An archaeologist driving around the remote island with her young daughter in tow quickly became a familiar sight to locals of Easter Island.

UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center has released a mumps health alert following an outbreak at UC Berkeley this past week.

At least 20 Berkeley students have reported potential mumps infections as of this evening, and hundreds of students have been waiting in line at UC Berkeley’s student health center for free vaccinations, according to the Daily Californian.

No cases have been reported at UCLA.

Wooden, hand-painted signs describing the bushes and sprouts behind them are scattered throughout the soil of the garden, adding a quirky touch.

The wires, hidden behind white tape, were supposed to be inconspicuous.

Bharat Kapadia contemplated staying in India for the first few days of spring quarter to watch one of the biggest cricket matches of the year.

For years, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has been consistently ranked as one of the premier hospitals in the nation.

Economic recovery will be slow, but California can expect an increase in jobs through 2012, said Jerry Nickelsburg, senior economist at UCLA Anderson Forecast.

The forecast, which was discussed at a conference Wednesday at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, compiled predictions for the national and California economies through 2012.

Experts predict that an increase in manufacturing jobs is needed to drive recovery, Nickelsburg said.

Right out of medical school, Betzy Salcedo had a clinic and a single nurse to address the medical needs of 3,500 people. She faced her share of challenges as the only doctor in a rural town in Mexico with severely limited resources.

In an effort to improve safety measures in science laboratories across campus, UCLA’s Environment, Health and Safety office is conducting unannounced inspections throughout the year to ensure lab workers are wearing the required protective equipment and complying with a new safety policy.

Students will no longer have to brave a line of more than 1,000 others to snag a coveted spot in one of Covel’s most popular tutoring programs.