Thursday, April 30

At Bruin Day, admitted students celebrate, recount their paths to acceptance

This post was updated April 14 at 11 p.m. Aliza Pinon will soon be the first in her family to attend a four-year university. Pinon, an admitted student from California’s Central Valley, was accepted to UCLA this spring – an accomplishment that she said was meaningful, coming from a high school with limited resources. Read more...

Photo: Bruin Day attendees explore UCLA’s academic programs in front of Royce Hall. Bruin Day, held Saturday, provided hundreds of admitted students with opportunities to attend tours and information sessions. (Bettina Wu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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)


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)


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)



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)


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)



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