Beef and cheddar sandwich. It was on the dinner menu when thousands of undergraduates returned to life in the residential halls this year. Normally this menu item usually wouldn’t raise any questions, but this year, students are returning from winter break and with the December discovery of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States. Read more...

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, was first found in British cattle in 1986. Now, almost 20 years later, BSE has been found in U.S. Read more...

UCLA seismologists are shaking things up with a new method that may allow scientists to predict earthquakes months in advance. The team of scientists from Russia, United States, Japan and France included experts in pattern recognition, geodynamics and statistical physics. Read more...

The recent successful landing of NASA’s Spirit Mars Exploration rover had a deep impact on planetary science at UCLA and around the world. “The Spirit rover provides a real sense of vicarious exploration,” said David Paige, a professor in the UCLA Department of Earth and Space Sciences. Read more...

UC and CSU awarded funds for energy-efficiency utilities The University of California and the California State University were awarded $12 million by the California Public Utilities Commission to be split between the two institutions for energy-efficiency programs. Read more...

College is supposed to be the time of your life, right? There are endless parties, football games, and nobody has to know what time you really came home last night. Read more...

UCLA researchers have discovered that victims afflicted by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome are more likely to die from the virus if they live in cities with high pollution levels. Read more...