A UCLA study found low-income households in Southern California are more likely to have their power disconnected following extreme summer heat waves.
Residents turn on their air conditioning more frequently when the temperature exceeds 95 degrees Fahrenheit, increasing the cost of utility bills, according to the study led by Alan Barreca, an associate professor at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.

Many professors are unable to acclimate to the absence of their student workers amid an ongoing University of California-wide academic worker strike.
Postdoctoral scholars, teaching assistants, student researchers and other academic workers represented by the United Auto Workers began their UC-wide strike Nov.

The UCLA International Institute hosted its seventh annual discussion on global issues such as the economy, misinformation and climate change, gathering political representatives from around the world.

A new basic needs center housed in the Strathmore Building will open in January, offering students workshops, food, places to rest and access to loans and grants.

This post was updated Dec. 1 at 12:28 a.m.
A new startup co-founded by a UCLA alumnus aims to teach students important scientific protocols and techniques through immersion in a virtual reality laboratory.

This post was updated Dec. 1 at 12:24 a.m.
The University of California reached a tentative agreement with postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers represented by the United Auto Workers union Tuesday.

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