Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new bill into law Aug. 7 that aims to protect the privacy and safety of domestic violence survivors. Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson authored Senate Bill 331, which allows campus-based domestic violence counselors to keep their communications with survivors of domestic violence confidential. The University of California helped sponsor the legislation. UC […]
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New grad student program seeks to study sustainability in urban areas
UCLA is creating a program for graduate students to research how to sustainably use food, water and energy in urban areas. The interdisciplinary program, which UCLA will develop for the next five years with a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, will teach graduate students in research, education and communication how to obtain […]
Cyberattack on UCLA server potentially accesses student information
This post was updated Aug. 4 at 2:30 a.m. A cyberattack on a UCLA administration server potentially breached the personal information of about 32,000 students earlier this week, UCLA officials said. On Monday, UCLA reported an alleged May 18 cyberattack on a Summer Sessions and International Education Office server. The server contained the personal information […]
UCLA campus facilities to be used during 2028 Summer Olympic Games
International athletes will be using UCLA campus facilities during the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. Los Angeles Olympic bid organizers declared candidacy Monday for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. The announcement comes as part of an agreement with Paris, which will most likely host the games in 2024, according to a news release from the International […]
UC settles class action lawsuit with payments, vouchers
The University of California announced a settlement to a class action lawsuit Monday that would provide payments and vouchers to certain customers who purchased items from UCLA on-campus stores and medical center cafeterias. A lawsuit filed in March alleged that customers who bought products at Associated Students UCLA stores or cafeterias in Ronald Reagan UCLA […]
LA City Council renews suspended parkway parking law
Students living off campus may start receiving parking tickets next month. The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance June 28 to outlaw parkway parking, the practice of parking in the grassy area between the street and the sidewalk. The city council suspended the original ordinance banning parkway parking in 2011 so the city attorney […]
UCPD Director of Police Community Services retires after two decades
There was very little trust between students and the police when Nancy Greenstein joined university police as their first civilian senior administrator. “When I first got there, it was even difficult to meet students because the police didn’t have the relationships they have today,” Greenstein said. Having served in UCLA’s police department since 1997, Greenstein […]