Research partners from Israel, Egypt and the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute have collaborated to combat substance abuse in the Middle East. The researchers spoke Tuesday about their efforts to gather data about drug abuse in Israel and Egypt, and the cultural and political hurdles of working together in the Middle East. Read more...

As much as people would like to think and argue that racism does not exist anymore at UCLA, Bret Polish believes it does. So he did something about it. Read more...

Gabrielle Spiegel, a professor at Johns Hopkins University with an exceptional knowledge of medieval French history, will soon face the task of defending the humanities at UCLA. Read more...

Health officials said Tuesday that the death of first-year student Ka Yan “Karen” Kwok was not caused by an infection that would pose a health risk to other students. Read more...

As student fees continue to rise and funding for outreach rapidly diminishes, the number of black students at the University of California is dwindling. A study released Tuesday by the Ralph J. Read more...

Low figures for minority student admissions combined with a squeeze on outreach programs by the state budget has led many officials to fear the UC is facing an imminent diversity crisis. Read more...

For those students who are on campus nights or weekends, members of cultural groups are easily spotted in Bruin Plaza doing anything from a variety of dances to staged fights. Read more...