UC News

July 29, 2022

UC Nurses Receive Wage Increase in New Labor Contract

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The contract takes effect immediately and runs through Oct. 31, 2025

July 28, 2022

Highlights of the UC Regents’ July 2022 Meeting

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Holly Rusch, Asumi Shuda, Nisha Malley, Mark Alfred

The University of California Board of Regents convened on July 20 and 21 in-person at UC San Francisco Mission Bay.

July 13, 2022

California State Budget Passes, Increasing Funding for the UC

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The most significant addition for the UC in the new budget — which was first proposed in January — is a $307.3 million increase in the UC’s ongoing general fund.

May 18, 2022

Regents Committee Approves Ocean Road Housing Project: Recap of May 2022 UC Regents Meeting

By Holly Rusch, Sindhu Ananthavel, Asumi Shuda, Mark Alfred

Several facets of the long-awaited UC Santa Barbara Ocean Road housing project were approved by the University of California Board of Regents Finance and Capital Strategies Committee on May 18.

May 12, 2022

UC Student News

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Holly Rusch

A weekly recap of up-to-date UC News.

May 10, 2022

UC Student News

By Sindhu Ananthavel

A weekly recap of up-to-date UC News.

April 29, 2022

UC Student News

By Sindhu Ananthavel

A weekly recap of up-to-date UC News.

April 28, 2022

Deficits, Delays and Division: Chancellor Yang’s Involvement in Thirty Meter Telescope Revealed Through Emails

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The UC and Yang kept most details and annual contributions to the Thirty Meter Telescope project under wraps, but emails indicate a strong investment and involvement.

April 22, 2022

UCSA Holds Press Conference for Double the Pell Week of Action

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The press conference was hosted by UCSA and featured student leaders representing colleges across the country.

April 21, 2022

A Week in UC Student News

By Sindhu Ananthavel

A weekly recap of up-to-date UC News.

April 19, 2022

April Fools “Yangtopia”: Student Workers Mockingly Celebrate Chancellor Yang’s Pay Raise

By Mark Alfred

The event, which drew dozens of passersby throughout the afternoon, was dubbed Yangtopia — a play on Deltopia, Isla Vista’s annual unsanctioned street party that was held the same weekend.

April 17, 2022

A Week in UC Student News

By Sindhu Ananthavel

A weekly recap of up-to-date UC News.

April 9, 2022

A Week in UC News

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The Nexus is reintroducing a column recapping up-to-date UC news.

February 24, 2022

Student Workers Union Prepares to Renegotiate Contract with the UC, Holds Town Halls

By Nisha Malley

Bargaining between the union and UCOP will begin in March, with up to six bargaining sessions currently slated to occur during winter and spring quarters.

February 4, 2022

UCSA Holds Annual Students of Color Conference

By Asumi Shuda

This year’s conference reflected UCSA’s aims to constantly learn and evolve, as well as offering an avenue for the organization to remedy its past actions with SoCC.

January 13, 2022

Isla Vista, UCSB’s COVID-19 Cases Spike With Winter Surge

By Atmika Iyer, Alex Rudolph, Stella Jia

As of Jan. 12, UCSB is reporting 262 active cases, and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard is reporting 635 active cases in Isla Vista.