Friday, May 8

UC to vote on proposal to limit nonresident enrollment to 20 percent

International and out-of-state student enrollment could be capped at 20 percent under a proposal the University of California Board of Regents will debate next week. UC President Janet Napolitano proposed the cap to satisfy a provision in last year’s budget that required UC to adopt a nonresident limit by May 1. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents will vote on whether to cap nonresident student enrollment at 20 percent next week at their bimonthly board meeting at UC San Francisco. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)


UCLA dentistry employee involved in rape allegation in Title IX report

One of the sexual harassment reports released by the University of California on Tuesday involved a rape allegation against a UCLA employee. An undergraduate student, whose name was redacted in the report, alleged Tarundeep Sandhu, a former UCLA School of Dentistry employee, raped the student while she was intoxicated after going out to a bar together. Read more...


UC employees identified in 113 sexual harassment, assault reports

This post was updated Mar. 6 at 2 p.m. Title IX reports released by University of California campuses Tuesday revealed that mostly male UC employees used their positions of power to sexually harass students, coworkers and subordinates. Read more...

Photo: Many sexual harassment reports released by the UC on Tuesday involved men harassing female coworkers, students or subordinates. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA study aims to improve interaction between LA residents, wildlife

This post was updated March 8 at 3:40 p.m. UCLA researchers are studying how wildlife mammals live in urban Los Angeles to improve the relationship between animals and humans. Read more...

Photo: Jessica Lynch Alfaro, an anthropology associate professor, said if an opossum gets hit by a car, sometimes the babies in the pouch survive and may be fostered by people. In Los Angeles, it is a more common practice to take them to the California Wildlife Center. (Courtesy of Jessica Lynch Alfaro)


LA Better Buildings Challenge awards UCLA for water efficiency

UCLA won an award Tuesday for its achievements in reducing drinking water consumption. The award, presented at the third annual Innovation Awards from the Los Angeles Better Buildings Challenge, recognized UCLA for conserving more than 28 million gallons of water last year, according to a press release. Read more...

Photo: UCLA has connected 22 buildings to a system that collects water from runoff, laboratories and air conditioners for use in a central cooling facility. The system is part of the school’s efforts to save more than 28 million gallons of water annually. (Courtesy of Nurit Katz)