Raghuram Rajan, a world-renowned economist and professor, gave a lecture at The Anderson School at UCLA last week, making it known he thought capitalism was the economic system most able to improve financial markets and economies around the world. Read more...

The multi-billion dollar computer giant Microsoft Co. plans to appeal a federal jury’s decision that awarded the University of California and software firm Eolas Technologies Inc. Read more...

Three non-U.S. citizen employees of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory have been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Services because of unreported felony convictions that occurred before they were hired by the lab. Read more...

As Westwood merchants deal with theft and quality-of-life issues, the West Los Angeles police department has responded by appointing a new senior lead officer. Three years after hoping to get the position that went to Michael Wang, Michael Moore was promoted from acting to official senior lead officer of the West Los Angeles Police Department last week. Read more...

A construction worker at the Physics and Astronomy Building work site was released from the hospital Saturday after being pinned by a forklift Aug. 4. The accident happened around 12:30 p.m. Read more...

The University of California might find itself with a lower number of enrolled out-of-state students in the approaching year, as non-resident student fees rise to an all-time high. Read more...