Friday, April 3

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)


From community college to UCLA, through and beyond the Transfer Alliance Program

This post was updated March 3 at 10:34 p.m. Red Darby never expected to be accepted to UCLA, especially as a transfer student coming from Columbia College. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Transfer Alliance Program’s website is pictured. Community colleges that are part of the TAP program boast high UCLA transfer admission rates, with some participating schools reaching an acceptance rate of more than 70% for TAP students. (Josephine Murphy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC agrees to send alerts on campus immigration enforcement activity

This post was updated Feb. 18 at 11:27 p.m. The UC agreed to comply with a new state law requesting that it alerts students and staff about immigration enforcement activity on campus, the bill’s author said. Read more...

Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. A state senator passed a bill that recommends the UC alert school community members when immigration enforcement has conducted activity on campus. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)


Trump administration drops appeal of order blocking $1.2 billion UCLA settlement

This post was updated Feb. 16 at 11:18 p.m. The Trump administration on Friday dropped its appeal of a decision that blocked it from demanding a $1.2 billion settlement from UCLA. Read more...

Photo: The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is pictured. The DOJ dropped its appeal of a decision Friday that blocked it from demanding a $1.2 billion settlement from UCLA. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)




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