Friday, May 8

Musician, philanthropist Herb Alpert to receive UCLA Medal

Herb Alpert, a musician and philanthropist, will be awarded the university’s highest honor in June, UCLA officials announced Wednesday. Chancellor Gene Block will present Alpert, who has donated to and supported UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for years, with the UCLA Medal on June 16 at the school of music’s inaugural commencement ceremony. Read more...

Photo: (UCLA Newsroom)


University of California to partner with Mexico on energy efficiency research

Researchers from the University of California and Mexican universities will now have access to millions of dollars to collaborate on energy efficiency research projects. In Mexico City on Thursday, UC President Janet Napolitano joined Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, the Mexican Secretary of Energy, to announce a request for proposals that would award up to $10 million to support energy efficiency research. Read more...

Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano was in Mexico on Thursday to help announce $10 million in research funding for Mexican universities who collaborate with UC researchers on energy efficiency projects. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)



New Footaction location opens in Westwood Village on Broxton Avenue

Mannequins sporting casual and athletic wear greeted customers Saturday in a new shoe and clothing store on Broxton Avenue. Footaction, a sports apparel store owned by Foot Locker, opened Saturday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: Footaction, a men’s sports and casual apparel store, opened Saturday in a building that stood vacant for about a decade. (Catherine Liberty Feliciano/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC, workers union reach tentative agreement on clerical employee contract

The University of California and a union representing UC workers announced a tentative agreement on a contract Thursday after almost a year of negotiations. The bargaining team and executive board for Teamsters Local 2010, which represents about 12,000 UC administrative and clerical workers, unanimously recommended adopting the contract, which includes terms for wage increases, health care and retirement benefits. Read more...

Photo: The University of California and Teamsters Local 2010 announced a tentative agreement for a contract for 12,000 administrative and clerical workers after almost a year of negotiations. Workers protested and held strikes several times through the process. (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)



Samueli Foundation donates $20 million to UCLA’s engineering school

The Samueli Foundation donated $20 million to UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science on Thursday. The gift will support up to 50 first-year undergraduates in annual scholarships and research or industry internships. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science was named after the philanthropist when the Samueli Foundation donated $30 million to the school in 1999. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)