In a recent example of backward logic, a Brown University committee Wednesday asked the college to make reparations to the black community because of its involvement in slavery in the 18th century. Read more...

Updated at 6:32 p.m. Friday just before 11 a.m. a stabbing occurred on the steps of Kerckhoff Hall, resulting in the victim’s hospitalization for injuries that are not life-threatening. Read more...

A new UCLA study suggests the rapid growth of a huge northern bog complex may have helped activate global warming around the time of the ice age. Read more...

For one UCLA professor, Friday the 13th turned out to be a very lucky day this year. Physics and astronomy Professor Edward Wright and his team of scientists received approval from NASA on Oct. Read more...

Los Angeles Queer Studies Conference Today, 1 p.m. ““ 7 p.m. Saturday, 9:30 a.m. ““ 5:45 p.m. Royce Hall Speakers from various disciplines will be on campus today to speak on a wide spectrum of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, ranging from identity to representation in art. Read more...

Police officers used batons and pepper spray against a crowd of UC Santa Cruz student protesters Wednesday afternoon at the UC Board of Regents meeting on that campus, which resulted in the arrest of three individuals. Read more...

A UCLA scientist has been awarded over $4.5 million to research how the environment in which proteins are formed affects their structure. Research experts said this would enhance their ability to observe and understand molecular processes in general. Read more...