Los Angeles, California - In its annual ranking of the top graduate schools, U.S News and World Report has listed six UCLA professional schools and graduate programs among the top five in the country. Among them are UCLA’s graduate school in education and UCLA’s clinical psychology program, both of which were named No. 1. Another seven UCLA graduate schools and programs are listed among the top 10, demonstrating the quality, reputation and breadth of graduate-level education at UCLA.

Washington, DC - Tom Pahl, Acting Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, issued the following statement regarding reported concerns about Facebook’s privacy practices:

Gaithersburg, Maryland - If you drive north from NIST’s Gaithersburg, campus, you will soon reach the famed Mason-Dixon Line marking the border between the states of Maryland and Pennsylvania. Continue for just a few more kilometers and you’ll cross over a second historic line: the Inch Line (sometimes called the Inch Lines, for reasons explained below). Contrary to its diminutive name, this line stretches more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from Texas to New Jersey. Constructed during World War II, it inspired a quip that illustrates its importance: “The war was won by an Inch.”

Cambridge, Massachusetts - When an earthquake strikes, nearby seismometers pick up its vibrations in the form of seismic waves. In addition to revealing the epicenter of a quake, seismic waves can give scientists a way to map the interior structures of the Earth, much like a CT scan images the body.

Cambridge, Massachusetts - A new approach to analyzing and designing new ion conductors, a key component of rechargeable batteries could accelerate the development of high-energy lithium batteries, and possibly other energy storage and delivery devices such as fuel cells, researchers say.

Washington, DC - On World Water Day, we shed light on a project in South Sudan is reducing the burden of water collection for thousands on women and girls.