Samuel Krachmalnick, a former conductor and faculty member at UCLA, is remembered by his friends and family as having a deep love of music and a powerful command of an orchestra. Read more...

Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Benjamin Franklin and … the University of California? Though not often mentioned in the same breath, the UC has proven to be one of the most prolific research institutions in the country, a status some say provides a boost to the state’s economy. Read more...

L.A. area museums in search of leaders Two of the city’s premiere art museums are in search of new leaders. The J. Paul Getty Museum lost its director last October when Deborah Gribbon, who held the post since 2000, resigned, citing differences with trust President Barry Munitz. Read more...

Libraries across the country are facing the double threat of changing technology and shrinking budgets. From Salinas, Calif., to UCLA, libraries are in trouble ““ and deserve increased support. Read more...

Early Sunday morning, a lively crowd of 200 gathered near the Intramural Field. By 6:30 a.m., the sun was barely rising above Royce Hall and the grass was wet with dew as participants busily stretched, checked their bikes, and numbered their arms with permanent markers. Read more...

To friends and family, third-year English student, Samuel Parke Massey, was a constant source of humor and compassion. “He was somebody who didn’t judge others by their appearance,” said Matthew Ontell, one of Massey’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity brothers. Read more...

The weeklong celebration of engineers and engineering at UCLA will kick off with an opening ceremony in Bruin Plaza today. Since the 1960s at UCLA, E-Week has provided an opportunity for the many engineering student groups in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science to display projects and principles of engineering. Read more...