Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law earlier this month aimed at making the University of California’s financial reporting process more transparent. Assembly Bill 1655, which passed unanimously in both houses of the state legislature, adds and amends a section to the state’s education code, to prohibit coordination between UC campuses and the UC […]
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Socialist Students UCLA holds event criticizing UC free speech trend
Students at a Friday event said they think the University of California has historically suppressed free speech and called on the university to help peacefully protest far-right speakers that visit campus. More than a dozen students attended “Free Speech: The UC’s History of Hypocrisy,” held by Socialist Students UCLA at Boelter Hall. Henry DeGroot, an […]
EDI office hosts panel to discuss on-campus freedom of speech
Legal experts and academics engaged in open dialogue about freedom of speech on campus at an event Wednesday. UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion held a panel called “CrossCheck Live: Campus Speech” at Pauley Pavilion, which was part of “Free Speech 101: UCLA’s Week on Freedom of Speech,” hosted by the EDI office to […]
LA Police Commission votes to begin testing unmanned drone system
This post was updated Oct. 17 at 9 p.m. The Los Angeles Police Department will start testing an unmanned drone system over the course of a year after the first drone receives federal approval. The Los Angeles Police Commission, the civilian board that oversees the department, voted 3-1 Tuesday to begin a one-year trial period […]
Mental health screenings, treatment services now free for all students
UCLA is reaching out to all students to provide free mental health screenings and treatment services this year. The UCLA Grand Depression Challenge, a universitywide research initiative that aims to decrease the health and economic effects of depression, is expanding efforts to offer internet-based treatment and optional drop-in support groups, according to the UCLA Grand […]
Covered California to add surcharge to Silver plan in 2018
California’s state health insurance agency announced a surcharge Wednesday to some insurance policies in its 2018 health plan. Covered California added a 12.4 percent surcharge on its Silver plan, the second-least expensive plan, because the federal government did not indicate whether it would continue funding cost-sharing reduction reimbursements next year. Cost-sharing reductions are discounts insurers […]
UCLA Ashe Center expands features, services with OptumRx mobile app
A health insurance mobile application for UCLA students expanded its medication and prescription features this year. The University of California Student Health Insurance Plan expanded the services of one of its mobile apps, OptumRx, which it started using in 2015, said Barbara Rabinowitz, insurance manager for UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Wellness and Health Center. Students […]