Some of the world's brightest economic minds came together at the UCLA Anderson School of Management to discuss the current financial crisis. Moderated by Bloomberg News' bureau chief Seth Lubove, the panel discussion focused on events leading up to the crisis and possible solutions. Watch the video
Architecture and urban design professor Greg Lynn's end table, with a pedestal of intersecting plastic duckies, won a prestigious award at the Venice Biennale architecture exhibition.
Dr. Dennis Slamon, director of clinical/translational research at Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, developed the breast cancer drug Herceptin. He is portrayed by actor Harry Connick Jr. in "Living Proof," a Lifetime movie that dramatizes Slamon's work.
Gen. Wesley K. Clark, former supreme allied commander of NATO and a current fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, discusses whether an Iraq-style surge would work in Afghanistan, how best to fight al-Qaeda and the role of diplomacy in dealing with Iran. Watch the video
In response to the outbreak of a contagious gastrointestinal virus at a local university campus, UCLA is recommending that its students, faculty and staff take precautions to prevent contracting the illness.
Hundreds of Peruvian children suffering from congenital heart conditions will be resting a little easier, thanks to a visit by a team of volunteer pediatric heart experts from UCLA.
In a statement distributed on campus and posted on his website, UCLA Chancellor Gene D. Block reminded the community to register by Oct. 20 and to vote in the Nov. 4 election. Chancellor Block's message
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Wall Street finished a topsy-turvy week, while Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced the government plans to buy stakes in financial institutions. UCLA experts can help explain the recent activity.
"The Federal Reserve balance sheet is about $1.2 trillion, but we have an $11 trillion mortgage market, a $54 trillion credit-default-swaps market. The central banks are nowhere near large enough to handle this problem right now."
