“It's not just about tracking and monitoring whether or not to do it. I think it touches on how to figure out how to balance safety and trust," said Dr. Jena Lee, a psychiatrist at UCLA, in a KABC-TV story. Lee said that while technology continues to evolve, the fundamentals of parenting remain unchanged. Read and hear more about UCLA in today’s Variety, ABC News and others.

More highlights from UCLA in the News: June 18, 2026

Diversity in streaming film declined last year | Los Angeles magazine

However, despite the massive success of a film centered around BIPOC characters, BIPOC creatives still remained underrepresented in key employment positions in the streaming industry last year. BIPOC actors faced a sharp decline in streaming film lead roles in 2025, dropping to 36% after reaching a high of 51% in 2024, according to UCLA’s newest Hollywood Diversity Report. (UCLA’s Ana-Christina Ramón was quoted. Also: Fox News, City News Service, Marketplace Morning Report, KCRW-FM and KNX-AM.)

Cancer patients pursue ivermectin though evidence is lacking | ABC News

"It has not been proven in any kind of confirmatory clinical trial, which is the gold standard of evidence we need to know whether treatment works," Dr. John Mafi, an associate professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, told ABC News.

DOJ seeks to halt air pollution lawsuit against Musk’s xAI | Al Jazeera

Ann Carlson, a professor of environmental law at UCLA School of Law, described the Trump administration’s argument as a “brazen attempt” to limit the enforcement of the Clean Air Act. “It’s based on a radical notion that the executive branch can dismiss lawsuits brought by citizen groups that Congress has authorized based on no rationale at all,” Carlson told Al Jazeera, adding that the Justice Department’s position would let “polluters off the hook even for blatant violations of the law.”

Big Ebola outbreak puts spotlight on little-known virus | Science

“We’re all working with local collaborators to answer critical research questions as quickly as possible,” says Anne Rimoin, an epidemiologist at UCLA who has worked in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for decades.

UCLA Entertainment Symposium marks 50 years | Variety

Ken Ziffren, a 1965 graduate of UCLA School of Law, has a long and proud track record as a mentor, consiglieri and key industry strategist on thorny issues. One of his strongest legacies is UCLA Law’s annual Entertainment Symposium, which Ziffren launched back in 1976 as a forum to expose students to the real-world challenges and opportunities for lawyers in Hollywood.

Could lowering inflammation treat depression? | New York Times

“It’s a mixed story and I don’t really know why that is,” said Dr. Michael Irwin, a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. The treatment studies “should be working,” he added, “because experimental data showing that inflammation drives this depression is really quite convincing.”

What lessons have you taken from past relationships? | LAist’s “AirTalk”

“I think we need to take a step back and think about how powerful it is to find a meaning, even in something difficult,” said UCLA assistant clinical professor of psychiatry Jenny Taitz (approx. 2:00 mark).

U.S. signs deal with Iran | KCAL-TV

“There's a joke going around social media that Greenland wants Trump to invade so they can get the same deal that Iran did,” said UCLA’s Benjamin Radd.