This post was updated Oct. 29 at 11:10 p.m. A University of California employee union went on strike Tuesday to voice their concerns about outsourcing, job security and stagnant wages in the UC. American Federation of County, State and Municipal Workers Local 3299, the UC’s largest employee union, is striking on campus from Tuesday to […]
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Congressman Adam Schiff speaks on Russia investigation, North Korea and Trump
The United States congressman representing Los Angeles said at an event Thursday the current presidential administration’s influence on the media is threatening democracy and freedom of the press. Adam Schiff, ranking Democratic member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke at the Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture Series hosted by the UCLA Burkle Center […]
UCLA professor named Carnegie Fellow for research on content moderation
A UCLA professor was named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow on Wednesday. Sarah Roberts, an assistant professor of information studies, was named a 2018 Carnegie Fellow for her research on commercial content moderation and received $200,000 for her research. Commercial content moderation involves human screening of content posted on social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, […]
VA to provide parking spots in West Los Angeles for homeless veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs will offer parking spots to homeless U.S. veterans at its West Los Angeles location. City Councilmember Mike Bonin said assigned spots will be provided for the homeless who live in their cars in the next two weeks to help them access social services and, eventually, housing. The program is a […]
Panel discusses how UCLA can prevent sexual assault, support survivors
University officials and legal experts said institutions must increase support for victims of sexual harassment and hold harassers accountable at an event Tuesday. The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion held a CrossCheck Live event as part of the university’s inaugural sexual violence and sexual harassment awareness week. Jerry Kang, vice chancellor of equity, diversity […]
Napolitano addresses higher education access, student support at LA event
University of California President Janet Napolitano said at an event Monday the University is working to expand access to higher education by accepting more transfer students and improving academic advisory and student support programs. Napolitano spoke to UC regents and local high school students at City Club in Los Angeles about the different ways the […]
Former military data analyst talks privacy violations, personal identity
Chelsea Manning said she thinks government-sponsored data collection undermines individual liberties at an event Monday. “I value the fact that working with data, it’s not (just) data – it’s people, its lives,” she said. “We need to separate the science and math from the data – it’s people being impacted by systems everyday.” Manning, who […]