California four-year colleges and universities will be forced to turn away over 100,000 college-ready students each year by 2030 because of capacity limits, according to a recent study. Read more...
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November 20, 1:15 am
As Trump withdraws US from Paris accord, local communities remain eco-conscious
President Donald Trump’s recent decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement may result in more emissions, prompting local efforts to maintain clean energy goals. The Trump administration announced Nov. Read more...
Photo: President Donald Trump announced the United States would be officially withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement Nov. 4. Jennifer Jay, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, said she thinks this could be disastrous for the environment. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
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November 19, 12:48 am
Co-creator of CRISPR lectures about future applications of genome editing technology
This post was updated Nov. 20 at 7:47 p.m. A University of California professor and co-originator of genome editing technology Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats said researchers plan to expand the technology in order to increase human applications at a campus lecture series Thursday. Read more...
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November 18, 12:43 am
AFSCME Local 3299 unsatisfied with UC Board of Regents’ new policy
The University of California promised to reduce the number of low-wage, outsourced contract workers it employs in a policy adopted Thursday. The UC’s largest employee union remains unsatisfied. Read more...
Photo: The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 went on strike Wednesday in protest to outsourcing practices by the University of California. On Thursday, the UC passed a policy to reduce the number of low-wage, outsourced contract workers it employs. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
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November 17, 8:41 pm
UC Regents recap – Nov. 14
The governing board of the University of California met for the third day of its November meeting Thursday. The board held an open session to hear public comments. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents approved a new policy to restrict the outsourcing of workers and ensure contract workers receive the same pay as UC employees doing similar jobs at the third day of its November meeting. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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November 15, 6:48 pm
UC Regents Recap – Nov. 13
The governing board of the University of California met for the second day of its November meeting Wednesday. The Board of Regents discussed potential improvements to the UC Education Financing Model, better ways to accommodate underrepresented student groups and reforms to environmental policy. Read more...
Photo: The governance committee of the University of California Board of Regents approved a motion to greatly restrict the outsourcing of employees at the second day of its November meeting. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 went on strike the same day over concerns about outsourcing at the University. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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November 15, 1:35 am
US House considers College Affordability Act that could cut student costs
A new bill may lower the cost of attending college and cut student debt if passed by Congress. The College Affordability Act was introduced in October in the U.S. Read more...