Student government officials hosted an all-day women’s conference to encourage women to pursue leadership positions in the professional world. The LEAN IN UC: UC Women’s Leadership Conference 2019 featured 65 speakers, including Amy Ziering, an Emmy Award-winning documentarian, and Cleo Wade, an artist, poet and author. Speakers addressed how the #MeToo movement has impacted the […]
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UC decides not to renew Elsevier subscription after months of negotiations
The University of California will not renew its subscription with the world’s largest scientific publisher, a University press release announced Thursday. The UC and Elsevier, which owns over 2,500 journals such as Cell and The Lancet, were unable to come to an agreement regarding publishing fees and subscription costs after months of negotiations. The UC’s […]
Visiting professor discusses recent federal tax law and mitigation techniques
A law professor proposed ways for individuals and local and state governments to mitigate the impacts of a recent cap on tax deductions at an event Wednesday. Law professors Kirk Stark and Jason Oh spoke at a UCLA School of Law event with Manoj Viswanathan, an associate law professor at the University of California Hastings […]
UCPath makes plan to compensate for its payroll inaccuracies
The University of California will pay student employees to compensate for widespread issues with a new payroll system. The system, University of California Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources, was implemented at UCLA in September. Since then, hundreds of students have reported paycheck inaccuracies and missed paychecks. The UC announced Tuesday it would compensate […]
Town hall addresses UC involvement, controversy regarding Hawaii telescope
Activists said they think students should pressure the University of California to divest from the construction of a 30-meter telescope on a sacred Hawaiian site. The Pacific Islands’ Student Association organized a town hall and teach-in Monday where students spoke with activists about the controversy surrounding the UC’s involvement in the construction of the Thirty […]
UCLA Pritzker Center awards five grants in support of research for foster youth
Five interdisciplinary and community-based service teams received the inaugural UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families grants to support research for youth and families in the child welfare system, according to a university press release. The center awarded each team a one-year grant of up to $25,000 to expand their research or service projects. […]
State auditor finds financial transparency recommendations for UC remain incomplete
The University of California has not implemented recommendations for increased transparency from a 2017 state audit, according to a new report from a state auditor in January. California State Auditor Elaine Howle detailed 33 recommendations for the UC to increase budget transparency in April 2017 after she found the UC Office of the President had […]