This post was updated July 20 at 12:38 a.m. Each year, thousands of students must buy lab coats and protective gear to complete their major requirements. Read more...
Photo: Students collaborate while wearing lab coats and lab goggles. Students said there are many ways to forgo the expensive costs of lab equipment. (Haley Park / Illustrations and Cartoons Director)
This post was updated July 12 at 7:42 p.m. UCLA is raising the quarterly fee for its digital textbook program, which students said could deter them from using the service. Read more...
Photo: The Bruin One Access home page is pictured. The quarterly flat-rate fee for the service will increase from $129 to $149 starting next fall. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated July 12 at 7:39 p.m. The federal government’s proposal to overhaul research grant funding processes could have detrimental effects on scientific research, UCLA researchers said. Read more...
Photo: A research laboratory is featured. Researchers warn that politicians lack the scientific knowledge needed to make the important decisions on grant funding required if the revision is passed. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council appointed students to the USA judicial board, elections board and USAC committees at its June 23 meeting. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
UCLA will offer a minor in health humanities starting this fall. The minor, housed under the comparative literature department, is an interdisciplinary program that examines how health and medicine are shaped by literature, culture, history and social experience, according to the department’s website. Read more...
Photo: Two medication bottles are pictured in front of a comparative literature department bulletin board. UCLA will offer a health humanities minor housed under the comparative literature department starting in fall 2026. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated June 22 at 12:51 p.m. Speakers called on graduating students to stay resilient amid political division and academic challenges during the annual College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony Friday. Read more...
Photo: Chancellor Julio Frenk is pictured at the 11 a.m. commencement ceremony. Frenk urged graduating students to not allow disagreements to cause division among the UCLA community during the event. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 11 at 3:24 p.m. A UC-wide faculty board will reconsider its stance on requiring standardized testing for first-year admissions, the group announced Thursday. Read more...
Photo: ACT preparation books are stacked on a shelf. A UC-wide faculty board will reconsider its stance on requiring standardized testing for first-year admissions, the group announced Thursday. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
