Saturday, March 21

UC UAW units may strike ‘as soon as next week’ if University doesn’t meet demands

Union members representing UC academic and research employees said at a demonstration Thursday that they plan to strike as soon as next week if the University does not meet their contract demands. Read more...

Photo: Academic Advancement Program counselors Stephanie Valdez (left), Asbeidy Solano (middle) and Paloma Doreza Dimaya (right) cheer during a Thursday picket in Royce Quad led by members of the United Auto Workers’ UC units. The union members threatened to strike if the UC does not meet its contract demands.(Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


UC sponsors state Senate bill that proposes $23 billion research bond

This post was updated March 5 at 9:45 p.m. The UC sponsored a California bill Thursday that would put a $23 billion bond for research funding on the November 2026 ballot. Read more...

Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. The UC sponsored a California bill Thursday that would put a $23 billion bond for research funding on the November 2026 ballot. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)


Students call for UCLA to adopt sanctuary campus title amid immigration crackdown

This post was updated March 8 at 9:58 p.m. Several student organizations have called for UCLA to designate itself as a sanctuary campus in response to the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. Read more...

Photo: People protest against the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. Multiple student groups called for UCLA to adopt a “sanctuary campus” designation. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA advocates react to Trump administration’s anti-transgender demands

The Trump administration asked the UC in August 2025 to implement anti-transgender policies at UCLA to regain its suspended federal research funding. The University did not accept them. Read more...

Photo: Pins with the transgender flag and sets or pronouns, as well as a sticker with the transgender flag on it, are pictured. The Trump administration asked the UC in August 2025 to implement anti-transgender policies at UCLA to regain its suspended federal research funding. The University did not accept them. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Senate Bill 607 aims to authorize AI as research concentration at Cal ISIs

A state senator introduced a bill last month to formally recognize artificial intelligence as a research concentration at UC research institutes. If passed, Senate Bill 607 would allow one of the four California Institutes for Science and Innovation – which are multidisciplinary research institutes on UC campuses – to add AI as a concentration. Read more...

Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. A state senator introduced a bill last month to formally recognize artificial intelligence as a research concentration at UC research institutes. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)


UC and UC-AFT negotiations tentatively set to begin in March

This post was updated Feb. 24 at 11:37 p.m. UC lecturers are tentatively set to begin negotiations with the University in March. The unit of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers representing lecturers reached its current contract with the University in November 2021. Read more...

Photo: A group of University Council-American Federation of Teachers rally attendees stand in front of a speaker outside of Murphy Hall. UC lecturers, which are represented by UC-AFT, are tentatively set to begin negotiations with the University in March. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


DOJ files lawsuit against UC for allegedly allowing antisemitic work environment

This post was updated Feb. 24 at 11:30 p.m. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the UC on Tuesday, alleging the University allowed a hostile environment for its Jewish and Israeli employees. Read more...

Photo: The outside of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is pictured. The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the UC on Tuesday, alleging the University allowed a hostile environment for its Jewish and Israeli employees. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)