In an example of the rapid expansion of stem cell research in the state of California, USC announced late last week plans to build a new stem cell research institute on its health sciences campus. Read more...

Editor’s note: This is first in a three part series about compensation and salaries at UCLA. Part two will run Tuesday. For months, executive compensation has been the phrase on the minds of the University of California’s leaders and on the lips of lawmakers. Read more...

When a small, free high school in Tanzania faced closure because its water was shut off, several university students from across California pooled their resources to buy new water tanks. Read more...

At UCLA, students show their pride for the university by sporting BearWear gear, complete with block lettering and solid colors. In Korea, young adults buy a more subtle and chic BearWear that symbolizes the Southern California lifestyle. Read more...

UCLA library users can now hold in their hands a 450-year-old, gold-brushed text with the entire Lord’s Prayer calligraphed in a space the size of a nickel. Read more...

The liver is the largest glandular organ in the body. It performs more than 400 functions each day: It makes bile, aids in digestion, makes proteins, and stores vitamins, fats and sugars. Read more...

A plan created by a local attorney to create a confederation of Israelis and Palestinians in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza was introduced at a symposium at UCLA on Sunday. Read more...