Mike Stokes, a Wooden Center yoga instructor, has been doing
yoga for almost 20 years after breaking his neck while surfing. He
was drawn to the practice before he knew what it was all about.

Switching off a light in the next room or tossing a used soda
can in the recycle bin is much more routine than it was 35 years
ago; a time when there were grassroots recycle campaigns,
nonexistent clean air acts and warnings of the Great Lakes being
polluted by oil refineries, paper mills and city sewage plants.

A breakthrough device recently created by UCLA researchers is
capable of converting electrical signals 50 times faster than the
best commercially available one, and has promising implications for
more efficient communication systems and for defense against
high-powered electromagnetic bombs.

Since its creation in 1950, the willed body program has offered
medical students the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in
understanding the human body before entering careers as operating
surgeons and doctors.

Like a few other top public graduate schools in the country, the
UCLA Anderson School of Management is setting the groundwork to
become a self-funding institution to preserve its high ranking.

Glamorous homes, booming industries and sunny beaches have put
Los Angeles on the map as one of the most desirable places to
reside in the country.

A California state bill may increase eligibility for University
of California students in domestic partnerships to receive
financial aid.
AB 205, the California Domestic Partners and Responsibilities
Act, took effect Jan.

As full-time cook at a Chinese restaurant, Marlyn Hwang’s
father barely makes $60 a day. So when Hwang’s family decided
to send her to college, it caused concern.

As the list of victims of the South Asian earthquake and tsunami
grows to an estimated 150,000 individuals, it is crucial for rescue
workers who continue to search, survivors that begin to rebuild
their homes, and those following news coverage of the event to take
the time to recognize and cope with the shock and stress of the
aftermath, in order to minimize future mental health problems, UCLA
psychologists say.