This post was updated Oct. 22 at 11:24 p.m. UCLA student organizations are encouraging political participation as the 2026 midterm elections approach. Los Angeles residents will vote in multiple races – including governor, attorney general and mayor – Nov. Read more...
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October 18, 6:11 pm
UCLA-affiliated institute seeks to develop synthetic livers with up to a $19.8M grant
This post was updated Oct. 20 at 5:11 p.m. A UCLA-affiliated research institute plans to revolutionize the liver transplant process by using up to a $19.8 million grant to create functional organs from cells. Read more...
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October 17, 9:15 pm
California public college students now automatically meet some CalFresh requirements
This post was updated Oct. 18 at 11:09 p.m. All public undergraduate college students in California now automatically pass the first barrier to applying to CalFresh, giving more than 200,000 additional students access to the food assistance program. Read more...
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October 15, 8:41 pm
Annual UCLA survey responses cover public health issues, including housing, heat
This post was updated Oct. 16 at 8:19 p.m. A growing number of Californians are experiencing extreme heat and other climate-related events, according to UCLA’s annual California Health Interview Survey released Thursday. Read more...
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October 12, 9:53 pm
UCLA students help pass statewide bill promoting lung cancer screening
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a student-conceptualized bill into law Sept. 28 to raise awareness about lung cancer screenings across the state. Senate Bill 1124, conceptualized by members of UCLA’s American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative chapter, requires tobacco retailers to display signs with information about lung cancer screening. Read more...
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October 11, 5:06 pm
California’s high-speed rail faces rising costs, delays ahead of 2040 debut
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 10:22 p.m. Hundreds of first-year UCLA students were infants when California voters approved the state’s first high-speed rail in November 2008. Read more...
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October 9, 11:53 pm
Gavin Newsom’s executive order increases AI oversight, proposes ‘kill switch’
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 10:16 a.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order to expand third-party oversight of artificial intelligence could effectively regulate emerging technologies, UCLA experts said. Read more...