Wednesday, May 27

UC investment assets dip, regents discuss at bimonthly meeting

The UC’s investments portfolio dipped last quarter, according to a report discussed at a UC Board of Regents meeting which protesters disrupted Tuesday. The board met at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on Tuesday and Wednesday for its bimonthly meeting. Read more...

Photo: UC Board of Regents members sit during its May meeting. The UC’s investments portfolio dipped last quarter, according to a report discussed at a UC Board of Regents meeting which protesters disrupted Tuesday. (Elle Smith/Daily Bruin staff)


‘We are the institution’: Students push for more representation under ACA 18

UC students say they want a voice in University policies – and an amendment to the state constitution could be the way to get it. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 18 would require the UC Board of Regents to appoint one undergraduate student and one graduate student to serve two-year terms on the board, replacing the current policy that only allows one student regent and student regent-designate. Read more...

Photo: Assemblymember Jessica Caloza, who co-authored a bill pushing for a second student regent, sits with students. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)


UC Health proposes $36.7 million budget to expand research, healthcare access

This post was updated May 6 at 1:07 a.m. UC Health leaders proposed a $36.7 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year to a UC Board of Regents committee meeting Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: UC Regent Jay Sures is pictured. UC Health leaders proposed a $36.7 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year to a UC Board of Regents committee meeting Tuesday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


AFSCME Local 3299 announces indefinite strike to begin May 14

This post was updated April 16 at 10:34 p.m. A union representing about 40,000 UC employees announced Wednesday that it plans to strike indefinitely starting May 14 if the university does not meet its demands. Read more...

Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 are pictured holding picket signs. The union, which represents about 40,000 UC employees, announced Wednesday that it plans to strike indefinitely starting May 14 if the university does not meet its demands. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


Former UCLA gynecologist waives retrial to accept guilty plea, 11 year sentence

This post was updated April 14 at 10:51 p.m. Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges including sexual battery.  Heaps was accused of sexually abusing multiple patients during his time as a doctor at UCLA Health. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps sits in court during a previous hearing. Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges including sexual battery. (Daily Bruin file photo)