The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously supported a California bill addressing artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes and other forms of technology-facilitated sexual harassment at its July 21 meeting. Read more...
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Higher Education, News, UC
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July 29, 7:11 am
UC admits record number of California residents as first-year students for 2026-27 cycle
This post was updated Aug. 2 at 5:49 p.m. The UC admitted a record number of California resident first-year students for the 2026-27 admissions cycle, according to data released Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: People walk on UCLA’s campus. The University admitted a record number of California resident first-year students for fall 2026, according to data released Wednesday. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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July 26, 5:10 pm
UCLA initiative pushes to expand shade infrastructure across LA County
This post was updated July 26 at 8:13 p.m. UCLA researchers are pushing for Los Angeles to build more shade infrastructure ahead of the 2027 Super Bowl and the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Read more...
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Academics, National, News, Science & Health
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July 26, 12:58 pm
Q&A: Professor Gail Wyatt discusses mental health advocacy in marginalized communities
This post was updated July 26 at 8:20 p.m. July is the Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. The month honors Campbell, an advocate and author who co-founded the National Alliance on Mental Illness Urban Los Angeles to help people from marginalized backgrounds seek mental health services. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Sanders / Daily Bruin staff)
California, News
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July 24, 3:43 pm
California’s AI regulations could shift with November governor’s race, experts say
This post was updated July 26 at 8:17 p.m. The November election could shake up California’s approach to AI regulation, experts said. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed three executive orders on AI since 2023 which direct state agencies to study the technology and its economic impacts. Read more...
Photo: The California AI-Unemployment Tracker is pictured. The November election could change the state’s approach to AI regulation, experts said. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Campus, Crime, News
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July 23, 12:18 pm
UCPD investigating alleged sexual battery in Olympic Hall dorm room
UCPD is investigating an alleged sexual battery in Olympic Hall that occurred Monday. The incident occurred inside the victim’s dorm room at midnight Monday, according to a Thursday UCPD Clery Timely Warning. Read more...
Photo: Olympic Hall is pictured. UCPD is investigating an alleged sexual battery that occurred in a dorm room Monday. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, News
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July 22, 1:55 pm
Amid budget deficit, political science department cuts TAs, shrinks course capacities
This post was updated July 26 at 8:12 p.m. UCLA’s political science department cut teaching assistant and reader positions in response to a budget deficit, faculty said. Read more...
Photo: Haines Hall is pictured. UCLA’s political science department has cut teaching assistant and reader positions amid budget constraints. (Daily Bruin file photo)