Friday, May 8

Group hosts same-sex wedding

Robert Cesario read personalized vows at his wedding to Mark Alton Brown, his partner of nearly 34 years, in a ceremony in Kerckhoff Grand Salon on Thursday. Since its formation three years ago, the Student Coalition for Marriage Equality has pushed for marriage laws and benefits to extend to everyone, including the gay and lesbian community. Read more...


Birth control pill to stop periods gets OK

The first birth control pill designed to indefinitely prevent a woman's monthly period received approval from the Food and Drug Administration last week. The pill, called Lybrel, is the first oral contraceptive meant to be taken continuously, meaning that an active pill will be taken every day without the usual placebo interval each month. Read more...





Clinton outlines campaign plans

With UCLA's Krieger Child Care Center as a backdrop, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., announced plans on Wednesday for universal early childhood education as part of her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Read more...


Examining the role of industry in research

From being the first to grow human tissue using stem cells harvested from fat obtained during liposuction to creating new processes to better illuminate today's plasma TV screens, UCLA has been a research powerhouse, garnering approximately $718 million in grants and contracts in 2006 alone. Read more...