The red flag warning that was in effect for our area has been lifted, indicating that the current weather conditions have shifted in our favor. We are optimistic about how things are trending: emergency responders are making progress in combating the fires, wind speed is diminishing and projections show continued safer air quality on campus. Based on all the latest available information, we are pivoting UCLA’s operational status from emergency to modified beginning Friday, Jan. 17 at 5 p.m.

Classes will continue to be offered remotely this week. The Academic Senate’s declaration of remote instruction expires with the end of emergency operating status. In-person classes will meet as regularly scheduled beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21 after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday.  

In-person work will also resume starting this weekend for those who have been working remotely, though we continue to ask supervisors to be flexible during this challenging period.

Any students or employees who need accommodations should reach out to their faculty and supervisors to discuss options.  

UCLA’s Consortium of Schools — Geffen Academy, UCLA Lab School and our Early Care and Education Programs — are open. UCLA Extension will resume in person starting Tuesday; UNEX classes over the weekend will remain remote and the Gayley Resource Center is open for any UNEX students who need assistance. 

View campus status updates on UCLA Newsroom and read Chancellor Frenk’s message to the Bruin community. 

We recognize it will take a long time to recover from this regional disaster. We are in direct contact with and actively assisting students and employees who have lost their homes due to the fires. UCLA Newsroom has also compiled ways to give and receive aid, including through the Student Economic Crisis Fund and the Employee Relief Fund. 

Please continue to stay safe and support one another as we return to campus. 

We recognize that many people have questions about the various air quality index (AQI) numbers available from different sources across Los Angeles. There are different methodologies used by various entities, and the varying methodologies may cause data to differ at specific points in time. Some factors that may impact data include, but are not limited to, the number of sites and the location from which air sensors draw, the types of pollutants they are measuring, the relative weight of these pollutants/components used in their calculation, and the way in which averages and/or aggregate data are calculated.

UCLA uses multiple sensors located on the campus to determine the AQI and utilizes the same NowCast methodology used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to inform our decision-making regarding campus operations. Please continue to check UCLA’s AirQual website to see air quality at UCLA. Additionally, we created a dedicated site that provides more explanation and detail on how campus air quality is measured and monitored. 

UCLA campus operations are running on an emergency status.

UCLA is not under an evacuation warning at this time; on Friday, January 10, an evacuation warning was issued for the zone adjacent to UCLA, due to the Palisades fire.

Undergraduate and graduate classes have moved to remote instruction through Friday, January 17.

UCLA campus operations are running on an emergency status.

UCLA is not under an evacuation warning at this time; on Friday, January 10, an evacuation warning was issued for the zone adjacent to UCLA, due to the Palisades fire.

Undergraduate and graduate classes have moved to remote instruction through Friday, January 17.