In an effort to address the growing need for student housing under the constraints of continuing budget cuts for the university, UC Berkeley is considering private developers to oversee future housing projects. The first student housing project to be considered on campus for private and public collaboration is currently planned Read More…
On the top of his buzzed head, Kenya Wheeler has a thin, almost unnoticeable line where his hair does not grow — a surgical scar that reminds him that he, as a brain cancer survivor, will always have to live with the fear of relapse. For the last seven months, Read More…
A proposition to raise the sales tax on cigarettes may generate millions in new tax revenue, which could support currently underfunded cancer research at the University of California and other colleges. Proposition 29, also known as the California Cancer Research Act, is slated to appear on the June 5 presidential Read More…
A new joint master’s degree program between UCSF and UC Berkeley will combine aspects of medical research, engineering techniques and business development to enhance clinical healthcare delivery. Read More…
UCSF will begin looking at different ways to address its unique financial and administrative challenges with the approval of a new advisory board for the campus. Read More…
San Francisco Superior Court sided Monday morning with UC San Francisco in a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee. According to a statement released by UCSF, the jury voted 11-1 against Todd Senigar, an employee of the campus, and his complaint in which he alleged that he had Read More…
Following its July meeting, fueled by the emotion and drama of a 9.6 percent systemwide fee increase, the UC Board of Regents will meet again this week to address the long-term financial future of the university. The board, which will meet for three consecutive days starting Tuesday at UC San Read More…
These documents are taken directly from the agendas posted on the UC Board of Regents’ website. The Daily Californian higher education reporters Damian Ortellado and Jessica Rossoni and university news editor Jordan Bach-Lombardo annotated the agendas with salient information and suggested further reading to clarify the agenda items. The time Read More…
AFSCME Local 3299 entered negotiations with the UC today over a new contract, and several union members and other protesters demonstrated near Sproul Plaza for better benefits including job security, fair wages and workplace rights. Read More…
