NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Chancellor Albert Carnesale (left) and UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang listen as Gov. Gray Davis presides over a teleconference. By Marcelle Richards Daily Bruin Contributor The California NanoSystems Institute, a joint enterprise between UCLA and UC Santa Barbara, landed a victory Thursday when Gov. Read more...

California declares power emergency In an unprecedented electricity emergency, California avoided blackouts by tapping power from enormous water pumps. But worried authorities awaited a new threat ““ an expected blast of arctic air that could send energy demands soaring. Read more...

By Bimal Rajkomar Daily Bruin Reporter During finals, students often find it difficult to find time to eat while studying. But for Muslim students fasting for the holy month of Ramadan, the experience poses even more complications. Read more...

By Chris Goodmacher Daily Bruin Contributor The University Professional and Technical Employees union and the University of California have been in contract negotiations for six months. Read more...

  PRIYA SHARMA A medical student lights a candle in honor of a person who donated their body to the UCLA School of Medicine through the Willed Body program. Read more...

  PRIYA SHARMA First-year graduate student and physics Teaching Assistant David Brown is shown doing lab work. Besides teaching and working at Adventure 16, Brown is an experienced outdoorsman who climbs mountains in his free time. Read more...