Michael Heim, professor of Slavic languages and literatures, took up French in 1956. It fulfilled a foreign language requirement at his Staten Island high school. Two years later, he began learning German. Read more...

In the second meeting in as many weeks to discuss executive compensation, the UC Board of Regents on Monday was rebuked yet again for its accountability and compensation practices. Read more...

For Harley Kornblum, the ability of a stem cell to renew itself piqued his interest. For Jerome Zack, pursuing stem cell research was a natural transition in his work. Read more...

Though a judge recently rejected a challenge to the legality of Proposition 71 ““ the 2004 act that gave embryonic stem cell research $3 billion in state funds ““ debate continues over how stem cells will be researched and where scientists will receive the funding to do so. Read more...

Aiming to improve compensation transparency, the UC Board of Regents will meet for the second time this month to discuss an external audit, which is to be released before they meet today. Read more...

UCLA students, along with Armenian students from across Southern California, came together with the Armenian community Saturday night for “Blinded by Injustice: Rally Against Denial” to remember those who were killed in the 1915 Armenian Genocide and campaign for international recognition. Read more...

People elect to come to UCLA to get a good education, and a good education combines academic excellence with a worldly environment outside of class. So what happens when UCLA students are denied one of those two ingredients? Read more...