UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department to suspend admission to biophysics major

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April 13, 3:42 pm

UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department to suspend admission to biophysics major

This post was updated April 14 at 11:08 p.m. The department of physics and astronomy will suspend admission to the biophysics major for continuing students next fall and is seeking to cut the program entirely in fall 2027, an advisor announced in a Monday email. Admission to the major will be suspended effective fall 2026 for continuing students and fall 2027 for newly admitted students, said Mary Tran, the department of physics and astronomy’s lead undergraduate advisor, in a Monday email to students. Read more...

Photo: The Physics and Astronomy Building, which houses the department of physics and astronomy, is pictured. The department will suspend admission to the biophysics major for continuing students next fall and is seeking to eliminate it entirely. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, California, Campus, News

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April 12, 10:05 pm

UCLA UniCamp receives $109K grant for new equipment, infrastructure

UCLA UniCamp, the official philanthropy of the UCLA student body, won a $109,000 grant from the American Camp Association in late March. Every summer, about 500 UCLA students volunteer at UniCamp’s Camp Pine Mountain, located in the San Bernardino Mountains, to serve as community leaders for more than 1,200 children from underserved backgrounds. Read more...

Photo: George Fabian, a camper at UCLA UniCamp, interacts with other participants. UCLA UniCamp, the official philanthropy of the UCLA student body, won a $109,000 grant from the American Camp Association. (Courtesy of Megan Le)

California, Campus, International, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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April 12, 10:04 pm

Universities Allied for Essential Medicines advocates for affordable health care

While a vial of insulin takes as little as $2 to manufacture, it can cost consumers $250 in the United States. Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5. Read more...

Photo: Justin Mendoza, the executive director of UAEM North America, is pictured giving a speech. UAEM, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin staff)

California, News, UC

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April 12, 9:37 pm

Fighting ‘degradation’ of UC education: UC-AFT on negotiation proposals

This story was updated April 13 at 10:37 a.m. Trevor Griffey drives more than 200 miles every week to teach at both UCLA and UC Irvine. Read more...

Photo: A banner which reads “We Teach UC!” and has signatures from members from a February University-Council-AFT demonstration is pictured. The union began negotiations with the UC in March. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Academics, Los Angeles, News

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April 12, 4:09 pm

UCLA Community School program expands educational resources, access for students

This post was updated April 12 at 9:57 p.m. When Brenda Benitez Alcantara transferred to the Robert F. Kennedy UCLA Community School, she was surprised to encounter a dual-language program that encouraged teaching in both Spanish and English. Read more...

Photo: Moore Hall, where the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies is located, is pictured. The university partners with the RFK UCLA Community School, which serves about 900 students ranging from kindergartners to 12th graders, in Koreatown. It also works with Horace Mann UCLA Community School, which serves 440 students from 6th to 12th grade in South LA. (Yejee Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Campus, News, Westwood

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April 11, 9:19 pm

Data shows UCPD disproportionately stops Black, Hispanic people, raising concerns

This post was updated April 12 at 9:32 p.m. Together, Black and Hispanic people make up less than a quarter of Westwood’s population – and 27.5% of UCLA’s student body – yet more than half of the people UCPD stopped between July 2024 and July 2025 were reported to be those ethnicities. Read more...

Photo: A line of UCPD cars is shown in a parking lot. More than half of the people UCPD stopped between July 2024 and June 2025 were Black or Hispanic, data showed. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)

News

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April 11, 9:09 pm

Representative Ted Lieu denounces anti-LGBTQ+ policies at UCLA symposium

Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of suicide and descriptions of abuse against children that some readers may find disturbing. U.S. representative Ted Lieu condemned anti-LGBTQ+ policies at a Wednesday event at La Kretz Garden Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: Jonah Segil, a research intern for the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health; Jack Feng, the external vice president of the UCLA Graduate Students Association; U.S. Representative Ted Lieu; Matthew Mimiaga, the inaugural director of C-LARAH; and Ayako Miyashita Ochoa, an adjunct professor in the Luskin School of Public Affairs are pictured (left to right). U.S. representative Ted Lieu condemned anti-LGBTQ+ policies at a Wednesday event at La Kretz Garden Pavilion. (Jiah Jung/Daily Bruin)

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