Rachael Nava

The UC Board of Regents kicked off its second day of meetings Wednesday on UCLA’s campus to discuss topics concerning academic affairs, governance, equity and public engagement.

The UC Board of Regents heard public comment, discussed the state of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and eliminated extraneous standing orders virtually Tuesday.

On Oct. 9, the UC Office of the President, or UCOP, announced that it will once again extend its timeframe for remote work and limited on-site operations.

The UC Board of Regents unanimously approved the submission of a bid to manage the Los Alamos National Laboratory, or LANL, and reviewed progress on meeting audit recommendations from April 2017 on Wednesday.

UC President Janet Napolitano appeared before a joint oversight committee Tuesday to respond to a critical state audit released early last week. The California state audit included a series of allegations made against the UC Office of the President — allegations which Napolitano largely denied.

SAN FRANCISCO — At its Thursday meeting, the UC Board of Regents discussed a nonresident student enrollment cap and the efficiency of the university’s operating model and unanimously approved Carol Christ as the new chancellor of UC Berkeley.

The university is investigating claims that UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks allegedly used public funds for personal travel expenses and that he used campus sports training services without proper payment, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

The discovery that the university is monitoring UC Berkeley network traffic has sparked outrage among faculty members who see such undisclosed surveillance as a significant threat to privacy.

At their meeting Thursday, the University of California Board of Regents approved the appointment of Rachael Nava to the position of vice president and chief operating officer in the Office of the President.