In the last month, UCLA researchers have published two studies that contribute to the search for both the prevention and treatment of AIDS. A group of researchers from the UCLA AIDS Institute and the Los Alamos National Laboratory published a study exploring why some mothers with HIV-1 transfer the virus to their babies through the uterus while others do not, leading them closer to finding a vaccine for HIV. Read more...

By Bridget Shackelford Bruin contributor [email protected] Guillermo Hernandez, a UCLA Spanish professor and director emeritus of the Chicano Studies Research Center, died in Mexico City on July 16. Read more...

Even at 10 a.m. on a Thursday, the line to order at Jamba Juice in Ackerman Union extended well beyond the smoothie store’s doors. Over the past school year, more brand-name stores, including Jamba Juice and Taco Bell, have opened on campus, while independent tenants such as Tropix and Coop’s Pizza have closed. Read more...

NOTE: If you have trouble accessing links in this article, Web addresses for each link are provided at the end of the story. SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; In a staunch display of support for the top-tier executives at the University of California, the UC Board of Regents retroactively approved controversial pay and benefits packages for dozens of administrators in a series of closed-session meetings last week. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents met last week, discussing topics including Proposition 209 and increased financial support for graduate students. The meeting opened with a public comment session, which quickly turned into a protest that resulted in university police escorting the entire audience out of the building and threatening to arrest anyone who resisted. Read more...

Samer Araabi flew home to the United States on Saturday after a summer studying abroad in Lebanon was cut short. On Tuesday, the fourth-year business economics and political science student found himself on a bus to Syria searching for a way back to America. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Thursday the UC Board of Regents wrapped up the ongoing executive compensation scandal, retroactively approving previously unauthorized benefits for over 70 university employees. Read more...