for violating policies related to hazing and safety, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life announced Tuesday. The university suspended Sigma Alpha Zeta, a multicultural sorority, for one year through Aug. Read more...
Photo: Sigma Alpha Zeta’s crest is pictured. UCLA has suspended the campus chapters of Lambda Chi Alpha and Sigma Alpha Zeta for violating policies related to hazing and safety, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life announced Tuesday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, News
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September 5, 9:41 am
UCLA launches digital humanities major, establishes standalone department
This post was updated Sept. 6 at 9:14 p.m. UCLA will launch a new digital humanities major this fall, integrating the study of society with technology. Read more...
Photo: (Nicholas Mouchawar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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August 31, 4:59 pm
UCLA doctoral student sues UC Regents, alleges unfair suspension for pro-Palestine protest participation
This post was updated Aug. 31 at 7:14 p.m. A UCLA doctoral student filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Tuesday, alleging that the university unfairly suspended him for participating in pro-Palestine protests. Read more...
Photo: Dylan Kupsh, a member of Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, (left) and another activist (right) stand outside the Los Angeles Metropolitan Courthouse in April 2025. Kupsh filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Tuesday, alleging that the university unfairly suspended him for participating in pro-Palestine protests. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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August 30, 11:25 pm
UCLA researchers help create pendant for early Alzheimer’s, dementia detection
UCLA researchers are partnering with a biotech company to test a wearable pendant that could detect early signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Researchers from the UCLA Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology will conduct a year-long joint study with biotech company BioSensics. Read more...
Photo: Bijan Najafi, a principal investigator on the grant and a professor of surgery, is featured. Najafi and other researchers are working with biotech company BioSensics to create a device that simultaneously tracks movement and speech and may help doctors diagnose dementia patients early on. (Courtesy of Bijan Najafi)
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August 27, 6:32 pm
UCLA head of strategic communications sues UC Regents, seeks to block report release
This post was updated Aug. 27 at 8:12 p.m. UCLA’s head of strategic communications asked a court on Wednesday to block the UC Board of Regents from releasing a report that her lawyers allege would damage her reputation. Read more...
Photo: Students walk on UCLA’s campus. UCLA’s head of strategic communications asked a court Wednesday to block the UC Board of Regents from releasing a report that her lawyers allege would damage her reputation. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)