
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a state budget Friday for the 2026-27 fiscal year that included an increase of $350.6 million in funding to the UC.
The UC would receive $5.3 billion from the state’s general fund, based on the proposal.

Los Angeles Metro staff recommended a modified version of alternative five of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project – which includes a station on UCLA’s campus – to the LA Metro board’s planning and programming committee Friday.



President Donald Trump mischaracterized a video of UCLA students participating in the quarterly Undie Run as Venezuelans celebrating the ousting of deposed President Nicolas Maduro in a post to his social media platform Truth Social on Sunday. The post is pictured. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
President Donald Trump mischaracterized a video of UCLA students participating in the quarterly Undie Run as Venezuelans celebrating the ousting of deposed President Nicolas Maduro in a post to his social media platform Truth Social on Sunday.
No one is immune to season-opening jitters.
But the youthful Bruin squad managed to find balance in its Jan. 3 season-opener – ending the meet with their highest season-opening beam total since 2004.
Stephen Curry helped transition basketball from the paint to the 3-point line.
Consequently, shooting and perimeter defense have become staples of every championship-caliber team.
Coach Mick Cronin has embraced a defensive-centered approach throughout his coaching career, molding squads that stifle opposing players.
“Scurfy” mice, DNA sequencing and a Seattle biotechnology company were integral to the research that Mary E. Brunkow conducted to win the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.

