University of California campuses received $1.32 million Monday to bring together centers that aim to facilitate health and poverty research. The UC Office of the President funded the Blum Federation. Read more...
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February 10, 12:54 am
UC funds $1.32M grant for health, poverty research centers
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February 8, 2:43 pm
Lecturers’ union, UC reach agreement regarding new employee contract
The University of California and its lecturers’ union reached a formal agreement Friday to increase lecturers’ salary by about 6 percent over the next six months, among other changes, concluding contract negotiations between the two parties after seven months. Read more...
Photo: Lecturer union members and other supporters gathered on the steps of Powell Library in October 2015 to inform students about contract negotiations between the union and the University of California. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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February 8, 12:18 pm
UCSA recap – Feb. 6-7
The University of California Student Association, comprised of representatives from the UC student governments, held its monthly board meeting on Feb. 6 and 7 at UC Santa Barbara. Read more...
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February 5, 8:16 am
UC cybersecurity issue met with mixed responses from faculty
Several University of California professors expressed varied viewpoints about the lack of transparency surrounding the data monitoring hardware the UC Office of the President installed across UC campuses last summer. Read more...
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February 4, 4:37 pm
Napolitano discusses cybersecurity, budget deal at LAWAC lecture
University of California President Janet Napolitano, in her speech Wednesday, defended the University’s decision to install hardware on its data networks, saying it was an attempt to secure networks after the security breach at UCLA Health in 2015. Read more...
Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano spoke at event organized, as a part of a lecture series on global management, by the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
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February 1, 2:12 pm
Computer hardware installed by UCOP found to monitor UC campus networks
The University of California Office of the President has installed computer hardware capable of monitoring email transactions among computers across the University of California system. According to a letter by Ethan Ligon, an associate professor of agricultural and resource economics at UC Berkeley, the hardware is designed to monitor and possibly record all network traffic, including email traffic, coming in and out of Berkeley’s computer networks. Read more...
Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano announced the installment of computer hardware to monitor email transactions in the UC system. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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January 29, 7:22 am
Q&A: Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang discusses bureaucracy, discrimination
Jerry Kang, UCLA’s first vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, is in charge of investigating cases of discrimination on campus. UCLA created the position last year in response to the Moreno Report, a 2013 report headed by California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno who alleged UCLA’s procedures for investigating cases of discrimination were inadequate. Read more...
Photo: Jerry Kang, UCLA’s first vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, discusses his authority and role in investigating cases of discrimination on campus. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)