UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost plans to step down and resume working as a faculty member. Scott Waugh said he plans to leave his position as vice chancellor in June and return to research full time, said Chancellor Gene Block in a statement Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh will step down at the end of the academic year. Waugh has held the vice chancellor position since 2008. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
A former UCLA doctoral student was arrested with federal conspiracy charges for his involvement in the 2017 Charlottesville riots in Virginia, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Michael Miselis was arrested and charged with conspiracy for traveling to Virginia “with the intent to encourage, promote, incite, participate in, and commit violent acts” along with three other California men, all of whom were part of Rise Above Movement, according to an affidavit of FBI officer Dino Cappuzzo. Read more...
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Rideshare company Lyft has debuted a new line of electric scooters in Santa Monica, adding to the long list of scooter companies competing in the region. Read more...
UCLA received a donation of $15 million to renovate the UCLA Botany Building. The gift, which was donated by UCLA alumnus Morton La Kretz, will go toward upgrading labs for teaching and research, building a new class lab and refurbishing the entrance and lobby to the building’s Charles E. Read more...
Photo: Morton La Kretz recently donated $15 million to further the renovation of the UCLA Botany Building. UCLA has decided to name the building after La Kretz. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA researchers found combining antibiotics may help combat dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In a study published last month, researchers found that combinations of three, four and five antibiotics were effective in stopping the growth of E. Read more...
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The California Nurses Association decided Monday to approve a four-year contract to increase salaries after almost two years of negotiation with the University of California. The contract includes a 12-percent wage increase over four years and changed language that further cements programs preventing workplace violence and harassment. Read more...
Photo: The California Nurses association decided to approve four-year contracts after almost two years of negotiations with the University of California. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The University of California will adapt its repatriation policies for Native American cultural property found on UC campuses to increase transparency and communication. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2836, which aims to improve the UC’s repatriation procedures, into law Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2836 into law Thursday. It will reform the University of California’s repatriation process for Native American cultural property. (Daily Bruin file photo)
