Making history: UCLA grad will become 1st Black woman on Space Station crew

Rookie NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who holds a doctorate from UCLA and previously worked at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, will serve aboard the International Space Station next year, becoming the first Black woman to be part of the crew aboard the orbiting station.

UC lecturers plan 2-day strike

Members of a University of California lecturers’ union will go on strike across all campuses Wednesday and Thursday.

Crowd surge outside UCLA game prompts concern from officials

UCLA officials have announced changes aimed at avoiding the type of surge that occurred Friday when fans waited for hours to enter Pauley Pavilion for a men's basketball game against Villanova, prompting fears of a deadly crush similar to what happened in Houston.

State budget plan proposes lowering out-of-state UC students

The state would cover the cost of reducing nonresident students at UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego from 22% to 18% over five years beginning in the fall of 2022, which would make room for about 4,500 California students over that period.