SAN FRANCISCO ““ The loss of classified material at Los Alamos National Laboratory drew the ire and frustration of the UC Board of Regents that said the incident is “totally unacceptable” and called for major reforms at the labs during its bimonthly meeting Thursday. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO ““ Though a state budget is two weeks overdue and the University of California will likely absorb over $300 million in budget cuts this year, the university’s top financial official said he was optimistic about the UC’s budget situation during UC Board of Regents’ bimonthly meeting Wednesday. Read more...

The University of California Board of Regents decided Wednesday to delay voting on a controversial undergraduate admissions eligibility change in minimum GPA requirements but still voted to stiffen other eligibility standards. Read more...

A man accused of raping a UCLA student in 2002 was sentenced to 60 days in county jail Tuesday for a misdemeanor charge of sexual battery. Read more...

A former employee of UCLA’s Willed Body Program was found dead in his North Hollywood apartment on July 9. Keith Lewis was implicated in the Willed Body Program scandal that rocked UCLA in March and consequently, placed on leave at that time. Read more...

Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry’s selection of John Edwards as his vice presidential running mate last week has stirred strong reaction from student groups on campus. Read more...

Scientists at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute have made the unexpected discovery that lean people may have higher levels of a hunger-stimulating hormone than obese people do. According to their research, which was published online last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, people with normal body weight experience had an unexpectedly intense burst of ghrelin ““ a hormone that makes people feel hungry ““ in the middle of the night, while obese people do not. Read more...