This post was updated Oct. 4 at 12:37 p.m. A UCLA alumnus and a UCSF professor were awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday. Read more...
Photo: Ardem Patapoutian, a molecular biologist and UCLA alumnus, won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday, alongside UCSF professor David Julius. (Courtesy of Scripps Research)
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the University of California with a 2021 Green Power Leadership Award on Tuesday for its efforts to accelerate the transition to clean energy. Read more...
Photo: The University of California was awarded a 2021 Green Power Leadership Award by the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday for the UC’s work transitioning to clean energy. However, a student government official said UCLA should do more to support sustainability efforts on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA lecturer Gordon Klein filed a lawsuit Monday against the dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management and University of California Board of Regents. The lawsuit against Dean Antonio Bernardo and the UC Regents alleged the university’s conduct breached his employment contract, violated his right to privacy and amounted to retaliatory discrimination. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA lecturer that was previously placed on temporary administrative leave filed a lawsuit Monday, alleging the university’s conduct violated his employment contract and privacy rights. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The California Public Employment Relations Board announced the University of California failed to recognize the UC Student Researchers United-UAW union. On Sept. 2, the UC filed a letter with PERB where the University stated it was willing to recognize approximately 11,000 graduate student researchers, however, it found the inclusion of fellows and trainees in the union inappropriate. Read more...
Photo: The California Public Employment Relations Board declared the University of California officially failed to recognize the student researchers union after the University’s response intended to exclude trainees and fellows. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
The University of California should continue to make its student body more diverse despite the increase in minority students admitted in 2021, UCLA students and faculty said. Read more...
Photo: The University of California admitted its most diverse class of students for the fall 2021-2022 school year. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
UCLA students and faculty members are urging the university to protect undocumented students after the inaction of the University of California and UCLA to address the ruling of a federal judge in Texas who declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawful in July. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students and faculty are pushing the university to do more to protect undocumented students after the ruling of a federal judge in Texas who declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawful in July. The ruling prohibits the processing of new DACA applications.(Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA is prepared to require booster shots for the COVID-19 vaccine for all students as soon as this fall, according to campus officials. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized booster shots of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised individuals Aug. Read more...
Photo: The University of California will require COVID-19 booster shots if authorized by the FDA, and most UCLA students may be eligible by the end of the fall quarter. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
