Monday, December 15

UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab SRAs protest against alleged wage theft, work policies

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 10:28 p.m. Staff research associates at the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab protested Wednesday against alleged wage theft and unfair labor practices.  The SRAs were originally promised to receive raises in 2023 and have allegedly been denied over $500,000 collectively, according to signs from the protest and a document obtained by the Daily Bruin. Read more...

Photo: The staff research associates protest in front of the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab director’s door, with many holding signs. The SRAs were originally promised to receive raises in 2023 and have allegedly been denied over $500,000 collectively. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin)


Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrate outside UC Regent Jay Sures’ home

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 10:25 p.m. Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated outside UC Regent Jay Sures’ Brentwood house early Wednesday morning. The protest, organized by Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, began before 7:30 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Regent Jay Sures’ house is pictured. Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated outside Sures’ home early Wednesday morning. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Lawsuit filed against the UC alleging illegal use of affirmative action

This post was updated Feb. 4 at 10:30 p.m. A group opposing affirmative action filed a lawsuit Monday against the UC alleging that the University gave preference in admissions to Hispanic and Black applicants. Read more...

Photo: Students walk down Bruin Walk. An anti-affirmative action advocacy group sued the UC on Monday, alleging that the University considers race in its admissions process. (Alexandra Crosnoe/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Board of Regents discusses budget cuts, financial aid

SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents discussed the UC’s financial future during its Jan. 22 meeting. The board held its bimonthly meeting Jan. 22 to Jan. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents meets in September. The board discussed the UC’s financial future during its bimonthly meeting Jan. 22 and 23. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Regents discuss FAFSA changes for mixed-status families, policing reform for UC

SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents heard a statement from UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk and discussed new university initiatives, safety plans and updates on academic programs at its Jan. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents is pictured at its September meeting. The board heard a statement from UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk and discussed new university initiatives, safety plans and updates on academic programs during its Jan. 22 meeting at UC San Francisco. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Members of UC community shares concerns about divestment, wages with the board

SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents heard public comment from community members calling on the University to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military and to increase wages for nonrepresented UC employees. Read more...

Photo: Pro-Palestine protesters stand in front of the William J. Rutter Center, where the UC Board of Regents met Wednesday and Thursday. Speakers during the meeting’s public comment section criticized the UC’s investments in companies associated with the Israeli military. (Vivian Stein/Daily Bruin)


Scientists reflect on ‘detrimental’ potential of fire-related research reductions

This post was updated Jan. 20 at 11:28 p.m. UCLA advised campus researchers to begin scaling down activities Jan. 12, citing the threat of the Los Angeles County fires. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, which houses the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, is pictured. Many researchers who work in this building had to adjust their lab operations because of the Los Angeles County fires. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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