Carolyn Steinwedel is investigating which groups benefit from the electoral college system. Ryan Sears is writing about how contentious issues become aligned with political parties. And Tam Tran is looking at nonlinear storytelling in contemporary literature and albums by Radiohead. Read more...

After a decade-long hiatus, the undergraduate nursing program at UCLA will reopen and expects to begin taking applications for students entering in the fall of 2006, UCLA officials announced Monday. Read more...

Unoccupied and undeveloped, the storefront sandwiched between Star Chicken and Jerry’s Famous Deli has only a solitary sign announcing an intent to sell alcohol taped to its glass door. Read more...

In March 2005, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided in Harvey v. Veneman that if a product is marketed as organic, all ingredients and processing materials must be 100 percent organic. Read more...

In a recent study examining different points of view regarding the rise in obesity in the United States, two UCLA sociologists concluded that the condition is not an epidemic, as widely reported by scientists and the media. Read more...

Professor Christian Roberts’ own daily diet consists of items like oatmeal, protein shakes, salmon, chicken and vegetables. While many teachers’ only connection with the material they teach is research, Roberts connects by living according to the fitness principles he talks about in his classes. Read more...

In a surprising move, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a major higher education spending bill last week that would have frozen federal student aid at 2005 levels. Read more...