Resident physicians at UCLA will continue bargaining with the university over their salaries, an incomplete housing stipend and other benefits after more than four months of negotiation. The Committee of Interns and Residents, the union representing over 1,200 residents and fellows at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, will negotiate with UCLA on Thursday […]
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Healthy Campus Initiative grows in scope with community gardening event
This post was updated Feb. 21 at 2:29 p.m. A campus initiative is working to centralize the various health and sustainability projects on campus to tackle issues of physical, mental and emotional well-being. The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA, a university program that works to promote healthy lifestyles, organized a community gardening event […]
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 […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council opposes The Agora plans amid building controversy
The Westwood Neighborhood Council voted to maintain its opposition to a high-rise housing project in Westwood. The WWNC reviewed its initial vote in January to oppose The Agora, a 16-story housing project on Hilgard Avenue, on Wednesday. Lisa Chapman, council president, said the city attorney recommended the council revote on the housing development in their […]
UCLA Athletics announces plans to build academic center for student-athletes
Student-athletes will have a new place to study. A plan to construct an on-campus academic facility designed for UCLA’s nearly 700 student-athletes is in the works, UCLA Athletics announced Wednesday. The facility will be known as the Mo Ostin Academic Center for Student-Athletes. Morris “Mo” Ostin, a music executive and UCLA alum, gifted $15 million […]
Former state Sen. Kevin de León to teach public policy courses at UCLA
Kevin de León will join the UCLA faculty this spring. De León, former president pro tempore of the California State Senate, will teach courses in public policy at the Luskin School of Public Affairs for both undergraduate and graduate students. De León will be teaching a class tentatively titled “California Policy Challenges: A Policymaker’s Perspective” […]
Potential zoning revisions to beckon business to Village’s vacant storefronts
Westwood Village may be able to fill vacant storefronts and bring in new businesses by loosening restrictions on dining and parking requirements. The Westwood Village Improvement Association, a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of the Village, submitted amendments to the Westwood Village Specific Plan, the master planning document that outlines zoning regulations. The […]