The federal government announced earlier this month it will cut off funding for research projects with principal researchers who have committed or are under investigation for sexual harassment. The National Science Foundation, a government organization that funds research in science and engineering, announced Feb. 8 it will require universities and other foundations it funds to […]
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UC student leaders, UCOP discuss plans to advocate for state funding
University of California student leaders are working with the UC Office of the President to advocate for more funding from the state legislature after the University delayed a potential tuition hike last month. During the UC Board of Regents’ January meeting, the regents postponed their vote on the proposed tuition increase until May. UC President […]
Bruins voice support for women’s rights in second annual LA Women’s March
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 4:38 p.m. UCLA students demonstrated alongside hundreds of thousands of protesters at the second annual Los Angeles Women’s March on Saturday. Protesters at the march in downtown Los Angeles advocated against President Donald Trump’s administration and in support of women’s rights. Holding signs saying “Women’s rights are human […]
AFSCME proposes amendment to expel UC Regents by two-thirds vote
The University of California’s largest employee union is advocating for an amendment to the California Constitution that would make it possible to remove UC Regents. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is proposing that Section 9, Article IX of the state constitution be amended to allow the California State Legislature to expel […]
UCLA medical school dean stresses importance of global student involvement
The dean of the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine said she thinks it is important students and institutions reach across borders to address health inequity at an event Wednesday. Kelsey Martin, the dean of the medical school, gave the keynote speech at the UCLA Global Conversation, part of International Education Week at UCLA. About […]
Bruin Republicans’ event sparks protests, draws conflicting viewpoints
About 150 individuals attended a protest against a speech by a conservative commentator at Bruin Plaza on Monday. Several student groups, including Socialist Students UCLA and the Young Democratic Socialists at UCLA, organized the protest in response to a lecture by Ben Shapiro at Ackerman Union. Shapiro, who was invited to campus by the Bruin […]
Liberal student organization campaigns for out-of-state candidates
Students in a grassroots political organization spent three hours calling voters in Virginia to support a local Democratic candidate at a phone banking event Friday. About 12 students in Bruins Elect met in a Westwood apartment to call residents in the Virginia House of Delegates’ 68th district to garner support for Dawn Adams, a candidate […]