As the new academic year begins, I am pleased to share several important updates that highlight our ongoing progress in strengthening UCLA’s digital environment.
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Bruin Learn / Canvas underwent scheduled maintenance on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
Bruin Learn / Canvas underwent scheduled maintenance on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, from 1:00 am – 1:15 am PT.
A team of UCLA students has developed BruinXplore, an AI-powered app that helps students cut through information overload and find extracurricular activities that match their interests and schedules.
AI-powered scheduling helps UCLA students streamline their academic journey
UCLA’s Digital & Technology Solutions (DTS) and Enrollment Management teams have reimagined student support on August 28, 2025 by launching BruinChat, an AI-powered assistant that delivers 24/7, personalized financial aid guidance.
Piazza underwent scheduled enhancement on Friday, September 19, 2025. With this update, the user interface for Piazza will be updated for all Fall ’25 courses, affecting both instructors and students.
Bruin Learn will undergo scheduled enhancement in Summer 2025. With this update, instructors can use differentiation tags to assign specific content to customized groups of students, without those groups being visible to students. Additionally, admins can access these tags through Canvas Data for reporting and analysis.
Impact underwent scheduled enhancement in Fall 2025. With this update, the Impact “Support Center” help menu will be enabled on a pilot basis in Bruin Learn, supplementing existing help options.
Bruin Learn underwent scheduled enhancement on Friday, September 19, 2025. With this update, Instructure is changing how Canvas/Bruin Learn interacts with YouTube content. Starting September 22, 2025, YouTube videos, whether newly added or already embedded in Canvas/Bruin Learn, may begin showing advertisements.