Roland Palvolgyi heard a helicopter drone overhead, and the intercom in the Emergency Department buzzed “ETA, five minutes.” Along with doctors and nurses, Palvolgyi watched as the TV broadcast images of a helicopter landing on the helipad above the UCLA hospital, and the Emergency Medical Technicians unloaded a man onto a stretcher. Read more...

Receiving about $750 million each year for research funding, UCLA is the No. 1 public research university in the nation, according to the National Science Foundation, and university researchers say it is continuing to rise as a tight-knit research community. Read more...

Six and a half million Californians were uninsured some time during the previous year, according to the UCLA California Health Interview Survey. Soon, one man hopes to bring that number down to zero. Read more...

UCLA and many other college campuses could be violating freedom of speech laws, according to a recent study by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a Philadelphia-based civil liberties group. Read more...

Students now have a new and healthy food alternative on campus. Greenhouse, a health food bar, opened in Ackerman Union on Dec. 11. The restaurant offers organic dining options including a greens station, international foods, a potato bar, pasta and bread choices as well as specialty salads. Read more...

While most students were reveling in the lazy days following fall quarter finals, a minor battle took place on the first floor of Ackerman Union. Insects were discovered in the kitchen of the Sbarro eatery on campus, causing the restaurant to close down for two days in December. Read more...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promised ambitious reforms to strengthen California in his State of the State address Tuesday evening, calling for universal health care and alternative fuel sources in light of global warming concerns. Read more...