The original Four Loko, which kept people both drunk and wide awake for just $2.30 a can, was pitched as the perfect option for college students looking to drink on a budget. Read more...

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For Anthony Mendelson, wine is not just a way to take the edge off a busy day. Read more...

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David Perkins, owner of High West Distillery and Saloon, spoke at an Anderson Wine Club event. The club is the only student organization in the UCLA Anderson School of Management that is allowed to serve alcohol on campus.

Ten years ago, Dr. Reza Jarrahy made his first trip to Guatemala with a team of doctors. A civil war had recently ended in the country, and the team set up operating rooms inside vacated military barracks. Read more...

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Dr. Reza Jarrahy recently returned from Guatemala, where he worked to fix cleft palates. On his most recent trip to Guatemala, Jarrahy spent 10 to 12 hours a day in a makeshift hospital in Antigua treating congenital deformities, which he said is mostly aesthetic but quite crucial in the economically disadvantaged country.

Walking into the operating room, Dr. Gary Mathern's jitters consisted of only one thought: "Have I really thought all the details through?" Read more...

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Dr. Gary Mathern and his team perform a hemispherectomy. The procedure is undertaken to treat severe, otherwise-untreatable seizures.

Adrian Cheng was an undergraduate student studying physics and math at UCLA just eight years ago, uncertain of how he could contribute to the scientific field. Read more...