A new report by UC San Diego researchers indicates existing, federally approved stem cell lines may be contaminated and unusable for some purposes. While the implications are not fully known, this highlights the need for expanded support of stem cell research. Read more...

It’s a little-known fact that the current vice president of the United States, Dick “freedom and democracy” Cheney, was an active supporter of the prolonged incarceration of Nelson Mandela. Read more...

In a leadership lecture hosted by the School of Public Affairs on Monday night, former presidential candidate Michael Dukakis and publisher of New Perspectives Quarterly Stanley Sheinbaum presented the challenges that face Democrats and liberals in the coming years and the need for an improved grassroots effort nationwide. Read more...

Muslim students this week are making efforts to educate the campus about their religion. But for some, the study of Islam is the focus for their entire academic and career plans. Read more...

As most students get settled in their new classes, other students’ routines include researching rat muscles and brain morphologies of schizophrenic patients. Already attending a university nationally recognized for advances in research, UCLA students are at an advantage by being able to participate, first hand, in these breakthrough projects. Read more...

When Jordan Pearson arrived at UCLA from New Zealand at the beginning of winter quarter, he noticed a lot of homeless people on the streets of Westwood. Read more...

Students, professors and other guests traded ideas about terrorism and security with Spain’s former secretary of state for foreign affairs Monday, turning a speaker event into a lively debate on those subjects. Read more...