The first cases of the HIV virus were diagnosed and treated over 20 years ago at UCLA. Today, the university continues to take strides in fighting the epidemic by encouraging and administering testing for HIV on campus. Read more...

Twenty-plus years of research and investigation have led UCLA laboratories to the newest discovery in the fight against AIDS. In 1981, the first case of AIDS was documented by UCLA scientists after a series of similar rare illnesses had occurred at the UCLA Medical Center. Read more...

Sherri Lewis had two Top 40 singles in the 80s. Her music video ““ petticoat, big hair and all ““ aired on MTV during the network’s first year. Read more...

As many Americans nursed full bellies on the morning after Thanksgiving, they also gave merchants an early start this holiday shopping season. While many lined stores early Friday morning, sales nonetheless fell short of Wall Street’s ambitious expectations. Read more...

Couple files suit for transsexual discrimination A lawsuit filed Monday against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services alleges the agency discriminated against a Filipino couple when it denied the husband’s legal residency because his wife had a sex change operation nearly 24 years ago. Read more...

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2004 Gold medal hurdler earns Owens Award over former Bruin Gail Devers UCLA alumna Joanna Hayes received USA Track and Field’s 2004 Jesse Owens Award, which is given to the most outstanding male and female performer in the sport. Read more...