Campus
April 13, 2026 3:42 p.m.
The Physics and Astronomy Building, which houses the department of physics and astronomy, is pictured. The department will suspend admission to the biophysics major for continuing students next fall and is seeking to eliminate it entirely. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The department of physics and astronomy will suspend admission to the biophysics major for continuing students next fall and is seeking to cut the program entirely in fall 2027, an advisor announced in a Monday email.
Admission to the major will be suspended effective fall 2026 for continuing students and fall 2027 for newly admitted students, said Mary Tran, the department of physics and astronomy’s lead undergraduate advisor, in a Monday email to students.
By Reese Dahlgren
A Closer Look
April 12, 2026 10:05 p.m.UCLA UniCamp, the official philanthropy of the UCLA student body, won a $109,000 grant from the American Camp Association in late March.
Every summer, about 500 UCLA students volunteer at UniCamp’s Camp Pine Mountain, located in the San Bernardino Mountains, to serve as community leaders for more than 1,200 children from underserved backgrounds.
By Keira Perkin
Academics
April 12, 2026 4:09 p.m.UCLA Community School program expands educational resources, access for students
This post was updated April 12 at 9:57 p.m.
When Brenda Benitez Alcantara transferred to the Robert F. Kennedy UCLA Community School, she was surprised to encounter a dual-language program that encouraged teaching in both Spanish and English.
By Sarah Soroosh Moghadam
Campus
April 11, 2026 9:19 p.m.Data shows UCPD disproportionately stops Black, Hispanic people, raising concerns
This post was updated April 12 at 9:32 p.m.
Together, Black and Hispanic people make up less than a quarter of Westwood’s population – and 27.5% of UCLA’s student body – yet more than half of the people UCPD stopped between July 2024 and July 2025 were reported to be those ethnicities.
By Phoebe Huss
News
April 11, 2026 9:09 p.m.Representative Ted Lieu denounces anti-LGBTQ+ policies at UCLA symposium
Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of suicide and descriptions of abuse against children that some readers may find disturbing.
U.S. representative Ted Lieu condemned anti-LGBTQ+ policies at a Wednesday event at La Kretz Garden Pavilion.
By Rune Long and Prannay Veerabahu
A Closer Look
April 11, 2026 5:29 p.m.UCLA symposium urges lawmakers to promote renewable energy for affordability
This post was updated April 11 at 5:33 p.m.
Speakers at an April 3 UCLA symposium called on California lawmakers to promote affordability by investing more in renewable energy.
By Catherine Wang and Prannay Veerabahu
A Closer Look
April 10, 2026 9:04 a.m.Fans flood Pauley Pavilion to celebrate UCLA women’s basketball’s first NCAA title
When Nina Westbrook played for UCLA women’s basketball, her team never made it past the second round of the NCAA tournament.
But on Sunday, the former UCLA basketball player had the chance to watch her former team take it all the way.
By Victor Simoes
A Closer Look
April 10, 2026 9:02 a.m.UCLA’s Rape Treatment Center staff offer support, care through free resources
This post was updated April 11 at 1:35 p.m.
Samantha Calvillo, a therapist and crisis counselor at UCLA’s Rape Treatment Center, is used to 2 a.m. wake up calls.
By Amanda Velasco and Shaun Thomas
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