Following a fourth-place finish in the Pac-12 and a semifinal exit at the Pac-12 tournament, UCLA (20-13) sent the college basketball world into a tizzy Sunday as it made it into the NCAA tournament as an 11th seed. UCLA will take on No. 6-seeded Southern Methodist University (27-6), led by legendary coach Larry Brown, in […]
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USAC unanimously passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism on campus
This article was updated on March 11 at 12:45 a.m. The undergraduate student government unanimously passed “A Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism” at its Tuesday meeting after more than 100 students made public comments in support of the measure. The resolution, drafted by members of Hillel at UCLA and Undergraduate Students Association Council President Avinoam Baral, condemns […]
UCLA graduate schools placed in top 20 nationally in 2016 rankings
Several UCLA graduate schools placed in the top 20 nationally in the 2016 U.S. News and World Report “Best Graduate School” rankings released Tuesday. The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA ranked seventh in the country for primary care – up from 13th last year – and 13th for research. U.S. News and World […]
Patient safety scores low at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center’s patient safety scores severely lag behind those of comparable institutions, particularly because of preventable incidents such as post-surgery infections and dangerous objects left in patients, according to a hospital safety group. In 2012, The Leapfrog Group gave the center an F rating in patient safety, which came in stark contrast […]
USAC removes video of controversial meeting on Judicial Board appointee
This post was updated on March 10 at 11:59 p.m. The undergraduate student government recently took down a YouTube video of a controversial council meeting after several councilmembers received death threats and hate mail accusing them of being anti-Semitic. On Feb. 10, several members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council raised concerns about the appointment […]
Former UCLA researcher James Enstrom reaches settlement with UC
This post was updated at 5:50 p.m. A former UCLA researcher who filed an unlawful dismissal lawsuit in 2012 will be paid $140,000 and have his termination rescinded as part of a settlement reached with the University of California Board of Regents on Wednesday. Dr. James Enstrom’s lawsuit claimed UCLA officials wrongfully dismissed him from […]
Delays to UCPath project to cost millions
University of California officials said this week that a University-wide payroll and human resources project is now two years behind schedule and will cost millions more than originally expected. The UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources project, or UCPath, was initially slated to cost about $175 million but will now likely cost much […]