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Scotland was home to the G-8 summit last week, where the leaders of eight industrialized nations gathered to decide how they were going to behave in and toward the rest of the world in the years to come. Read more...

After nearly six months of unsuccessful negotiations with the University of California, nurses at UC medical and health centers voted last week to authorize the first strike in their union’s 21-year relationship with the university. Read more...

University of California officials are pushing for the removal of UC campuses from the National Merit Scholarship Program and are instead advocating the evaluation of student merit on a comprehensive basis. Read more...

The usual bustling crowd of hungry hospital employees, doctors, patients and family members at the UCLA Medical Center’s cafeteria were met with colorful balloons and discounted ’50s-inspired meals Thursday as the first of a series of celebrations in honor of the medical center’s 50th anniversary. Read more...

No University of California students are believed to be among those killed or injured in the terrorist bombings of three subway trains and one double-decker bus during the morning rush hour Thursday in London. Read more...

The University of California has reached a tentative agreement with the University Council-American Federation of Teachers union for a contract extension for lecturers, UC officials announced last week. Read more...