President Yudof releases white paper on federal role in higher education. The Doctors Academy marks 10 years preparing students for health science careers. UCLA study finds Internet surfing boosts brain activity in first-time users. UC Davis launches

Academic Senate leaders talk issues with UC president... UC Davis to launch a journal on California's culture, politics and history... UC Santa Cruz anthropologist named one of the 'Brilliant 10' by Popular Science magazine... UCSF opens Orthopaedic Institute at Mission Bay campus... UCLA gets $4.8M to create Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center... UC Berkeley study finds California furloughs will save less than anticipated

Berkeley economist wins Nobel Prize... UC scientists and researchers prepare for the next great earthquake... UCSD earns A- on green report card... UC Merced campus honored for environmental leadership... UCLA students create floating house for New Orleans residents... Moores UCSD Cancer Center Opens New Facility...

UCSF scientist receives Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine... UC targets breast cancer... Campuses, medical centers ramp up flu plans... Berkeley professor helps uncover oldest hominid skeleton on earth...

UC faculty members receive prestigious MacArthur awards... Netflix gets UCSD professor's help in contest for movie system... UCLA research helps paralyzed rats walk again...

Partnerships bridge science education gap...'School for Scientific Thought' targets teens...Event observes 25 years of AIDS research

UC campuses sweep top spots in college rankings...UC Commission on Future holds first meeting...UC Regents to meet this week; budget and student fees are key issues...UC tackles water crisis...Roundup of campus and lab news

• Researchers Develop “Nano Cocktail” to Target and Kill Tumors
• Molecular switch holds clue to prevention of Huntington’s Disease
• Center Focuses on Women’s Health and Empowerment on Global Scale
• Welcome to 2010: UCI Doctor offers a decade-by-decade approach to aging healthfully