Tuesday, May 5


From mind to matter

Dr. Marcus Horwitz has spent 20 years working on and refining a new tuberculosis vaccine. After two years of work, chemistry Professor Richard Kaner patented technology that could potentially be used to make hybrid cars more efficient. Read more...


Union protests pay decrease

Twenty-five UCLA employees gathered Thursday in front of Murphy Hall to present Chancellor Albert Carnesale with a letter requesting his support to oppose a potential wage decrease. Read more...


Task force comes down hard on UC

In a sharply critical analysis of past actions regarding compensation and accountability, a task force reported Thursday that the University of California has failed in its obligation for public disclosure of its employees’ compensation. Read more...


Coalition resists plans to expand FBI facilities

The U.S. General Service Administration’s proposal to expand the FBI’s Field Office Headquarters at the Wilshire Federal Building continues to meet resistance from residents, local organizations and politicians, as a local coalition has begun to solicit letters from community members. Read more...


Essential education

African drums dance their polyrhythmic dance and a Javanese gamelan meditates in its eternal cycle. Somewhere in Bulgaria, a women’s choir sends their mesmerizing dissonances ricocheting across the hills. Read more...


Regents hear suggestions

The UC Board of Regents plans to hear recommendations today on how it should approach compensation practices in the first of two meetings scheduled for this month to discuss University of California policies. Read more...