Tuesday, May 19


Saxon refused to sign communist oath

David Saxon once defied university policy by refusing to sign an oath pledging that he was not a member of the Communist party, and was dismissed as a professor at UCLA, putting his career in jeopardy. Read more...


New AIDS study clouds vaccine

The progress toward developing an HIV vaccine may be hindered by the results of a new study by UCLA researchers, which found differences in the way identical twins’ immune systems responded to the virus. Read more...




Carnesale awaits heart surgery

Chancellor Albert Carnesale is scheduled to undergo open heart surgery Tuesday to correct a heart valve condition, a procedure characterized by a veteran cardiologist as relatively low-risk for a healthy person. Read more...


Caffeine used in excess can have consequences

Kieran Kayalackakom never drinks coffee because he hates the taste. But for his first midterms, the first-year neuroscience student stayed up for 72 hours on seven vanilla lattes with a double shot of espresso from Bruin Café. Read more...