Peering more than 26,000 light years away, UCLA and NASA scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered 16 new planet candidates, leading them to conclude there are probably billions of planets spread throughout the galaxy. Read more...

MENTAL HEALTH FAIR Today, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bruin Plaza There will be a mental health resource fair today in Bruin Plaza from 11 a.m. Read more...

The university put the lid on a years-old dispute, settling a case with a professor who had claimed gender discrimination and who had been accused of inappropriate behavior. Read more...

This Friday, the UC Steering Committee on Sustainability plans to vote on a proposal to make the University of California climate neutral, meaning that the university would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible and plant trees or other carbon-absorbing plants to offset remaining emissions. Read more...

Searching for a new chancellor Hover over the scroll and click the links below to read past stories about the chancellor search. Sept. 7, 2005 Chancellor Albert Carnesale announces plans to step down on June 30, 2006. Read more...

A UCLA scientist was part of the first team of scientists to observe distinct day and night temperatures on a planet outside our solar system, which observations experts said could help them better understand how distant planets function. Read more...

In search of the elusive concept of the “Island of Stability,” an idea foreign to many outside the world of nuclear physics, University of California and Russian scientists have created the heaviest element known so far. Read more...