Tag: UCLA

Newsom Demands Accountability from UCLA Over Move to Big Ten Conference

LOS ANGELES—Gov. Gavin Newsom lashed out again July 20 at UCLA over the university’s decision to move its athletic program out of the Pac-12 Conference and into the Big Ten starting in 2024, saying the school needs to publicly explain its reasoning and how the move will benefit student-athletes. Newsom has been open about his…


UCLA, USC Move to Big Ten Conference?

LOS ANGELES—The future of the Pac-12 Conference was thrown into doubt Thursday amid reports that two of its premiere athletic programs—University of California–LA and University of Southern California—could be eying a move to the Big Ten Conference as early as 2024. The San Jose Mercury-News first reported the possible moves, which have not been finalized…


UCLA, USC Announce Move to Big Ten Conference

LOS ANGELES—The University of Californiain–LA (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) confirmed leaving the Pac-12 Conference in 2024, and announcing June 30 they will join the Big Ten Conference in a move that sent shock waves across the world of collegiate athletics. The leaders of the Big Ten Conference voted Thursday to accept…


University of California Settles Gynecologist Sexual Abuse Cases for $374 Million

LOS ANGELES—Legal damages from accusations of sexual misconduct by an ex-UCLA gynecologist climbed higher on May 24, with attorneys for 312 former patients announcing a $374 million settlement of abuse lawsuits against the University of California (UC). The settlement of cases involving former campus gynecologist James Heaps comes on top of a $243.6 million resolution…


‘Red Tide’ Algae Bloom Off Coast of Newport Beach Harmful to Birds: Expert

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A “red tide” algae bloom off the coast of Newport Beach is not particularly toxic to humans but can cause hypothermia and death in birds, according to a marine biologist studying the case. The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach alerted the public to the Newport Beach area’s red tide April…


Most California Energy Savings Programs Backfire: UCLA Study

California has invested billions of dollars in programs to reduce energy consumption, however, many have had negligible or opposite results, according to a recent study by the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA). The study found that most of California’s programs that subsidize the installation of energy-efficient appliances—like AC, washer and dryers, and light bulbs—have not…


LA County Quality of Life Hits Lowest Level in 7 Years: UCLA Survey

LOS ANGELES—High prices, homelessness, rising crime, and health concerns are taking their toll on the quality of life in Los Angeles County, with a survey released by the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 22 revealing the lowest level of residents’ overall satisfaction in the survey’s seven-year history. The Quality of Life Index, measured…


UCLA: Adolescent Drug Overdose Deaths Rose Exponentially During Pandemic

LOS ANGELES—The rate of overdose deaths among U.S. teenagers nearly doubled in 2020, the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, and rose another 20 percent in the first half of 2021 compared with the 10 years before the pandemic, even as drug use remained generally stable during the same period, according to new research announced…


17 of 183 People Removed from Echo Park Lake in Long-Term Housing: Report

LOS ANGELES—Only 17 out of 183 homeless people who were removed from an Echo Park Lake encampment last March have been placed in long-term housing, according to a report published Wednesday by the University of California (UC)–Los Angeles Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy. The report, titled “(Dis)Placement: The Fight for Housing and Community after…


UCLA to Provide Free Menstrual Products in Restrooms, Including Men’s

LOS ANGELES—The University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) will become the first school in the University of California system to provide free menstrual products in men’s, women’s, and gender-neutral restrooms beginning April 4, according to school officials. The school’s facility management will supply complimentary pads and tampons in restrooms located in facilities across campus, as “affirming…