A new major in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences department will teach students about the science and politics of climate change. Beginning next quarter, students will be able to declare climate science as a major. The program aims to integrate a traditional science major with political science and policymaking. Students will be required to take […]
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PROSPER Act would change work-study formula, reduce funding for the UC
This post was updated Mar. 6 at 3:44 p.m. A federal proposal governing work-study programs may reduce funding to University of California students, a UC official said. The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act, which was introduced in the House of Representatives last month, would revise the Federal Work-Study formula to […]
Bruin Custom Print sees increase in sales but lack of profit
Ackerman Union’s print shop’s sales are ahead of budget projections despite continuing to not make a profit. Associated Students UCLA announced at its board meeting Feb. 23 that Bruin Custom Print’s earnings were decreasing. The store’s revenue for the second half of the fiscal year was around $9,000 less than the first half, but the […]
Diversity Peer Leader interns facilitate social justice dialogues
A UCLA internship program aims to address social justice issues on campus through student-led discussions and art workshops. The UCLA Intergroup Relations Program’s Diversity Peer Leader internship program recruits students to organize and facilitate events that address campus issues like diversity, toxic masculinity and gun violence. The program is hosting the “SolidARiTy: Plural Identities” event […]
UCLA Extension employees make allegations of unethical hiring practices
UCLA Extension employees said they are concerned about what they think are questionable hiring practices for administrative officials, alleging the dean hired individuals he worked with at his previous employer without opening the positions to other candidates. Dean Wayne Smutz announced last month the organization would lay off about 25 percent of employees this summer […]
Federal policy cuts funding for projects under harassment investigation
The federal government announced earlier this month it will cut off funding for research projects with principal researchers who have committed or are under investigation for sexual harassment. The National Science Foundation, a government organization that funds research in science and engineering, announced Feb. 8 it will require universities and other foundations it funds to […]
CNN host lectures on state of democracy and importance of free press
A political commentator said journalists are canaries in a coal mine at a lecture in Schoenberg Hall on Wednesday. “Press plays an absolutely vital role,” said Fareed Zakaria, a Washington Post columnist and the host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS. Zakaria was this year’s speaker at the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture Series. The UCLA Burkle […]