Students wanted Janet Napolitano out of office even before she took the helm as the University of California president. At her first University of California Board of Regents meeting in July last year, six protesters were arrested as they demanded the regents withdraw her appointment, upset that she did not have a background in academia […]
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Q&A: Candidates Ted Lieu, Elan Carr elaborate on platforms
For the first time since 1974, no incumbent is running to represent UCLA and Westwood in the U.S. House of Representatives. Henry Waxman, a Democratic legislator who represented Westwood in the 33rd Congressional District for 40 years, announced in January that he will retire after the end of his term this year. In June’s primary […]
Gov. Brown vetoes $50M earmarked for deferred maintenance at UC
On Saturday, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a $50 million allocation to the University of California to fund deferred maintenance projects. In a letter to the California Assembly, Brown said he thinks the state should not allocate more funding for the UC while the state is also dealing with unanticipated costs such as fighting California wildfires. […]
LA County’s 3rd District candidates discuss their vision at forum
At a forum on Tuesday at UCLA, the two candidates running to represent L.A. County’s 3rd District stressed the importance of having experience while in office, but clashed on the types of experience they considered most valuable. While candidate Bobby Shriver, a former mayor of Santa Monica, said his previous work leading the city will […]
More than 16,000 UC students to receive Middle Class Scholarship funds
This post was updated on Sept. 17 at 12:20 a.m. After a two-month delay, state officials notified more than 16,000 University of California students on Monday about the funding they will receive from the state’s new Middle Class Scholarship. UC students whose families make $80,000 to $150,000 a year will receive an average of about […]
UC to invest $250M in companies that commercialize University research
The University of California is planning to invest up to $250 million into an independent fund for startups that commercialize University research projects, the University announced Monday. The fund, called UC Ventures, comes after the University changed its policy in June to allow investments in companies that commercialize UC research products. It will launch in […]
Regents to discuss sexual violence, investment in sustainable companies
The University of California Board of Regents will meet Wednesday and Thursday at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus to discuss plans for hundreds of millions of dollars in investments in sustainability companies and plans for addressing sexual violence on campuses, among other issues. The board meets bimonthly and oversees the University’s activities. It controls […]