A Closer Look
March 30, 2026 8:30 p.m.
(Quake Quintana / Daily Bruin)
What many dismiss as harmless hemorrhoids – or just too much time on the toilet – can sometimes be an early warning sign of something more serious.
By Shaun Thomas
Academics
March 30, 2026 5:12 p.m.UCLA researchers developed a human stem cell-derived cell therapy for an aggressive type of breast cancer.
This study focused on modifying natural killer T – or NKT – cells, which are a specialized immune cell that quickly responds to cancer cells, according to the National Cancer Institute.
By Danielle H. Cho
Campus
March 26, 2026 11:04 a.m.Interim CFO says UCLA’s budget deficit is markedly lower than previous estimates
This post was updated March 29 at 8:01 p.m.
UCLA is projected to generate a $220 million deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, its interim chief financial officer announced in a Thursday email.
By Natalia Mochernak
Crime
March 24, 2026 4:11 p.m.Santa Monica man arrested twice by UCPD for alleged kidnapping, rape
This post was updated March 24 at 4:22 p.m.
UCPD arrested a Santa Monica man Friday after he allegedly trapped two UCLA students in his vehicle and threatened them earlier this month.
The man allegedly drove half a mile through Westwood while refusing to let the students leave his vehicle, according to a Tuesday UCPD press release.
By Maggie Konecky
National
March 21, 2026 8:06 p.m.UC Regents hear public comment on international students, union negotiations
This post was updated March 24 at 9:07 a.m.
UC community members called on the University to support basic needs initiatives, repatriate Indigenous cultural items and restore funding for certain academic support programs at the UC Board of Regents’ March meeting.
By Josephine Murphy
Higher Education
March 20, 2026 11:20 p.m.UC basic needs programs might be in danger. What now?
SAN FRANCISCO – Nearly half of all UC undergraduates and one-third of graduate students are currently facing food insecurity, according to data presented at a UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday.
By Maggie Konecky
Higher Education
March 20, 2026 8:04 p.m.Committee recommends removal of Chávez’s name from Chicana/o studies department
This post was updated March 29 at 8:09 p.m.
UCLA’s Honorific Naming Committee unanimously recommended the removal of Cesár E. Chávez’s name from the Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies on Friday, following a New York Times investigation that revealed his alleged sex abuse.
The committee – which received the request from the department Wednesday – sent its recommendation to Chancellor Julio Frenk and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt, according to a Friday letter obtained by the Daily Bruin.
By Natalia Mochernak
Academics
March 20, 2026 6:54 p.m.United Auto Workers units finalize agreements with UC, avoid strike
This post was updated March 24 at 9:10 a.m.
Three United Auto Workers units ratified contracts with the UC on Friday, averting a strike after months of bargaining.
The three units – UAW Local 4811’s academic student employees unit, Research and Public Service Professionals-UAW and Student Services and Advising Professionals-UAW – represent more than 40,000 UC academic and research employees, including teaching assistants.
By Delilah Brumer
Campus
March 20, 2026 3:14 p.m.UCPD investigates e-scooter stolen from Dodd Hall amid rise in thefts
UCPD is investigating an electric scooter theft that happened at Dodd Hall on Wednesday evening, according to a Friday Clery Timely Warning.
Multiple e-scooters have been stolen across campus, with recent incidents occurring near Dodd Hall and Lu Valle Commons, according to the alert.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
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