CNBC reported on news of UCLA's new partnership with tech titans Broadcom, Meta and others to launch a $125 million semiconductor hub. The partnership connects academia and industry leaders to accelerate research and workforce development for AI-powered chip technologies. Faculty and student researchers will work with the founding companies to help shorten the timeline for new chip innovations to reach a rapidly-changing market, said Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park, the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of Engineering at UCLA Samueli. Read more about UCLA in today’s Los Angeles Times, America Community Media and others.

More highlights from UCLA in the News: May 22, 2026

New UCLA study tests AI scribes in doctor visits | KTTV-TV

A new UCLA study is taking a closer look at so-called AI scribes technology that listens during patients’ visits and helps doctors complete medical moves and paperwork. Researchers say it could help reduce physician burnout and give doctors more time to focus on patients. (UCLA’s Dr. John Mafi and Dr. Paul Lukac were interviewed.)

California commissioners urge reporting hate | American Community Media

The commission, created by the California Civil Rights Department in 2021, has since issued 42 recommended methods to monitor, prevent and respond to hate acts across California and partnered with UCLA to build what Commissioner Russell Roybal described as “one of the most comprehensive data sets on hate in California to date.” The survey data is available through the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s “AskCHIS” dashboard, with data aggregated by county, demographic group and year. 

Feds declare Eaton fire was a cleanup success. Were they right? | Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times collected soil samples in March 2025 and published the first evidence that already-remediated home sites retained elevated levels of toxic substances. Los Angeles County, UCLA, USC and several other organizations launched their own soil testing efforts, and all found elevated levels of lead at homes that had already been remediated by federal cleanup crews.