Over 100 students and faculty members gathered in Ackerman Thursday to welcome U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John M. Evans to UCLA. People sat in chairs, stood and even sat on the ground during the hour and a half discussion to hear Evans’ report from Armenia and take part in the afternoon’s open forum. Read more...

In academic circles, the current vogue word used to describe the world is the infuriatingly fuzzy “globalization.” And if you’re not sure you know what this word means, you should get to know it. Read more...

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Rain renews West Nile fears RIVERSIDE “”mdash; The wet winter has created ripe conditions for mosquito breeding and experts are worried the West Nile virus will spread throughout the region and infect scores of humans and horses. Read more...

An effort to diversify UCLA’s faculty entered its third year this week, with supporters saying that talking to university administrators is like communicating with a stone wall. Read more...

When California’s K-12 education system’s test scores recently ranked near rock-bottom above only Mississippi and Louisiana, most agreed the schools must be improved. Accountability has become the key word, but the reformers must look at more than standardized test scores. Read more...

CNN Senior Analyst Jeff Greenfield spoke Wednesday night about national issues of media bias at the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center of Jewish Life at UCLA in an event cosponsored by the Daniel Pearl Foundation. Read more...