Researchers at Harvard University and Wake Forest University announced Sunday they have found a new method of harvesting stem cells that does not require destroying human embryos and could avoid governmental embryonic stem cell research bans. Read more...

After a brief respite from fee increases in the 2006-2007 academic year, the 2007-2008 budget proposal released by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday includes plans to raise higher education fees by 7 percent and eliminate funding for academic preparation and outreach programs. Read more...

Andrew Chang recalls his first quarter at UCLA, new to the school as a freshman and leaping into college life. He said he remembers getting lost on campus, as well as frantic attempts to cram his schedule into what little time he had. Read more...

Boston Globe Editor Martin Baron plans to address students at UCLA on Friday, speaking on the future of mass media and foreign correspondence. The event is the first in a series of events hosted by the Progressive Jewish Student Association, a group that intends to improve relations between Jews and other national and religious groups. Read more...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger released a $143 billion budget Wednesday that seeks to eliminate the state’s $5.5 billion deficit through fiscal restraint. The budget provides $103.1 billion for general fund spending and sets aside $2 billion in reserves and for limited spending, as well as imposing cuts on programs such as welfare. Read more...

About 30 UCLA students will learn how to lobby and will promote universal health care in Sacramento next Tuesday during the second annual Universal Health Care Lobby Day. Read more...

Six and a half million Californians were uninsured some time during the previous year, according to the UCLA California Health Interview Survey. Soon, one man hopes to bring that number down to zero. Read more...