A Los Angeles Times article featured several UCLA entities in its reporting on the young-adult book adaptation “boom” on streaming platforms, which is taking studios and scholars by surprise. UCLA’s Yalda T. Uhls, founder and chief executive of UCLA’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers, says younger generations reject stereotypes and are responding well to more authentic and diverse characters. UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity report was also cited as evidence that diverse casting and storylines are in high demand among audiences. Read more about UCLA in today’s Wall Street Journal, Variety and others.
More highlights from UCLA in the News: April 13, 2026
UCLA receives $33 million to boost mental health workforce | Santa Monica Daily Press
UCLA has received a $33 million grant from philanthropic organization Ballmer Group to expand training programs aimed at addressing the youth mental health crisis in Los Angeles County. Beginning this fall, the university plans to launch or expand three coordinated initiatives across its departments of psychology, social welfare, and psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, as well as the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. (UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk was quoted.)
UCLA-led report finds sharp rise in deportations and ICE arrests | City News Service
Deportations within the United States increased fivefold during the first year of the current presidential administration, according to a UCLA-led report announced today by the Deportation Data Project. Immigration arrests — particularly those conducted in public settings — also surged nationwide, with overall arrests more than quadrupling compared with levels at the end of the previous administration, researchers found. (UCLA’s Graeme Blair was quoted.)
The U.S. ceasefire deal with Iran | Spectrum News 1
“There are areas where one side wins and other areas where the other side wins. For the United States, it has managed to…