The fire that has threatened L.A. County since August 26 doubled in size last night, and is nearing the Mount Wilson Observatory, used by researchers from UCLA. Read more...

The University of California plans to decide by January whether to modify or suspend its UC Center Sacramento intern program, said Peter King, director of media relations for the UC Office of the President. Read more...

The fire that has threatened L.A. County since August 26 doubled in size last night, and is nearing the Mount Wilson Observatory, used by researchers from UCLA. Read more...

The UC Board of Regents are considering hearing a proposal on creating a partnership with Los Angeles County in order to reopen the Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital in 2012 at their upcoming meeting, Sept. 15-17. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed to present a proposal to enlist the help of the University of California, as the county does not have the personnel to reopen the hospital on its own. Read more...

Dr. Amos Norman, co-founder of the UCLA Biomedical Physics Graduate Program and professor emeritus in the radiation oncology and radiologcal sciences departments, died on Aug. 8 after a brief illness. He was 87. Read more...

Due to the upcoming sale of the Build America Bonds, UCLA officials have said students and staff can expect a new life sciences building and police department within the next few years. Read more...