Catherine Wunderly, a front desk supervisor for Hedrick Court, was asleep when she received six 1 a.m. emergency calls in early November.
The next morning, the second-year neuroscience student said she had learned a flood had impacted Hedrick Hall – a dorm building in Hedrick Court – displacing 32 students from 11 dorm rooms.

This post was updated May 7 at 9:18 a.m.
It’s a familiar sight for anyone who has been to UCLA’s campus in the spring: fourth-year students wearing stoles as they pose for photos commemorating their graduation.

This post was updated April 14 at 11:08 p.m.
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.

BruinRunners is taking strides to build community.
Every weekday evening, the student-led running club meets at the top of Drake Stadium to run routes across West Los Angeles.

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 9:30 p.m.
Weyburn Terrace will be converted into undergraduate housing over the next three years, UCLA Housing announced in a Jan.

Epicuria at Ackerman temporarily closed Wednesday – and will reopen next week – after a grease trap in the building clogged, UCLA Housing said.
The restaurant – located in Ackerman Union – had to shut down its water service amid repairs related to the clog, affecting the kitchen’s ability to operate safely and in accordance with health and sanitation standards, UCLA Housing said in a Wednesday statement.

When it comes to architecture, Julia Koerner is teaching students to think outside of the box.
Koerner, an associate adjunct professor in UCLA Architecture and Urban Design with collaborations in Academy Award-winning costume designs, works on innovative design techniques – such as 3D printing – in the creation of sustainable architecture, fashion and other products.

This post was updated Nov. 11 at 11:44 p.m.
UCLA’s Court of Sciences teemed with activity Sunday as about 12,000 people attended the university’s largest annual science fair.

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 11:17 p.m.
Most people would not think twice about seeing a bird on UCLA’s campus.
However, for researchers in the Yeh Lab, many of the birds are anything but ordinary.

UCPD arrested a man who had an arrest warrant for allegedly possessing an illegal firearm in the John Wooden Center on Sunday around 12:20 p.m.
Multiple police cars were parked outside the building around 11:30 a.m., and officers escorted a man from the center’s outdoor courtyard to the exit around 12:15 p.m.