UCLA researchers say they have developed a new way to convert salt water to fresh water that will be more cost-efficient than current methods. Eric Hoek, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and his team of researchers at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences announced Nov. Read more...

Swahili is not the most common language in films, but that is exactly the aspect of the movie industry that Tanzanian director Josiah Kibira wants to change. Read more...

Students, faculty and members of the community gathered together last Thursday to hear a leading scholar defend his unconventional approach to analyzing the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Read more...

There are times when he smokes to help himself study. There are times when he does it to relieve the pain in his knees. Then there are times when Mike uses medicinal marijuana to receive what he says is a smoother, much cleaner high than he can get from the cannabis he could obtain illegally. Read more...

Students looking to get their foot in the door of city politics may be in luck, as this coming spring, second-year graduate students from UCLA’s School of Public Affairs will be able to apply to a yearlong fellowship in the mayor’s office. Read more...

Well over 100 students gathered on campus Wednesday to see Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard Law professor well known for his strong support of Israel and work on the defense teams of several famous clients. Read more...

Many students complained about waiting in long lines and experiencing difficulties while voting Nov. 7, and student leaders are looking into why. The Students Vote Coalition, part of the Undergraduate Students Association’s Office of the External Vice President, conducted poll-watching at three sites at and around the UCLA campus. Read more...