Author Archives: Nancy Su

A legally enforceable order to clean up environmental contamination at the University of California-managed Los Alamos National Laboratory was signed last week after nearly two years of negotiations. The order of consent made March 1 between the New Mexico Environment Department, the U.S. Department of Energy and the UC requires comprehensive investigation and cleanup of […]

Though there have been new policy initiatives working toward educational equity in California, disparities still remain among students of different ethnic groups, according to a report released last week by the Public Policy Institute of California The report found that while four-year college completion rates increased for all ethnic groups from 1990 to 2000 in […]

Kamran Kafi hasn’t gone home since moving to the United States as a student in 2001. During holidays and vacations, Kafi, who is from Germany, stayed in the United States because he feared he would be unable to return to school in time for class and research projects. As a molecular biology student at UCLA, […]

Though the proposed federal budget provides for an overall increase in financial aid for higher education in 2006, individual students may experience a decrease in their financial aid package in the coming year. The maximum award for Pell Grants will increase by $100 next year while other programs, like Perkin’s Loans, will be decreased or […]

The University of Texas, seen as the University of California’s main potential competitor for the management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, appears likely to drop out of the competition after an announcement made by its chancellor last Friday. The UC has managed the lab since its creation in 1943, but it has not announced […]

With the future of the management of Los Alamos National Laboratory uncertain, the University of California will begin to move toward a decision on whether to try to renew its contract for the lab. Robert Foley, UC vice president of lab management, responded positively after the draft request for bidding proposals to manage the laboratory […]

Thousands of students may experience a reduction or complete loss of their Pell Grants next fall due to a new federal-spending bill that will tighten eligibility requirements for financial aid. Under the bill that is expected to be passed by Congress, the Department of Education will be able to adjust their eligibility formula for calculating […]