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AFSCME Local 3299 demands higher wages, divestment at UC Board of Regents meeting

This post was updated March 21 at 10:35 a.m. Around 100 protesters gathered outside the UC Board of Regents’ meeting Wednesday to call for better contracts and protections for service, patient technical care and skilled craft workers. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is Michael Avant, president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, making a speech outside the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Protesters gathered outside the UC Board of Regents meeting to call for better contracts and protections for union workers. (Megan Cai/Photo editor)


Protesters sit in at Luskin Conference Center ahead of UC Regents vote on Item J1

Around 40 protesters staged a sit-in Tuesday night to call on the UC Board of Regents to vote against a policy that would prohibit University departments from making political statements. Read more...

Photo: Protesters gather outside the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center to stage a sit-in against a policy up for vote by the UC Board of Regents on Wednesday. The protesters attempted to set up inside the hotel before being forcibly removed by hotel staff. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Global Health Day 2024 features presentations, performances on health equity

This post was updated March 13 at 11:25 p.m. Hundreds attended the annual UC Global Health Day to share UC-wide health research and discuss health equity policy for marginalized communities. Read more...

Photo: Panelists speak at the annual UC Global Health Day. The event, hosted Thursday, featured various panels and presentations by researchers from across the UC. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


AAPI policy summit provides platform for political power, advocacy discussions

This post was updated March 10 at 9:12 p.m. Students and faculty discussed initiatives and policies to increase advocacy for higher education and voter turnout at the Asian American Pacific Islander Policy Summit on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Rob Bonta, attorney general of California, gives a speech at the Asian American Pacific Islander Policy Summit. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)


UC’s Academic Congress on AI discusses its use in higher education

The UC’s Academic Congress on Artificial Intelligence highlighted the economic and social risks of AI but acknowledged its potential at a conference Feb. 28 and 29. Read more...

Photo: Ramesh Srinivasan (left), professor of information studies, is pictured speaking to the UC’s Academic Congress on Artificial Intelligence, while Katherine Newman (center-right), the UC provost and external vice president of academic affairs, and Daron Acemoglu (right), an economics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, look on. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Regents recap – Feb. 13-14

The UC Board of Regents, the governing body of the University, met Feb. 13 and 14 at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. The Feb. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the UC Board of Regents meeting Feb. 14 at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. (Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin)


USAC passes resolution endorsing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement

This post was updated Oct. 25 at 8:48 p.m. A Tuesday night move by the Undergraduate Students Association Council to vote on a resolution endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel quickly turned into a tense standoff, reflecting rising campus tensions over the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip. Read more...

Photo: A sign reading “THE UC FUNDS GENOCIDE DIVEST FROM BLACKROCK!” is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted to endorse a resolution calling on the UC to divest from and boycott Israel and its institutions following a heated public comment period and debate among officers. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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