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.

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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.

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.

This post was updated July 12 at 7:42 p.m.
UCLA is raising the quarterly fee for its digital textbook program, which students said could deter them from using the service.

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.

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.

This post was updated July 13 at 2:57 p.m.
A new UCLA fellowship will provide arts-based mental health workshops for healthcare workers and civic leaders experiencing stress and burnout.