A recently nominated student regent and UCLA alumnus said he hopes to increase engagement of different student populations and focus on issues relating to basic needs. Read more...
Photo: Jamaal Muwwakkil, a doctoral student at UC Santa Barbara, was nominated in May to be the student regent for the 2020-2021 term. As student regent, he said he hopes to increase engagement of different student populations and focus on issues relating to basic needs. (Courtesy of Matt Perko)
The University of California announced changes to its admissions process Thursday in response to a recent college admissions scandal. The UC said in a press release it will be taking steps to strengthen the policies and procedures of its undergraduate admissions process. Read more...
Photo: The University of California announced Thursday it will be taking steps to strengthen the policies and procedures of its undergraduate admissions in response to the recent college admissions scandal uncovered in March. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A newly established policy advisory board will oversee cannabis-related events and research on campus. The University of California released two memorandums outlining requirements for cannabis-related research on campus and potential risks of receiving funding from businesses that profit from marijuana-related activities. Read more...
Photo: UCLA established a Cannabis Advisory Board in April that will draft policy and disseminate information regarding cannabis related research and events on campus, said Vice Chancellor Ann Pollock. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
A UCLA alumnus was nominated to be the student regent on the University of California Board of Regents for the 2020-2021 academic year, a UC press release announced Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Jamaal Muwwakkil, a UCLA alumnus and doctoral student at UC Santa Barbara, was nominated to be the student regent on the University of California Board of Regents for the 2020-2021 academic year. (Courtesy of Matt Perko)
Students said they are often unaware how the university spends their student fees. Students pay two types of fees: UCLA-specific referendum fees, which are proposed by students and voted on during spring elections, and University of California systemwide fees, which are set by the UC Board of Regents. Read more...
A UCLA doctor was named in a lawsuit for the wrongful death of his patient after allegedly prescribing her a drug at more than twice its maximum recommended dosage. Read more...
Photo: Patrick Yaffee, a doctor at UCLA Health, was named in a lawsuit for the wrongful death of his patient, Maria Isabella Steele, after prescribing her a drug at more than twice its maximum recommended dosage. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 17 at 4:03 a.m. SAN FRANCISCO — The governing board of the University of California met for the third day of its May meeting at UC San Francisco on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents met for the third day of its May meeting at UC San Francisco on Thursday. At the meeting, the board voted to raise nonresident student tuition and discussed a potential partnership between UCSF and a Catholic hospital system. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
