The Los Angeles Times reported on what city and Metro officials took away from the uptick in public transit use during the city’s FIFA World Cup games this summer, and what the data could indicate for the 2028 Olympics. Experts say the eight LA-based World Cup events differ from the Olympics’ hundreds of back-to-back events that will occur over several weeks, and that plans to adjust transit for this scope are far from complete. “It’s something that can be done very quickly. But the track record of the city of Los Angeles makes me strongly question their ability to do things quickly,” said Juan Matute, deputy director of UCLA’s Institute of Transportation Studies. Read more about UCLA in today’s CBS Los Angeles, NBC’s “Today” and others.

More highlights from UCLA in the News: July 31, 2026

Inside a California data center as concerns about energy costs are rising | CBS LA

Sarah T. Roberts, director of UCLA’s Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, said data centers have become an essential component of the technology industry but warned they also consume enormous amounts of electricity. “I’d call data centers a necessary part of the big tech ecosystem,” Roberts said. “If we think that big tech is a major economic engine for the state of California, then data centers are a necessity to fuel that portion of the economy.”

What it’s like to find menopause treatment after having a stroke | NBC’s “Today”

Even if a patient’s diet and exercise routines haven’t changed, they may see blood pressure or cholesterol numbers going up, which can make it even more surprising, Dr. Rajita Patil, an OB-GYN who leads UCLA Health’s Comprehensive Menopause Care Program, tells Today.com. After the menopause transition, insulin resistance often goes up, Minhas adds, and “actual vessel function — the way our blood vessels work — can become impaired too,” she says.

The latest on the conflicts in the Middle East | KCAL-TV

“Well, both sides have acknowledged the terms of the deal and each one’s waiting for the other to signal their commitment to what’s expected,” said UCLA’s Benjamin Radd (approx. 1:20 mark).

Health experts: Time to book your annual well-child visit | California News Service

Dr. Wendelin Slusser, clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles, who specializes in nutrition and public health, says vaccinations protect your child and the community. “The pluses far outweigh the minuses in immunizations. Because if you don’t, it does put other children that might live with you or are in your community at risk, as well as older or immuno-compromised folks,” Slusser noted.

How to end the dispute over community college bachelor’s degrees | EdSource

The state should be focused on meeting the needs of students, like Garcia, who want to earn a bachelor’s degree but may prefer a community college or don’t live near a traditional four-year university, said Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, professor and chair of the Department of Education at UCLA’s School of Education and Information Studies. She and other participants during a roundtable hosted by EdSource discussed the importance of the state’s higher education systems — community colleges, CSU and the University of California — working together to ensure that students’ needs are being met.