This post was updated Oct. 15 at 9:37 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...
California
A Closer Look, California, News, Science & Health
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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...
California, News, Transportation
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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...
California, News
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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...
Academics, California, Higher Education, News
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October 8, 8:38 pm
Newsom signs laws letting CA community colleges add up to 12 new degrees per year
This post was updated Oct. 8 at 10:56 p.m. Two new laws will allow California community colleges to offer up to 12 new bachelor’s degrees, including duplicates of some UC degrees, upon University approval. Read more...
California, Higher Education, News, Science & Health
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September 30, 9:29 pm
Newsom signs UC-backed $7.5 billion research bond measure for 2028 ballot
This post was updated Oct. 2 at 12:04 a.m. A UC-backed bond measure to fund scientific research across California will appear on the March 2028 ballot. Read more...
California, Higher Education, News, UC
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September 30, 12:03 am
Recent college graduates struggle to find work amid job market uncertainty
This post was updated Oct. 2 at 12:19 a.m. UCLA alumnus Kiana Bagheban-Rezvan took a gap year after graduating in 2025, hoping to get some work experience while studying for the LSAT. Read more...