Many valet workers at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Hospital are set to be transferred away from UCLA. Some positions will be filled by students. The Student Labor Advocacy Project at UCLA and the UCLA Sanctuary Campus Committee protested this move Oct. Read more...
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October 31, 11:51 pm
New California law allows graduate student researchers to unionize
Graduate student researchers may decide to unionize because of a new law that classifies them as employees of the University of California. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 201 into law earlier this month, which gives GSRs the opportunity to collectively bargain labor issues, such as the pay they receive to conduct research. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo) Graduate students researchers may decide to unionize after Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 201.
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October 31, 10:20 pm
Children dress up for UCLA School of Law trick-or-treat event
UCLA School of Law students, faculty and staff took their children trick-or-treating at the law school Tuesday afternoon. Children dressed in costumes and went from office to office asking for candy. Read more...
Photo: (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)
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October 31, 9:48 pm
GSA adds free printing for grad students at Biomedical Library
Graduate students will be able to print documents for free at the Biomedical Library starting Monday. All graduate students will be able to print up to 250 pages per quarter for free, said Michael Skiles, president of the Graduate Students Association. Read more...
Photo: Graduate students will be able to print documents for free at the Biomedical Library as part of the Graduate Student Association’s South Campus Printing Initiative to provide a printing option closer to the southern part of campus starting Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 30, 11:49 pm
West LA congressman sponsors bill lowering presidential military power
The congressman representing the district that includes UCLA said at an event Monday he is working to prevent the president from being able to unilaterally authorize a nuclear strike. Read more...
Photo: Congressman Ted Lieu, a Democrat representing the district including UCLA, said he is working to prevent the president from being able to unilaterally authorize a nuclear strike. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
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October 30, 11:48 pm
Division of Social Science appoints new associate dean for research
An economics professor will serve as the next associate dean for research at the UCLA College Division of Social Sciences, according to a university statement released Friday. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA College Division of Social Sciences appointed Till von Wachter, an economics professor, as the new associate dean for research. (UCLA Newsroom)
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October 30, 11:47 pm
UCLA establishes center to study society and culture of Greece
UCLA will create a new center to support the study of Hellenic culture and engage the Greek community in Los Angeles. The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture, which the university announced the establishment of earlier this month, is funded by a $5 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, a philanthropic organization. Read more...
Photo: Sharon Gerstel, a professor in the department of art history, serves as the acting director of the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture. (Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)