Sunday, April 12

UC investment officer discusses assets, what constitutes war-related investments

Pro-Palestine students and advocates have called on the UC to disclose and divest from companies allegedly associated with the Israeli military. But at a Tuesday UC Board of Regents meeting, the UC’s Chief Investment Officer said he believes it is difficult to consider what constitutes supporting war – whether directly or tangentially – when it comes to the University’s investments, especially with regard to U.S. Read more...

Photo: Jagdeep Singh Bachher (center), the UC’s chief investment officer, is pictured. Bachher said he believes it is difficult to consider what constitutes supporting war – whether directly or tangentially – when it comes to the University’s investments, especially with regard to U.S. companies. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC Regents committee recommends $351 million for UCLA student housing project

This post was updated March 19 at 1:15 p.m. The UC Board of Regents’s Finance and Capital Strategies Committee recommended a budget of $351 million to build new UCLA student housing on Levering Ave. Read more...

Photo: Michael Cohen, the chair of the UC Board of Regents Finance and Capital Strategies Committee, sits next to other UC Regents at their March meeting. The committee he chairs recommended an allocation of $351 million on Wednesday to fund new student housing. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC approves $298.2 million budget to convert LA building into UCLA Health complex

The UC Board of Regents approved a $298.2 million budget Wednesday to convert a Los Angeles building into a UCLA Health complex. The project will convert an office building in El Segundo into UCLA Health South Bay, which will house a Sports Medicine Institute and create community fill and specialty pharmacies. Read more...

Photo: Michael Cohen, the chair of the UC Board of Regent’s finance and capital strategies committee, is pictured. The UC Board of Regents approved a $298.2 million budget to convert a Los Angeles building into a UCLA Health complex during the committee’s Wednesday meeting. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC reaches tentative agreements with 3 United Auto Workers units

The UC reached tentative agreements with three United Auto Workers units that had threatened to strike, the units announced Friday. The tentative agreement, if approved, will become the first contracts for Student Services and Advising Professionals-UAW and Research and Public Service Professionals-UAW, which were officially recognized by the University in April and September, respectively. Read more...

Photo: Members of United Auto Workers’ UC units stand outside Royce Hall at a picket on Thursday. The UC reached tentative agreements with three UAW units that had threatened to strike, the units announced Friday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


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)