Tuesday, July 1

Postdoc union demands faster contract negotiations from UC

Postdoctoral researchers and supporters marched to Murphy Hall Friday to demand the University address contract negotiations more quickly. About 200 people marched to Executive Vice Chancellor Scott Waugh’s office from the Inverted Fountain, said Melissa Agnello, a postdoctoral researcher in oral biology and a head steward in United Auto Workers Local 5810. Read more...

Photo: About 200 people marched to Executive Vice Chancellor Scott Waugh’s office from the Inverted Fountain Friday to demand the University address contract negotiations more quickly. (Courtesy of Stephanie Wolahan)


UC employees protest, demand higher wage increase

UCLA clerical employees protested outside the UCLA Wilshire Center on Wednesday against what they called a low proposed wage increase. About 200 members of Teamsters Local 2010, a union that represents around 14,000 University of California clerical, administrative and support staff, called the 1.5 percent increase unacceptable. Read more...

Photo: UCLA clerical employees protested outside the UCLA Wilshire Center on Wednesday against a low proposed wage increase.(Courtesy of Christian Castro)


Q&A: New UCSA president details two proposed campaigns

Members of the University of California Student Association, or UCSA, elected a UC Davis graduate student in entomology as its new president at the Student Organizing Summit held Aug. Read more...

Photo: Daily Bruin’s Ryan Leou spoke with Ralph Washington, Jr., the new president of the University of California Student Association, about UCSA’s two new campaigns for the upcoming year. (Courtesy of Ralph Washington)



UC Davis chancellor found guilty of policy violation, resigns

This post was updated on Aug. 14 at 11 a.m. University of California, Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi resigned Tuesday after a three-month investigation found she violated multiple University policies. Read more...

Photo: UC Davis chancellor Linda Katehi resigned Tuesday after multiple accusations that she violated University policy. (Creative Commons photo by Rudy Meyers via Flickr)



UC Regents pay $8.5M in two lawsuits against former UCLA surgeon

The University of California Regents agreed to pay a $8.5 million settlement on July 21 for two lawsuits against a former UCLA spinal surgeon. The lawsuits alleged that Jeffrey Wang, an orthopedic surgeon, failed to disclose his financial conflicts of interests with a medical device maker company before using its products in surgery. Read more...

Photo: The University of California regents settled two lawsuits for $8.5 million involving Jeffrey Wang, the former director of the UCLA Spine Center, which alleged he failed to disclose financial relationships with medical device companies whose products he used in surgery. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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