Higher Education
July 1, 2026 4:49 p.m.
A collage of UC seals is pictured. A UC study found that degrees from the University have a higher return on investment than those from other schools. (Photos by Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff.)
UC undergraduate degrees give students greater financial security and higher earnings compared to non-University degree-holders, according to a June study by the University’s Institutional Research and Academic Planning department.
By Savannah Cunningham
California
June 30, 2026 11:17 p.m.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s state budget for the upcoming fiscal year Monday, increasing the UC’s funding to $350 million.
The budget also preserves a nearly $130 million deferral to the University until the 2027-28 fiscal year.
By Lauren Trautenberg
Campus
June 26, 2026 6:11 p.m.UCLA club Project Medusa hosts creative workshops for domestic violence survivors
A new club is using art to support Asian American survivors of domestic violence.
Project Medusa, a student-led initiative founded in February, puts on creative workshops for domestic violence survivors in Los Angeles.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
California
June 26, 2026 8:33 a.m.Bond with $350 million for student housing to appear on general election ballot
This post was updated June 26 at 3:42 p.m.
Californians will vote on a bond that would allocate $350,000,000 to new affordable student housing projects in the November election.
Senate Bill 417 – the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 – passed the California State Senate and was approved by Gov.
By Lauren Trautenberg and Alexis Muchnik
Academics
June 25, 2026 4:34 p.m.UCLA comparative literature department to offer health humanities minor in fall
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.Higher minimum wage offers some relief amid California’s rising cost of living
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
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