PRIYA SHARMA/Daily Bruin Barbara Nelson, dean of the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research, speaks with John W. Mack (left) and Johng H. Read more...

  Illustration by JENNY YURSHANSKY/Daily Bruin By Scott B. Wong Daily Bruin Staff Melanie Ho, a fourth-year student, is majoring in a subject the university probably has never seen the likes of before. Read more...

UCLA FIRSTS Every other Friday, The Bruin will highlight social, political and scientific advancements that originated at UCLA and set standards for both the university and the nation. Read more...

Geophysicists study Earth’s core Millimeter deviations from the expected wobble of the Earth’s axis are giving geophysicists clues to what happens 1,800 miles underground, at the boundary between the Earth’s mantle and its iron core. Read more...

By Benjamin Parke Daily Bruin Reporter The Department of Energy announced Wednesday that it has cited the UC-managed Los Alamos National Laboratory for safety violations. Meanwhile, the legality of UC’s new contract to manage it and other national labs has been questioned by the chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Read more...

By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Staff In the future, using the Internet to play a video game on a computer and then continuing it on a personal digital assistant without stopping may become the norm. Read more...

By David Drucker Daily Bruin Reporter President George W. Bush assumed office Saturday, and brought with him a governing style that differs from the previous administration in ways that go beyond political policy. Read more...