Over 200 middle school students received the opportunity many of their peers don’t have ““ to learn about the field of engineering through hands-on experience. Hosted by the Mathematics, Engineering, Sciences Achievement Center at UCLA, students from nine middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified and Inglewood Unified School Districts were invited to participate in the first Engineering Day held Friday in Ackerman Union. Read more...

UCLA students might find another reason to visit Ackerman Student Union more often: a potential beauty parlor complete with massages. Ackerman might soon be home to a beauty salon as the Associated Students of UCLA Board of Directors approved a proposal to lease space to a center offering manicures, pedicures, and massages. Read more...

The Los Angeles Fire Department made several visits to UCLA Friday when small fires occurred in two of the campus eateries throughout the day. An electrical fire occurred in the North Campus Student Center early Friday morning, halting food production while measures were taken to get the center back in business. Read more...

Recent economic trends of uncertainty in the national sector have taken a toll on local financial funding of the 17th Annual Jazz/Reggae Festival which occurred over Memorial Day Weekend. Read more...

Last year, UCLA received more than $10 million in supplemental income from the sale of patented technology. According to the Office of Intellectual Property Administration, this year is looking even better. Read more...

Friends, family and faculty honored four student recipients of the 2003 Charles E. Young Humanitarian Awards on Thursday afternoon, and in turn, recipients thanked those who helped them get where they are today. Read more...

Formerly conjoined twins Maria de Jesus and Maria Teresa Quiej-Alvarez were flown back to UCLA on Thursday after suffering medical setbacks in Guatemala. The twins, who were once joined at the head, were taken to the Mattel Children’s Hospital, where they had been cared for after separation surgery in August 2002. Read more...