Academics
June 25, 2026 4:34 p.m.
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)
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.
By Aimee Zhang
California
June 25, 2026 4:01 p.m.Anneliese Fiegl, a senior student supervisor at Kerckhoff Coffeehouse, uses most of her earnings to pay for tuition and educational expenses.
The rising third-year biochemistry student earns $20.75 per hour overseeing other employees for around 10 hours each week.
By Izzy Becker
Los Angeles
June 18, 2026 9:55 a.m.UCLA alumnus’s pioneering endometriosis treatment plans to enter clinical trials
This post was updated June 19 at 12:08 a.m.
A new endometriosis treatment developed by a UCLA alumnus will enter clinical trials after receiving Food and Drug Administration clearance in March.
By Catherine Wang and Leilani Krantz
California
June 16, 2026 9:08 p.m.State legislature passes budget with funding increase for UC
The California State Legislature approved a state budget Monday to increase the UC’s funding by approximately $350 million for the upcoming fiscal year.
Legislators will negotiate with Gov.
By Lilly Leonhardt
News
June 13, 2026 8:04 p.m.Dancer University teaches local salsa, bachata classes students don’t want to drop
After teaching Latin dances for 16 years, UCLA alumnus Nicole Gil is looking to build community in Westwood through new classes.
Dancer University, a Los Angeles-based Latin dance organization, hosted a salsa and bachata class in Westwood on May 23.
By Charlotte Martling
California
June 13, 2026 11:15 a.m.Erickson, Goldsmith advance to November general for California Senate District 24
Democrats John Erickson and Brian Goldsmith will proceed to the November general election for California State Senate District 24, which encompasses UCLA’s campus and surrounding communities.
By Rori Anderson
Academics
June 12, 2026 10:11 p.m.‘Lead with intellect, humility and heart’: Lessons from 2026 commencement speakers
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.
By Charlie Hamilton
A Closer Look
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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