Monday, June 30

After months of bargaining, medical residents reach tentative agreement with UCLA

Resident physicians, fellows and interns won health benefits and union access Wednesday night in their most recent negotiating session with UCLA administration. After 10 months of bargaining with UCLA Health, the administration and residents reached a tentative agreement that includes wage and housing stipend increases, sustained health benefits until 2021 and unrestricted union access in the hospital, said Caleb Williams, a resident physician, in an email statement. Read more...

Photo: The Committee of Interns and Residents at UCLA held a walkout Wednesday to express its concern with proposed cuts to health benefits and union access. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Global rank names UCLA No. 2 public university in US, No. 11 university in world

UCLA was named the No. 2 public university in the United States and the No. 11 university in the world, according to a ranking released Thursday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA was named the No. 2 public university in the United States and the No. 11 university in the world, according to the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities. UCLA held the same position in the ranking as last year, both among public universities and among all universities (Daily Bruin file photo)


Fallen tree blocks path near Powell Library, root cause of fall unknown

A tree fell near Powell Library on Monday, blocking a main path to North Campus. The tree, an Aleppo pine, was reported as fallen at 7:48 a.m., said Nurit Katz, executive officer of Facilities Management. Read more...

Photo: An Aleppo pine tree fell near Powell Library on Monday. The Facilities Management grounds team will be working on clearing the area Monday and Tuesday. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


Director of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies retires, looks to further research

When John Duncan announced he was retiring as director of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies, former students from across the world flew back to Los Angeles to say goodbye. Read more...

Photo: John Duncan, a professor in the Asian languages and cultures department, retired in June. Duncan, who served in Korea during the Vietnam War, helped create the Center of Korean studies when he arrived to UCLA in 1989.(Courtesy of Peggy McInerny/UCLA)


Possible delay in fall election as USAC election board chair fails to meet deadline

Undergraduate student officials addressed the election board’s failure to meet deadlines at a special meeting Wednesday. The Undergraduate Students Association Council held a meeting Aug. 7 with election board chair and fourth-year psychology student Kyana Shajari to discuss her failure to fill spots on the USAC election board and approve election codes by July 30, a deadline set by the council in May. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council held a special meeting with election board chair Kyana Shajari to address her lack of progress in making appointments to the board or officially editing the election code before July 30. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)



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