By Marcelle Richards Daily Bruin Senior Staff President George W. Bush named UC San Francisco as one of 10 locations with stem cell lines eligible for use by federally-funded scientists Monday. Read more...

  Courtney Stewart/Daily Bruin U.S. Olympic officials are greeted by Joe and Josephine Bruin as they get off a bus in front of the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Friday. Read more...

  ANGIE LEVINE Many Southern California beaches, including Malibu, have been closed this summer due to water pollution. By Arj Arjunan Daily Bruin Contributor While Los Angeles County has experienced fewer beach closures than Orange County, this summer L.A. Read more...

  Photo courtesy of SPARC Renowned muralist and UCLA Professor Judith F. Baca was named "Educator of the Year" at the Hispanic Heritage Awards Saturday. She explained that teaching through art is a powerful way of educating others. Read more...

By Arj Arjunan Daily Bruin Contributor Beginning this fall, the university is requiring that all students have medical insurance. To comply with a University of California mandate, UCLA automatically enrolls students in its Student Health Insurance Plan, which will cost an annual $534 for undergraduate students and $720 for graduates. Read more...

New UC medical school application Due to technical problems in processing and transmitting the American Medical College Application Service applications to medical schools, the five UC medical campuses are requiring a new application form specific to UC medical schools. Read more...

By Matt Goulding Daily Bruin Reporter Last June, with school expenses steadily mounting and funds rapidly depleting, fourth-year psychology student Robert Yacoub sold his body to science. Read more...