Letters stolen from sign outside Boalt Hall
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UCPD is currently investigating the theft of sign lettering from a retaining wall west of Boalt Hall in an act that officers call “grand theft lettering.” Read More…
UC Regents approve Kim Wilcox as UC Riverside chancellor
The UC Board of Regents appointed former Michigan State University provost and executive vice president Kim Wilcox as the ninth chancellor of UC Riverside at a special meeting on Thursday. Wilcox will replace Jane Close Conoley, the interim chancellor, who replaced former chancellor Timothy White in December after White left Read More…
Raised retirement plan contribution rates draw mixed reactions
The UC Board of Regents approved an action item at their meeting on July 17th to increase the rates of contributions made by the university and its faculty and staff to the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) for the 2014-2015 school year. Read More…
UC Regents discuss UCSC apartment funding, UCSD health system funding
At their meeting on Tuesday, the UC Board of Regents decided to increase funding to repair campus apartments at UC Santa Cruz as well as a plan to increase funding for an expansion of hospital facilities at UC San Diego Health System. Read More…
Gov. Brown signs 2013-14 state budget, increases funds for UC and CSU systems
Governor Brown signed a state budget bill Thursday that aims to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of higher education in California by reinvesting funds in the state’s public universities. Read More…
Two males are victims of armed robbery near Clark Kerr campus
An armed robbery took place Monday night on the 2500 block of Warring Street near Clark Kerr campus. Read More…
UC professors express support for Supreme Court ruling on gene patents
Although UC professors voiced support for the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision against human-gene patenting last Thursday, some expressed concern over the uncertainty that remains about other types of genes that could be held for profit. Read More…
Bill allowing community colleges to raise intersession tuition moves forward in Senate
The California Senate Education Committee passed a controversial bill on Wednesday which would allow California Community Colleges to charge in-state residents out-of-state tuition during winter and summer sessions. Read More…
UC Berkeley receives $20 million for design innovation center
The UC Berkeley College of Engineering announced on Thursday a $20 million gift from the Paul and Stacy Jacobs Foundation to launch a new institute that will focus on incorporating design into engineering education. Former president Bill Clinton helped announce the launch of the design innovation institute at the annual Read More…
UC implements unconditional salary increase for faculty and nonrepresented staff
The UC Office of the President announced a 3 percent universitywide increase in salary for nonrepresented staff, as well as a 2 percent increase for faculty and nonrepresented academic personnel on Thursday, effective July 1. Read More…