Laura Albano dipped her hand tool into dark brown ink and applied it to the upper lip of the retired Army captain, covering up the scars from a deep burn he obtained on a tour of duty in Iraq eight years ago. Read more...

Photo: Capt. Jabari White was sitting as a passenger in a vehicle when a bomb detonated, burning 60 percent of his body. He now comes to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center from Washington, D.C. for tattooing to blend the pigmentation on his face. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)

At 14 years old, Megan Cory was eating much more than her age would suggest, but losing an alarming amount of weight. She remembers always being thirsty and being fatigued. Read more...

Photo: Megan Cory, a third-year biochemistry student, launched UCLA’s first Diabetes Day, inspired by her own experiences with the disease. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Sue Ann Pien parted her hair to reveal a map of the solar system tattooed on her scalp. “Can you see it?” Pien, who graduated from UCLA with a degree in international development studies in 2004 and dreams of one day going to space, may be among the first to glimpse a slice of space previously unexplored by humans. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Sue Ann Pien made it through the first round of candidates applying for a mission to settle on Mars.