Wednesday, June 24

UCLA alumnus Lowell Milken gives law school $10 million

Following a $10 million donation from alumnus Lowell Milken on Tuesday, the UCLA School of Law plans to expand existing programs and continue to pursue private donations until at least 2012, officials say. Read more...

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School of Law Dean Rachel Moran stands with businessman, education reform advocate and alumnus Lowell Milken, who donated $10 million.

Courtesy of Sara Rouche


Separated by UCLA surgeons, previously conjoined twins celebrate 10th birthday

Nine years ago, two conjoined twins from a small village in Guatemala were flown to UCLA to receive a complicated separation operation. Read more...

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Maria de Jesus, right, thanks guests for attending the birthday party held for her and her twin sister Maria Teresa in Malibu on Aug. 6. The twins were born conjoined at the head and were separated by a UCLA surgical team in a 2002 operation.