A judge’s order has blocked the University of California nurses’ scheduled July 21 strike, requiring the nurses’ union and the UC to attend legal proceedings in August before a strike can be reconsidered. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents met today, discussing the University of California’s role in training math and science teachers and recent admissions trends, in what appeared to be a fairly average board meeting. Read more...

President Bush nominated 50-year old John Roberts Jr., a federal appellate judge, to the one vacant seat on the United States Supreme Court Tuesday evening, a decision which many think will tip the court just a little more to the right. Read more...

Calling for the end of animal experimentation, protesters marched from Westwood Village to the UCLA Neuroscience and Genetics Research Center on July 11. The 60 activists hoped to spread the message that animals are being mistreated in UCLA research facilities and that medical research conducted on animals does not benefit humans. Read more...

Chicanas and Chicanos are more likely than any other doctorate recipients to have initially attended a community college, according to a policy brief released by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center last month. Read more...

Only three days remain until University of California nurses are scheduled to strike statewide, but no negotiations with the UC have taken place since the union passed a strike vote July 7. Read more...

Six University of California chancellors unanimously decided on Wednesday to end their campuses’ participation in the National Merit Scholarship Program, a move they believe will result in a fairer evaluation of all students for other merit-based scholarships and a more level playing field on which underrepresented and low-income students can compete. Read more...