SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Wednesday’s UC Board of Regents meeting opened with shouting. During the public comment session at the beginning of the meeting, LaKesha Harrison, president of the local American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union, asked the board to not reinstate worker contributions to the university pension plan, saying that doing so was equivalent to cutting pay. Read more...

Someone would have to be crazy to endorse ethical treatment of animals and unethical treatment of humans ““ who, for the record, are also animals. The Animal Liberation Front, for the record, is crazy. Read more...

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In two weeks, a vaccine clinically proven to prevent four volatile subtypes of the human papilloma virus will be available to the public, a landmark in the health sciences as this vaccine could help prevent future cases of genital warts and cervical cancers caused by HPV. Read more...

As the conflict between Israel and governmental and militant Lebanese Islamic group Hezbollah heats up, UCLA students traveling and studying in the region have experienced the violence and uncertainty of the past week firsthand. Read more...

In a decade, some scientists expect there to be no buzzing from loud fans in laptops and say MP3 players will ideally run at least 100 times faster because electronic chips will be dominated by silicon optical amplifiers, an advancement based on the discoveries in engineering announced two weeks ago. Read more...