In high school, when students got sick, teachers would send them to the nurse’s office, and then they would be sent home. But in college things are different, and students must learn to take care of themselves and get the care they need. Read more...

Several students with an undergraduate science or engineering degree are finding they can apply their expertise to areas that are traditionally non-scientific. Instead of attending a science-based graduate school, such as pharmacy school, some students are attending law and business schools to either apply their scientific knowledge in a new way or explore a different field of study, many education officials say. Read more...

This generation of college graduates will be stepping out not only into the “real world,” but into a global community that is more closely connected than ever before ““ especially when it comes to food, germs and genes. Read more...

Combination therapy effective for cancer When paired with chemotherapy, Avastin, a drug that cuts off a tumor’s blood supply, has been found effective in the treatment of colorectal cancer, according to a UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center study. Read more...

A team of UCLA computer science students will head to Sao Paolo, Brazil, in July to participate in the world finals of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup. The team will be representing the United States with its creation, PICKS, a software application for cellular phones that would make it easier for users to find places to eat or shop. Read more...

After graduating from Stanford at age 19 in 1995, Houman Hemmati enrolled at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, where he now conducts groundbreaking research with pediatric brain tumors. Read more...

So you’re sitting in class, thinking you’d rather gouge your eyes out with a pencil than listen to one more second of Professor Bore-ophyll. But it’s only been about 15 minutes since lecture started. Read more...