The candidate orientation meeting for the Undergraduate Students Association Council kicked off election season on Tuesday night, as 24 candidates officially announced their intentions to run. Read more...

A panel of higher education officials and student representatives approved rules changes on Friday in a move to simplify the financial aid process for many colleges and students. Read more...

Five UCLA professors have been awarded 2007 Guggenheim fellowship awards for extraordinary achievements in their fields. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation grants fellowships to professionals in all fields except for the performing arts. Read more...

The University of California has budgeted $6.9 million to spend on restructuring administrative procedures in light of previous controversies over undisclosed staff compensation packages that were brought to light in 2005. Read more...

After being told two years ago that his stomach cancer had diminished, Roberto Martinez, a 21-year-old student from Santa Monica College, said he can still clearly recall being overwhelmed with feelings of thankfulness and rebirth. Read more...

In recent years, research into cancer treatment has given doctors a new arsenal of weapons against the disease, and UCLA has often been at the forefront of these developments. Read more...

Over 200 guests listened to Father Vazken Movsesian describe his visit to a genocide museum in Rwanda, under which 260,000 bodies were buried. Read more...