After hurricane winds and rain threatened research facilities in New Orleans, university-based health research laboratories had dramatically different issues to deal with in the face of the destruction than governmental biological labs. Read more...

Harnessing the power of the largest celestial object in the universe is not just the stuff of science fiction ““ it may soon become an efficient way to power everything from cell phones to Las Vegas casinos. Read more...

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As if pre-meds did not already have enough to worry about, recent changes to the MCAT have some pre-med students worried about more than just mastering its content. Read more...

A task force to review faculty diversity at the University of California began visiting campuses last week, the first step in UC President Robert Dynes’ plan to assess and improve minority representation in the university’s faculty. Read more...

It’s easy to condemn past genocide while watching a movie such as “Hotel Rwanda,” but now the University of California has a chance to take a stand against the massacre in present-day Sudan. Read more...

James Holst, who has served as the University of California’s top lawyer for 20 years and said the university has been his “whole life,” announced last week that he will step down from his position. Read more...