David Saxon once defied university policy by refusing to sign an oath pledging that he was not a member of the Communist party, and was dismissed as a professor at UCLA, putting his career in jeopardy. Read more...

The progress toward developing an HIV vaccine may be hindered by the results of a new study by UCLA researchers, which found differences in the way identical twins’ immune systems responded to the virus. Read more...

After fears for its future were raised earlier this fall, BruinGo! ““ the UCLA transportation program which allows students to ride the Big Blue Bus at a discounted price ““ will remain as part of a new agreement. Read more...

Chancellor Albert Carnesale is scheduled to undergo open heart surgery Tuesday to correct a heart valve condition, a procedure characterized by a veteran cardiologist as relatively low-risk for a healthy person. Read more...

Kieran Kayalackakom never drinks coffee because he hates the taste. But for his first midterms, the first-year neuroscience student stayed up for 72 hours on seven vanilla lattes with a double shot of espresso from Bruin Café. Read more...

David Saxon, who came to UCLA in 1947 to teach nuclear physics, and in more than five decades that followed became an iconic figure in the University of California system, died Thursday at the UCLA Medical Center after a long illness. Read more...