Three panelists who aim to help solve the Syrian refugee crisis debated the situation and analyzed its causes and action plans Tuesday night at the Hammer Museum in Westwood. About 180 residents, alumni and students attended a forum that featured Jana Mason, senior adviser for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Dr. Orfan Chalabi, […]
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Supreme Court of California to hear case against UCLA for 2009 stabbing
The Supreme Court of California decided Wednesday to hear a case brought against UCLA by an alumna who was stabbed by a fellow student in 2009 in a Young Hall laboratory. In October, a state appeals court ruled UCLA was not obligated to protect UCLA alumna Katherine Rosen when former student, Damon Thompson, stabbed her […]
UC Regents recap – Jan. 21
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents concluded its second day of meetings Thursday, where the board approved several appointments and heard about the University’s progress towards carbon neutrality by 2025 and the UC’s collaborative efforts with the European Organization for Nuclear Research, among other topics. The Committee on Governance approved the […]
UC task force releases proposal on employee retirement benefit options
Future University of California employees could be able to choose from two retirement benefit options, according to a proposal released Friday by a UC task force. UC President Janet Napolitano appointed a UC-wide task force of faculty, staff and administrators last year to determine a new set of retirement benefits. According to the proposal, UC […]
Statewide poll shows Californians support funding for UC
A public advocacy organization released results of a new statewide poll Thursday that showed a majority of Californians would support a ballot initiative that guarantees stable funding for the University of California. About 63 percent of the 600 people polled said they think the state constitution should be amended to establish a minimum level of […]
Nearly 120,000 students apply to UCLA, highest among UCs for fall 2016
UCLA was the most applied to University of California campus for fall 2016 admission, with nearly 120,000 students applying for admission. UCLA received 97,064 freshman applicants and 22,262 transfer application, totaling 119,326. This was an increase 5.8 percent from 112,744 last year. A total of about 200,000 students applied to the UC for fall 2016 […]
Gov. Brown’s budget proposal raises state funding to UC by 4.7 percent
The University of California will receive $356 million more in state funding, according to Gov. Jerry Brown’s $170 billion budget proposal announced Thursday. This year’s proposal allocated 4.7 percent more funding to the UC than last year’s budget. The UC will receive a total of $3.41 billion in state funding if the proposal is approved. […]