Heaps faces new civil suits for sexual abuse, plaintiffs include former students

Former UCLA doctor James Heaps is facing a growing number of civil suits for alleged sexual abuse. Two more civil lawsuits from nine women alleging sexual abuse by Heaps were filed Tuesday, according to a press release from Manly, Stewart & Finaldi, the law firm representing the women. This brings the total number of civil […]

UC settles for millions after allegations against former UCLA doctor James Heaps

The University of California paid millions in settlements in response to allegations raised against former UCLA doctor James Heaps. In total, the UC paid about $3.5 million in settlements regarding allegations against Heaps, according to public records obtained by the Daily Bruin. Tracy Green, Heaps’ attorney, said Heaps did not have any input in either […]

UC no longer has direct access to publications on Elsevier

This post was updated July 14 at 4:21 p.m. The University of California lost access to the world’s largest scientific publisher Wednesday. Elsevier, which provides access to over 2,500 journals, had been negotiating with the UC’s California Digital Library since early this year to provide UC students and researchers with access to its content. While […]

UCLA named a top-50 university globally in two recent rankings

UCLA was named among the world’s best universities for research and academia in two separate rankings last week. Nature, a scientific journal, named all 10 of the UC’s campuses and its three affiliated national laboratories in the top 500 institutions that influenced research in natural sciences last year. UCLA ranked 21st globally and eighth among […]

Nominated UC student regent plans to focus on transfers, basic student needs

A recently nominated student regent and UCLA alumnus said he hopes to increase engagement of different student populations and focus on issues relating to basic needs. Jamaal Muwwakkil, a doctoral student at UC Santa Barbara, was nominated in May to be the student regent on the University of California Board of Regents for the 2020-2021 […]

UC plans to change admissions process in response to recent bribery scheme

The University of California announced changes to its admissions process Thursday in response to a recent college admissions scandal. The UC said in a press release it will be taking steps to strengthen the policies and procedures of its undergraduate admissions process. The announcement is in response to the recent college admissions scandal uncovered in […]