A Closer Look
April 16, 2026 11:45 p.m.
Ethnic studies books are stacked on a table. Faculty alleged that UCLA is defunding the Ethnic Studies Certificate Program, which is a collaboration between UCLA Center X, the UCLA Institute for American Cultures and UCLA Extension. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
UCLA is defunding a program that trains educators to teach ethnic studies in K-12 schools, faculty alleged.
The Ethnic Studies Certificate Program – a collaboration between educator support program UCLA Center X, the UCLA Institute for American Cultures and UCLA Extension – provides training for teachers to develop and implement ethnic studies curricula in their classrooms, according to the UCLA Institute of American Cultures website.
By Vivian Stein
California
April 16, 2026 11:00 p.m.Former U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler emphasized the importance of local governments in enacting political change at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs 2026 Luskin Summit on Wednesday.
By Josephine Murphy
California
April 15, 2026 7:46 p.m.Teresa Woodruff raises awareness about oncofertility in speaker series lecture
This post was updated April 16 at 11:38 p.m.
Scientist Teresa Woodruff has spent her career advancing a specialized field of medicine.
Woodruff – the president emerita of Michigan State University and a National Medal of Science recipient – works in oncofertility, a field focused on preserving patients’ abilities to have biological children following life-saving treatments such as chemotherapy.
By James Liao
A Closer Look
April 12, 2026 10:05 p.m.UCLA UniCamp receives $109K grant for new equipment, infrastructure
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
California
April 12, 2026 10:04 p.m.Universities Allied for Essential Medicines advocates for affordable health care
While a vial of insulin takes as little as $2 to manufacture, it can cost consumers $250 in the United States.
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5.
By Kyan Wang
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
California
April 5, 2026 8:24 p.m.State ballot proposal would approve $8.4 billion in bonds to fund medical research
This post was updated April 5 at 9:54 p.m.
California nonprofits are working to put an initiative funding immunology research on the November ballot.
The initiative would authorize $8.4 billion of state bonds to support the research – half of which would be required to support developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and heart disease – if 546,651 signatures are collected for it to appear on the ballot.
By Alexis Muchnik and Delilah Brumer
California
April 5, 2026 3:41 p.m.Judge blocks Trump administration’s data demands over alleged affirmative action
This post was updated April 5 at 9:46 p.m.
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Friday from requiring California universities to share the personal data of applicants and admitted students with the federal government.
By Josephine Murphy
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