Campus
April 17, 2026 8:57 p.m.
Michael McFaul, a former United States ambassador to Russia who served in the Obama administration for five years, is pictured. McFaul said people should remain hopeful for a more democratic global future in a Thursday talk at the School of Law. (Elle Smith/Daily Bruin)
A former United States ambassador to Russia said people should remain hopeful for a more democratic global future in a Thursday talk at the School of Law.
By Delilah Brumer and Gemma Gentin
California
April 12, 2026 10:04 p.m.While a vial of insulin takes as little as $2 to manufacture, it can cost consumers $250 in the United States.
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5.
By Kyan Wang
International
Feb. 1, 2026 5:58 p.m.Thousands of people protest in Westwood for Iranian regime change
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:59 p.m.
Thousands of people blocked off streets and protested in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change.
Protesters – who chanted “we want freedom” and “Trump, act now” – blocked off parts of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m.
The Islamic Republic, Iran’s incumbent government, has killed more than 6,000 people since protests broke out in the country in December amid an economic crisis, according to the United States-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.
By Alexandra Crosnoe and Amanda Velasco
A Closer Look
Feb. 1, 2026 3:49 p.m.Congo Basin Institute Club connects Bruins to environmental research in Cameroon
The Congo Basin Institute Club at UCLA provides Bruins with the opportunity to support environmental research conducted by UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute – both on campus and in Cameroon.
By Angelina Alkhouri
Campus
Jan. 15, 2026 3:04 p.m.Demonstrators rally on campus in support of regime change, freedom in Iran
This post was updated Jan. 15 at 9:57 p.m.
About 80 demonstrators marched across campus Wednesday to call for regime change and freedom in Iran.
The rally, which began at around 12:20 p.m.
By Amanda Velasco and Delilah Brumer
International
Jan. 11, 2026 8:11 p.m.U-Haul drives into Westwood protest for regime change in Iran
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 4:08 p.m.
A U-Haul truck drove into a crowd of people protesting for regime change in Iran outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood at about 3:30 p.m.
By Maggie Konecky and Amanda Velasco
A Closer Look
Nov. 17, 2025 10:49 p.m.Yeonmi Park shares North Korean defector experience, political criticism at UCLA
This post was updated Nov. 18 at 11:08 p.m.
Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of sex trafficking that some readers may find disturbing.
Yeonmi Park said she had never feared for her life as a conservative speaker in America – the country she once lauded for its freedom.
By Phoebe Huss
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