In a decade, some scientists expect there to be no buzzing from loud fans in laptops and say MP3 players will ideally run at least 100 times faster because electronic chips will be dominated by silicon optical amplifiers, an advancement based on the discoveries in engineering announced two weeks ago. Read more...

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...

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...

As he discusses the recent Mexican presidential election, Alfonso Galindo offers to show his Mexican voting card, eagerly looking through his wallet hoping to find it. Read more...

The University of California has filed charges against a nurses’ union, alleging the union was using unfair negotiating tactics during ongoing contract bargaining sessions. After the UC and California Nurses Association were unable to agree on three points during contract negotiations last year, both parties agreed to a special negotiation session that would allow them to sign a new contract in December of 2005 and begin negotiations in April. Read more...

They didn’t believe it at first. They didn’t believe the idea of thousands of students running in their underwear around a university campus at night. But they joined in anyway. Read more...

The U.S. government has had quite a thirst for knowledge lately ““ legally and illegally tracking both terrorists and suspected terrorists. But when this thirst for knowledge hits the education front, that’s when we know it’s gone too far. Read more...