Embryonic stem cell research at UCLA may soon get a boost with new grants by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The amount of money UCLA will receive will not be determined until early 2007. Read more...

It has been almost 5,000 days since pathological action gambler John C., a member of Gamblers Anonymous, has placed a bet. That is just over 12 years of battling a disease that he said tyrannized him for 30 years, forcing him to live a double life as the family man he wanted to be and the pathological gambler he was. Read more...

FLASH GRAPHIC Click here to take a survey with information about how a gambling addiction can affect you, as well as resources for help. Love at first bet ““ it is a phenomenon that occurs with about 5 percent of people who either become pathological or problem gamblers. Read more...

When fourth-year history student Daniel Gushue started gambling online on his 18th birthday, he said he never could have guessed that four years later gambling would lead him to drop classes, ruin a relationship, and acquire a $19,000 credit card debt. Read more...

New statistics showing low student transfer rates from California community colleges, especially among minorities, reveal what some see as another roadblock to increasing diversity in higher education. Read more...

After serving two and a half years as the chairman of the UC Board of Regents, Gerald Parsky will be replaced by Richard Blum this January during the next regents meeting, which will be held at UC San Francisco. Read more...