A San Francisco Superior Court ruling on March 12 ordered the University of California to refund about $38 million to professional degree students for breaching a contract that promised a fee freeze throughout their enrollment at the university.
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DNA study of King Tut suggests he died from malaria, bone necrosis
A new DNA study of the famous mummy of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, or King Tut, and 11 other royal mummies reveals that he most likely died of complications from malaria and bone necrosis and also helps to determine relations in the royal line.
UCLA students and staff stress promote the importance of the 2010 Census
The 2010 Census, an official decennial population count of all residents in the United States, will determine the allocation of more than $400 billion in federal funding each year for the next decade.
Haiti receives L.A. aid
In the aftermath of last week’s earthquake in Haiti, students and firefighters in the UCLA community are donating their time to help search for survivors and raise money for relief organizations.
UCLA alum Erica Mackey works to provide medical services, HIV education in Tanzania
UCLA alumna Erica Mackey always felt compassion for HIV and AIDS victims and traveled to Africa many times as a child.
UC students mobilize for meeting
Last week, students at UC Irvine began a handwritten-letter campaign to the UC Board of Regents and garnered upward of 100 personal letters from students who voiced their concerns about the University of California budget and lack of state funding.
Auschwitz Memorial gets Facebook page, gains fans worldwide
Sixty-five years ago, in the midst of World War II, a baby girl was born to a female Polish prisoner in the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, the largest of Nazi Germany’s concentration camps.