This post was updated May 6 at 1:07 a.m. UC Health leaders proposed a $36.7 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year to a UC Board of Regents committee meeting Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: UC Regent Jay Sures is pictured. UC Health leaders proposed a $36.7 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year to a UC Board of Regents committee meeting Tuesday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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. Read more...
Photo: Rapper Common is pictured with Dr. Robert Ross at the event, where they discussed the importance of art in the future of mental health. (Courtesy of Nicholas Mouchawar)
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. Read more...
Photo: NAAMA NextGen at UCLA provides students with resources, events and advice on how to be competitive when applying for health-related graduate programs. (Courtesy of NAAMA NextGen at UCLA)
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. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Kari Nadeau is set to become Fielding’s dean in July. (Courtesy of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health)
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. Read more...
Photo: Panelists speak at the 2026 Climate Justice Forum, which aimed to raise awareness and foster dialogue about current environmental justice issues, especially with the rise of AI. (Charlie Hamilton/Daily Bruin)
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. Read more...
Photo: The organizers of the event are pictured. 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. (Courtesy of Ruchi Agashe and Anne d’Aquino)
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. Read more...
Photo: The SWC event had a petting zoo with chickens and ducks. The event was part of a week-long campaign that included events that aim to provide education and accessible resources supporting student health. (Courtesy of Nicholas Mouchawar)
