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March 5, 2026 6:00 a.m.
The California State Capitol is pictured. The UC sponsored a California bill Thursday that would put a $23 billion bond for research funding on the November 2026 ballot. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
The UC sponsored a California bill Thursday that would put a $23 billion bond for research funding on the November 2026 ballot.
Senate Bill 895, if passed, would establish the California Foundation for Science and Health Research – which will fund competitive research grants, loans and research facilities.
By Josephine Murphy
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March 5, 2026 5:18 a.m.About 30 people gathered in Campbell Hall on Feb. 25 to honor two students and Black Panther Party members who were killed there in 1969 – and to call for the building to be renamed after the activists.
By Sophia Pu and Delilah Brumer
California
March 4, 2026 11:07 p.m.Students call for UCLA to adopt sanctuary campus title amid immigration crackdown
This post was updated March 4 at 11:32 p.m.
Several student organizations have called for UCLA to designate itself as a sanctuary campus in response to the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
By Mya Ward and Julian Duaybis
National
March 3, 2026 7:34 p.m.UCLA advocates react to Trump administration’s anti-transgender demands
The Trump administration asked the UC in August 2025 to implement anti-transgender policies at UCLA to regain its suspended federal research funding. The University did not accept them.
By Lilly Leonhardt
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March 3, 2026 7:15 p.m.Q&A: Kay Chung, UCLA dental student and TikTok content creator, reflects on her journey
This post was updated March 4 at 12:07 a.m.
Kay Chung, a TikTok content creator and fourth-year dental student at the UCLA School of Dentistry, sat down with science and health contributor Maanasi Kademani to discuss her academic journey and her experience documenting it on social media.
By Maanasi Kademani
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March 3, 2026 7:10 p.m.Water main break causes flooding at Saxon Suites, impacts 30 units
This post was updated March 4 at 12:16 p.m.
Flooding broke out in Saxon Suites on Tuesday afternoon, impacting 30 units.
A water main break at Saxon caused units on the ground floor of houses E, F and G to flood, UCLA Housing said in a Tuesday emailed statement.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
News
March 3, 2026 7:01 p.m.UCLA School of Engineering hosts celebration of life in honor of Ioanna Kakoulli
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science held a celebration of life Feb. 19 in honor of Ioanna Kakoulli, a professor of materials science and engineering, who died Jan.
By Kyan Wang
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March 2, 2026 8:20 p.m.R.A.I.S.E. Award recipients focus on mental health, supporting students in crisis
This post was updated March 4 at 12:25 a.m.
When Diana Rinza was a bilingual medical interpreter, she worked with a 16-year-old boy who was facing anxiety, depression and difficulty participating in school
Rinza said the patient’s mom – who was undocumented and had stage four lung cancer – was struggling to pay rent and take care of her health.
By Alisha Hassanali
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