Friday, August 7

Speakers give views on future of economy

Students of The Anderson School at UCLA and business professionals from across Southern California converged Friday on downtown Los Angeles to see business and political leaders from around the world give their take on the current events. Read more...


Einstein’s secret FBI file inspires new book

Albert Einstein, the greatest scientist of the 20th century, was a wanted man ““ by the FBI. From 1933 to 1955, J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI compiled “derogatory information” in an effort to undermine the physicist’s influence and destroy his reputation, according to Fred Jerome, a science journalist and author of a new book titled “The Einstein File.” Jerome spoke about his book in front of about 100 people in Knudsen Hall last Thursday, highlighting the major points of Hoover’s plot to defame the scientist. Read more...


Secession forum elicits low turnout

A group of Southern California professors agreed that the main reason San Fernando Valley residents want to secede from Los Angeles is because of cultural differences, not a lack of services. Read more...



Professor receives patent for neurological treatment

Edward Tobinick, assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCLA, recently received a patent for his new method for fighting neurological diseases and related disorders. Tobinick’s method uses therapeutic agents produced through recombinant DNA technology that inhibits the action of certain natural molecules in the body, called cytokines. Read more...