The University of California Regents, UC’s governing body, will meet for its bimonthly board meeting from July 19 to 21 at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay campus. Read more...
News, UC
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July 18, 12:19 am
UC Regents preview – July 19-21
Campus, News
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July 18, 12:16 am
Officials appoint senior dean of UCLA College
UCLA officials appointed a new senior dean of the College of Letters and Science on Thursday. Patricia Turner, the current Dean and Vice Provost of undergraduate education, will serve as senior dean for two years, according to an email to faculty and staff from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh. Read more...
Photo: Patricia Turner was appointed a senior dean of the College of Letters and Science. (UCLA College Communications)
News, Westwood
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July 15, 2:42 pm
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – July 13
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. This was the first meeting led by the new council that was elected in June. Read more...
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July 12, 3:56 pm
UC commits $3.3 million to food access in response to survey results
The University of California released the results of an online survey on food security Monday that found 19 percent of respondents had “very low” food security. Read more...
Photo: Napolitano announced $3.3 million in funding for campuses to reduce food insecurity and increase access to nutritious food. (Emaan Baqai/Daily Bruin senior staff)
News, Student Government
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July 11, 6:28 pm
DPO investigation finds that Milan Chatterjee violated UCLA policy
A UCLA investigation found that a former graduate student government president violated university policy during the 2015-2016 school year. The Discrimination Prevention Office, or DPO, completed an investigation June 29 that found former Graduate Students Association president Milan Chatterjee in violation of viewpoint neutrality in the GSA’s allocation of mandatory student fees. Read more...
Photo: An investigation led by the Discrimination Prevention Office found that former Graduate Students Association president Milan Chatterjee violated viewpoint neutrality during the last school year. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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July 10, 11:49 pm
UC employee union petitions for implementation of overtime laws
A union representing University of California employees launched a petition asking the United States Congress to allow implementation of new overtime rules. The petition launched Thursday by United Auto Workers 5810, the union representing about 6,000 postdoctoral scholars across the UC, garnered about 1,000 signatures during the first day it was released, said Jacob Burstein-Stern, union spokesperson. Read more...
News, Science & Health
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July 10, 11:45 pm
UCLA researchers develop new immunotherapy for advanced brain cancer
UCLA researchers have developed a new combination immunotherapy to treat advanced brain cancer. The combination treatment works by preventing brain cancer cells from shielding themselves from a patient’s own immune responses. Read more...
Photo: Robert M. Prins, leader of the cancer research team that discovered effective immunity to glioblastoma requires a robust killer T cell response in order to attenuate immune cells within the tumor.(Courtesy of Robert Prins)