A UCLA researcher collaborated with the former California Public Utilities Commission president to craft a settlement for the closure of a San Diego energy station so that the UCLA campus would especially benefit, according to an email that was publicly released this week. Read more...
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May 14, 1:49 am
Email links UCLA researcher to $4.7B energy station settlement
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May 14, 1:40 am
Memorandum aims to improve universities’ response to sexual assault cases
University of California President Janet Napolitano and California Attorney General Kamala Harris established guidelines Wednesday for California universities and their local law enforcement agencies that aim to improve coordination and transparency in response to sexual assault cases. Read more...
Photo: UC President Janet Napolitano recently established guidelines for university (Daily Bruin file photo)
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May 14, 1:37 am
May state budget revision not expected to fulfill UC funding needs
Experts say chances are slim that Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised state budget, which will be released Thursday, will include additional funding for the University of California even though the state has received more revenue than expected in the past year due to the growing economy. Read more...
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May 8, 2:29 am
Napolitano’s track record upsets undocumented students at UC summit
Students walked out of University of California President Janet Napolitano’s speech at the first-ever UC summit on undocumented students Thursday, protesting her former role as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Read more...
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May 7, 2:18 am
Academic Senate, union leaders meet on faculty working conditions
Members of the UCLA Academic Senate and unions representing teachers and librarians met Wednesday to discuss working conditions for faculty and cooperation in the University of California governance system, amid what some call the increasing privatization of the University. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UCLA Academic Senate and unions met Wednesday to discuss working conditions within the University of California governance system. (Lisa O’Brien/Daily Bruin)
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May 7, 2:17 am
State resolution calling on UC to condemn anti-Semitism faces criticism
A state Senate resolution urging each University of California campus to condemn anti-Semitism and racism faces opposition from civil rights and pro-Palestine groups who say they think its definition of anti-Semitism is too broad. Read more...
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May 7, 2:16 am
UCLA data center proposal drafted months before San Onofre settlement
UCLA had a proposal drafted for a $25 million data research center related to the closing of the San Onofre nuclear power plant half a year before its closure was settled in court, according to a document released by the San Diego Union-Tribune Tuesday. Read more...