UCLA was ranked the No. 1 public university in the country by a U.S. News & World Report ranking released Sunday. The 2019 Best Colleges ranking also listed UCLA as No. 19 in its overall rankings, which were based on indicators that assessed graduation outcomes, faculty resources, expert opinions, university financial resources, student academic achievement […]
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UCLA ranked as top public university in the US for second consecutive year
UCLA was ranked the No. 1 public U.S. university in a ranking released Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. The university was also ranked No. 25 out of more than 1,000 universities in the nation. This is the second year in a row that the ranking designated UCLA as the top […]
University of California commits to using 100 percent clean energy by 2025
The University of California announced Tuesday that it will use 100 percent clean electricity by 2025. All 10 UC campuses and five medical centers have committed to using solely zero-carbon and renewably generated electricity within a decade, according to a CALPIRG Students press release. Student public interest research groups have worked on more than 65 […]
California Assembly advances bill requiring 100 percent clean energy by 2045
This post was updated Sept. 12 at 12:49 p.m. California legislators passed a bill Aug. 28 that will require the state to generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources by 2045. Senate Bill 100 accelerates California’s current renewable energy goals. The state will generate 50 percent of its electricity from clean […]
UCLA awarded title of No. 2 public university in U.S. by international ranking
An international ranking named UCLA the second-best public university in the United States on Tuesday. The 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities, which was published by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, also ranked UCLA 11th in the world out of 1000 universities, an increase from the 12th spot which UCLA had held since 2011. The ShanghaiRanking Consultancy […]
UC workers demand halt in outsourcing to companies that support Trump’s immigration policy
The University of California’s largest employee union released a statement urging the Board of Regents to divest from businesses who work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement or support implementing President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” and family separation policies. AFSCME Local 3299 made a request in late July for the UC to divest from contractors profiting […]
Student worker union holds protest for provisions in new contract with UC
This post was updated Aug. 15 at 5:53 p.m. University of California student workers held a rally Tuesday to put pressure on the University to accept their demands for their new contract. Roughly 100 people from United Auto Workers Local 2865 and its allies set up tents and banners outside of Murphy Hall to demand […]