With dimmed lights and synthetic fog creeping underneath the classroom doorway, Melvin Jimenez hopes to take students back in time to the beat of Billy Idol, where mullets ruled and leggings were a staple. Read more...

More than 150 University of California students lobbied at the steps of the state capitol Monday, asking state legislators to make access and affordability of a UC education a top priority. Read more...

UCLA will be playing a part in addressing drug abuse worldwide as it begins coordinating a global network of drug abuse resource centers. The Integrated Substance Abuse Program at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior has been chosen by the United Nations to coordinate and oversee an international network of drug treatment and rehabilitation centers. Read more...

Problems logging on to the University Records System Access Web site complicated an already frustrating process for some students enrolling in spring-quarter classes last week. Upon attempting to log on to URSA late last week, some students reported receiving a message stating that the maximum number of students were already logged on to the server. Read more...

One hundred and seventy-five lawyers, law students and advocates rose to their feet and roared with applause in a small lecture hall at the UCLA School of Law on Friday, in response to the Williams Institute’s “Fifth Annual Update on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy” keynote address on the status of policy regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. Read more...

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...