Tuesday, May 5

State budget ups funds to UC

The state budget for the 2006-2007 fiscal year, signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on June 30, portends a promising fiscal year for the University of California, though its long-term stability has been questioned. Read more...


Acting chancellor appointed for UCSC

Just three weeks after the death of UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Denise Denton, UC President Robert Dynes appointed an acting chancellor he hopes will help galvanize the university and provide students, faculty and staff with a vision for the future. Read more...


News briefs

310 area code will need to be dialed to make local calls Starting July 26, all residents with a 310 area code will need to dial four extra numbers to make local calls due to the increasing population of Los Angeles and the need for more telephone numbers. Read more...




New HPV vaccine yields promising results

In two weeks, a vaccine clinically proven to prevent four volatile subtypes of the human papilloma virus will be available to the public, a landmark in the health sciences as this vaccine could help prevent future cases of genital warts and cervical cancers caused by HPV. Read more...


Group claims it attempted bombing

An animal rights group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a recent attempted bombing of a UCLA faculty member’s home. According to a press release by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, the Animal Liberation Front said it had placed an “incendiary device” on Lynn Fairbanks’ Bel Air doorstep in retaliation for her involvement in animal experimentation in UCLA labs. Read more...