A policy change at University of California San Francisco will require that all research articles published by UCSF faculty be made available to the general public for free, making it one of the largest institutions to do so.

The appeals process for the Defense of Marriage Act will take place in September, as planned, after a federal appeals court denied a request to speed up the judicial process last week.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a case challenging affirmative action in college admissions that may affect a similar case underway in California about admissions policies for public universities in the state.