Leslie Rith-Najarian, a graduate student in clinical psychology, received $6,000 on Thursday as the winner of the UC Grad Slam, a competition between the seven University of California campuses that tests graduate students’ ability to explain their research concisely. Read more...
Photo: Leslie Rith-Najarian, a graduate student in clinical psychology, won $6,000 on Thursday in a competition between the seven University of California campuses. (Courtesy of UCOP)
Jose Ortega often refused to accept his biweekly paycheck at the UCLA Community Programs Office because he thought it could be used to supply more food to the CPO Food Closet instead. Read more...
Photo: Jose Ortega, a fourth-year history student who transferred to UCLA in 2015, died May 1. (Courtesy of Daniel Ortega)
Several candidates who ran in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council elections said they think national politics influenced this year’s election. Nine independent candidates were elected to the council in Friday’s election. Read more...
Photo: Members of Bruins United slate march toward Meyerhoff Park on Friday, May 5, prior to the release of the 2017 Undergraduate Students Association Council election results. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
Lecturers who teach summer courses at several University of California campuses will lose access to retirement benefits they have received for more than 15 years. The UC chief negotiator Nadine Fishel sent a letter March 9 to the American Federation of Teachers Local 1990, which represents UC lecturers and librarians, that said lecturers at UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine have been receiving more generous benefits than required under the collective bargaining agreement between UC and AFT. Read more...
Scammers are blackmailing UCLA students and convincing them to pay fake ransoms and fines, university police said. Students are reporting more confidence scams, in which scammers coerce victims into paying them after earning their trust, said UCPD Detective Brian Washburn. Read more...
University of California President Janet Napolitano said a tuition increase approved earlier this year would go through, despite calls from politicians to eliminate it in light of a state audit that claimed the UC Office of the President failed to disclose millions of dollars in reserve funds. Read more...
Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano justified high salaries for UC Office of the President employees, citing UC’s more complex organization. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles and Mexican business and political leaders discussed trade and collaboration between the two jurisdictions at a Friday forum held at UCLA. The Los Angeles Business Council organized the inaugural LABC Mexico and Los Angeles Economic Forum to discuss how recent political events could impact the business opportunities stemming from Los Angeles and Mexico’s long-standing economic ties. Read more...
Photo: Stuart Gabriel (left), chair of Arden Realty, Inc. and professor of finance at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and Carlos García de Alba (Right), consul general of Mexico in Los Angeles, discussed the economic relationship between Los Angeles and Mexico. (Angelina Ruiz/Daily Bruin)
