Janet Napolitano officially takes the helm as president of the University of Californiatoday. The former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Arizona governor was approved as president in July. Read more...

In the eyes of some scientists, anxiety disorders have evolved from primitive human instincts, and examining their histories is crucial for medicine today. This is the basis of evolutionary medicine, an emerging field of biology and the subject material of a new minor now offered at UCLA. Read more...

A recent vote by California legislators to bump the state’s minimum wage from $8 to $10 an hour by 2016 has left many questions about how the new law will affect state, local and UCLA job markets. Read more...

Students interested in exploring the history and tenets of the world’s spiritual beliefs can now minor in the study of religion. The UCLA Academic Senate, a body that allows faculty to determine academic curriculum, recommended that UCLA’s religion program form the minor in its recent review of the program, according to Kyle McJunkin, director of curriculum coordination and operations. Read more...

For those with a craving for an interdisciplinary subject that marries finance with math, there is a new major that will quench that thirst. Financial actuarial mathematics – previously a concentration in the mathemathics/applied science department — is being offered as a major for the first time this quarter. Read more...