UC Irvine chancellor to oversee center’s administration, begin search for executive director.

For four decades UC San Diego atmospheric scientist Veerabhadran "Ram" Ramanathan has warned that carbon dioxide and other emissions from human activity are heating up the planet. One of the first scientists to predict global warming, his models of rising temperatures have proved remarkably accurate.

National leaders share insights into providing an elite public education at Feb. 26 symposium.

All eyes will be on Paris next week as the nations of the world come together to negotiate the future of the planet at the 2015 UN Climate Conference (COP-21), and California will be at the table.

Sociologist traces the commercial, political and cultural interests that colluded in the 1970s to create a national Hispanic identity.