UCLA economists predicted that investments in artificial intelligence may propel the United States’ GDP in the first quarter of 2026, while the labor market will weaken.

When Dr. Deborah Lehman did her medical training about 40 years ago, cases of bacterial meningitis were common, often sending patients to the hospital, leaving them neurologically impaired and, in severe cases, killing them.

The number of high school students taking Advanced Placement exams increased 95% over the past decade, but many still do not have the necessary support to succeed, UCLA faculty said.

The Undergraduate Students Association Council delivered a letter supporting a bill that would bar the UC from excluding undocumented students from on-campus jobs to the California State Legislature on Tuesday.

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Confusing income calculations and time-consuming application processes can make CalFresh – California’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – difficult to access, Yasmeen Washington, a law student, said.

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:00 p.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a state budget Friday for the 2026-27 fiscal year that included an increase of $350.6 million in funding to the UC. 
The UC would receive $5.3 billion from the state’s general fund, based on the proposal.

Federal funding cuts have left the futures of thousands of volunteering opportunities for California college students uncertain since April 2025.
The Trump administration withheld more than $184 million in grants from AmeriCorps, which provides funding to a variety of community service programs – mainly focusing on education, public health and environmental stewardship – last spring.