A Closer Look
July 15, 2026 1:43 p.m.
Kesem at UCLA members Andrea “Butterfly” Rodriguez Arcila (left) and Timilehin “Sprinkles” Asebiomo (right) are featured. The camp hosted about 170 children this summer over two sessions. (Courtesy of Galilea “Penguin” Velasco)
A free, student-run summer camp is fostering community and support for children who have lived with a parent or caregiver with cancer.
Kesem at UCLA – one of more than 115 college chapters – hosted its two annual six-day camp sessions for children aged six to 18 in Teresita Pines, California, from June 22 to 27 and July 4 to 9.
By Sophie Acker
Higher Education
July 14, 2026 7:26 p.m.The UC Academic Senate will decide whether or not to recommend reinstating standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions by June 2027, the UC Board of Regents announced Tuesday.
UC Regents Chair Maria Anguiano announced the decision during its July meeting at UC San Francisco.
By Alexis Muchnik
A Closer Look
July 14, 2026 12:37 a.m.Lab coats provide safety at a steep cost. Friends, student organizations can help
Each year, thousands of students must buy lab coats and protective gear to complete their major requirements.
Students said there are many ways to forgo the expensive costs of lab equipment, from borrowing from friends to accessing student-run lab coat rental programs.
By Keira Perkin
Campus
July 13, 2026 8:27 p.m.UC board rescinds original timeline to reconsider SAT, ACT in admissions
A UC faculty board decided Friday to indefinitely repeal its original timeline for considering if the University should use standardized testing in first-year undergraduate admissions.
The UC Board of Admissions and Relations announced in June that it would establish two work groups during the 2026-27 academic year to consider reinstating SAT and ACT requirements, after hundreds of faculty called on the University to bring back the tests.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Campus
July 13, 2026 3:15 p.m.Teamsters Local 2010 strikes five-year agreement with UC, increasing minimum wage
This post was updated July 13 at 4:43 p.m.
A union representing administrative professionals and clerical workers across the UC voted to approve a new contract with the University July 2.
Teamsters Local 2010’s Clerical & Allied Services CX unit – which represents 22,000 UC workers – reached the five-year agreement after 10 months of bargaining and with 99% of voting members in favor, according to a July 2 press release from the union.
By Alexis Muchnik
Campus
July 13, 2026 1:38 p.m.Raising Cane’s opens Westwood location after three-year wait
Raising Cane’s opened in Westwood on Monday after a three-year wait.
The Louisiana-based fried chicken restaurant held its grand opening on the corner of Broxton Avenue and Weyburn Avenue at 8 a.m., featuring a ribbon-cutting ceremony, giveaways, a live DJ, face painting and a caricature artist.
By Gianluca Centola
Academics
July 11, 2026 12:57 a.m.How the Trump administration’s revamp of funding guidelines could threaten research
This post was updated July 12 at 7:39 p.m.
The federal government’s proposal to overhaul research grant funding processes could have detrimental effects on scientific research, UCLA researchers said.
By Alyssa Wong
A Closer Look
July 11, 2026 12:12 a.m.Life sciences department may force botanical club to vacate greenhouse space
This post was updated July 12 at 7:37 p.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.
By Amanda Xi
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