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July 12, 2026 10:31 a.m.
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)
UCLA is raising the quarterly fee for its digital textbook program, which students said could deter them from using the service.
The quarterly fee for Bruin One Access will increase from $129 to $149 starting next fall, an ASUCLA spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
By Nataly Rezk
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July 11, 2026 12:12 a.m.UCLA’s life sciences department is pressuring a student-run botanical club to vacate an educational greenhouse it has used for the past two years, students said.
The UCLA Botanical Club uses a greenhouse in the Plant Growth Center located near the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden to maintain hundreds of plants, including dozens of orchid species, more than 30 species of carnivorous plants and California native plants, said Nikita Burger, the club’s 2025-26 president.
By Amanda Xi
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July 8, 2026 5:47 p.m.UCLA cuts 27 DTS jobs amid budget deficit, UPTE-CWA 9119 alleges contract violation
This post was updated July 9 at 7:08 p.m.
UCLA laid off 27 employees in its digital and technology services department and eliminated their positions around late June.
By Julian Duaybis
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July 4, 2026 6:07 p.m.Fault line stress could increase earthquake risk in LA, study shows
This post was updated July 5 at 11:07 p.m.
High stress levels on fault lines under Los Angeles could increase risk of an earthquake in the near future, according to a June study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers.
By Jiyoon Choi
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July 4, 2026 2:47 p.m.Bruin Racing drives innovation, hands-on experience through student-built vehicles
This post was updated July 5 at 10:47 p.m.
UCLA’s largest mechanical engineering organization is working to take car racing and sustainable transportation to the next level.
By Leilani Krantz
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June 11, 2026 9:15 p.m.Students reflect on housing experiences amid floods, policy changes
Catherine Wunderly, a front desk supervisor for Hedrick Court, was asleep when she received six 1 a.m. emergency calls in early November.
The next morning, the second-year neuroscience student said she had learned a flood had impacted Hedrick Hall – a dorm building in Hedrick Court – displacing 32 students from 11 dorm rooms.
By Reese Dahlgren
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June 7, 2026 3:46 p.m.UCDC program connects students to US politics at Capitol
This post was updated June 7 at 9:19 p.m.
UCLA students interning in Washington, D.C., this year navigated anti-immigration enforcement protests, congressional budget negotiations during appropriations season and uncertainty surrounding federal funding.
By Vivian Stein
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June 7, 2026 1:05 p.m.Q&A: UCLA alumnus Ned Brower talks nursing, acting and realism in HBO’s “The Pitt”
A real-life nurse and UCLA alumnus is featured on the cast of HBO’s medical drama “The Pitt.”
Ned Brower – a registered nurse and musician who plays nurse Jesse Van Horn on “The Pitt” – sat down with science and health editor Charlie Hamilton to discuss how his nursing education at UCLA shaped his acting and perspective on the show.
By Charlie Hamilton
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June 7, 2026 12:42 p.m.Informal Cantonese classes preserve culture, promote connection
As campus wound down for the weekend this spring, one classroom buzzed with eager students, cultural connection and Cantonese conversation.
Cheer Wu, a doctoral student in Chinese linguistics, began teaching an informal Cantonese course every Friday after meeting Cantonese speakers as a teaching assistant in the Chinese department.
By Gianluca Centola
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