This post was updated Sept. 22 at 2:20 p.m. A UC Board of Regents committee voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend allocating an additional $2 million to replace an outdated UCLA emergency power system. The project, first approved in 2020, will upgrade the emergency power system for the Center for Health Sciences and its adjacent buildings to ensure that research, clinical activities and safety remain protected in case of a power outage. Read more...
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September 16, 8:58 pm
Q&A: UCPD Chief of Police Craig Valenzuela discusses vision for campus safety
Craig Valenzuela, a UCLA alumnus and former Los Angeles Police Department commander, was appointed UCPD’s chief of police in July. He stepped into the role Sept. Read more...
Photo: Craig Valenzuela, UCPD’s chief of police, is pictured. Valenzuela, a UCLA alumnus and former LAPD commander, stepped into the role at the beginning of September. (Courtesy of UCPD)
Higher Education, National, News, UC
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September 16, 4:08 pm
Labor unions, faculty associations sue Trump administration over demands to UCLA
This post was updated Sept. 16 at 10:46 p.m. Groups representing over 100,000 employees sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, alleging that the suspension of research funds and settlement demands of $1 billion is financial coercion and a violation of the free speech and due process rights of employees. The suit follows the Trump administration’s proposed $1 billion settlement for UCLA to regain its research funding – including 800 grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and U.S. Read more...
Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 and the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communication Workers of America 9119 march though the UCLA campus during their February strike. The two unions are parties in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Campus, News
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September 15, 11:05 pm
UCLA EDI official placed on leave following posts celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death
This post was updated Sept. 17 at 12:00 p.m. UCLA put an official in its office of equity, diversity and inclusion on administrative leave after he made social media posts celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death, according to the Los Angeles Times. The EDI office’s “Who We Are” webpage appeared to be taken down as of 10 p.m. Read more...
Photo: The office of equity, diversity and inclusion’s webpage which previously housed their “Who We Are” section, is pictured. The webpage used to feature an official now on administrative leave for social media posts celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, News
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September 15, 6:13 pm
Upcoming ‘Foundations and Futures’ textbook seeks to represent AAPI voices
A new textbook is weaving together overlooked stories that make up the fabric of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, from Vietnamese American oral histories to the rise of Samoan athletes on the football field. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Billy for Foundations and Futures)
Higher Education, National, News, UC
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September 15, 3:36 pm
Trump administration makes demands for UCLA policy changes in exchange for funding
The Trump administration is seeking to exert control over several of UCLA’s admissions, protest and health care policies in exchange for the university’s research funding, according to a draft settlement acquired by the Los Angeles Times. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)
California, Higher Education, News
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September 14, 7:52 pm
Gov. Gavin Newsom pushes back on Trump administration’s funding cuts to UCLA
Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing back against the Trump administration amid federal funding cuts to UCLA that amount to over half a billion dollars. Newsom urged UC administrators to not sell “their soul” to President Donald Trump in an Aug. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom is pictured. Newsom is pushing back against the Trump administration amid federal funding cuts to UCLA that amount to over half a billion dollars. (Daily Bruin file photo)