The University of California will update its own power-generating facilities and procure new renewable energy from third parties to reach its 100 percent renewable energy goal by 2025. The UC announced Sept. 4 all 10 UC campuses and five medical centers will commit to using solely zero-carbon and renewably generated electricity by 2025. David Phillips, […]
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Librarians, allies demonstrate for academic freedom amid UCOP negotiations
University of California librarians and their allies marched across campus Wednesday with their mouths taped shut in support of academic freedom for librarians. University Council-American Federation of Teachers, a union that represents UC librarians and non-Senate faculty, held the demonstration during their lunch break between contract negotiation sessions with the University of California Office of […]
USAC recap – Sept. 25
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC Live! channel on YouTube, which can be accessed with a ucla.edu […]
California Public Employment Relations Board issues formal complaints against UC
This post was updated Sept. 21 at 3:08 p.m. A state judicial administrative agency brought formal complaints Friday against the University of California after a UC employee union alleged the University was withholding employee contact information from unions. The California Public Employment Relations Board issued the complaints after American Federation of State, County and Municipal […]
Bear Necessities summer camp brings Bruin cubs to the outdoors
Camp counselors “Curly” and “Horcháta” said once the kids at Camp River Glen figured out how to make Woodsey Bling, special camp necklaces, they wouldn’t stop. About 30 children from ages 7 to 10 attended Bear Necessities this summer, a camping program put on by UCLA Recreation and UCLA UniCamp, a service organization that sends […]
Rebrand of Career Peers program focuses on making networking more accessible
Students in the UCLA Career Center hosted new events to inform their peers about internship and job opportunities. The UCLA Career Peers program, which launched last year, works under the Career Center to inform students about internship and job opportunities. The program is a combination of two pre-existing student groups: the Peer Advisors, which provided […]
Study finds UCLA’s economic impact of over $11 billion in California
A study found that UCLA generated over $11 billion in economic activity over the 2016-17 fiscal year. Beacon Economics consultancy, an independent consulting firm that conducts economic analyses, published the 2018 UCLA Economic Impact Report, finding that UCLA generated $11.06 billion in economic activity, which considers employment, labor income, taxation and product output. The university […]