This post was updated Sept. 12 at 4:25 p.m. UCLA tied with UC Berkeley for the No. 1 spot in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report’s list of top public universities nationwide released Monday night. Read more...
Photo: UCLA topped a ranking for public universities for the second time in the last week. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The University of California’s five cancer research centers will be coordinating their efforts to treat and research the disease. UC President Janet Napolitano and John Stobo, executive vice president of UC Health, announced Monday that cancer research institutions at UCLA, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC San Francisco have come together to form the UC Cancer Consortium. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of five University of California cancer research centers that have come together to form the UC Cancer Consortium. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 8 at 3:41 p.m. President Donald Trump’s administration announced Thursday plans to roll back federal rules governing campus sexual harassment investigations. Read more...
Photo: On Thursday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced a rollback of Title IX guidelines issued by former President Barack Obama’s administration, which among other requirements, mandated that colleges have Title IX coordinators. Kathleen Salvaty is the University of California’s systemwide Title IX coordinator. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A 2017-2018 report published Wednesday ranked the UCLA as the nation’s top public university. Times Higher Education, a magazine that reports on higher education, published their World University Rankings report Wednesday, which ranked UCLA 15th in the world, a drop from 14th last year. Read more...
Photo: The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked UCLA 15th worldwide, ahead of UC Berkeley, which ranked 18th. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Aug. 28 at 3:37 p.m. The University of California’s plan to update its payroll system will cost millions more than originally estimated and is several years behind schedule, according to a state audit released Thursday. Read more...
Photo: A state audit estimated the UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources project will cost $942 million to implement. However, the UC Office of the President maintains it will take $504 million to complete the project.
The University of California violated guidelines governing the replacement of employees with contract workers, according to a state audit released Tuesday. After reviewing 31 service contracts at three UC campuses, two medical centers and the UC Office of the President, auditors found that two of these contracts did not fully adhere to UCOP’s displacement guidelines, which determine the process for replacing employees with contractors. Read more...
Photo: Auditors found that two of the 31 reviewed service contracts for University of California campuses and medical centers did not adhere to UCOP’s displacement guidelines for replacing employees with contractors. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The University of California owes workers $1.3 million following a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor for underpaying overtime payments for hourly employees. The error occurred while the university was attempting to replace the previous payroll system with the new UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources system. Read more...
Photo: The University of California owes workers $1.3 million after an error in its payroll system modified the overtime rate for some employees. (Daily Bruin file photo)
