This post was updated Jan. 12 at 9:01 p.m.
After hearing from a neighbor that his family’s Altadena home had burned down, Zion Berry knew he had to see it for himself. 
He drove to his home of over 12 years Wednesday after his neighborhood had been destroyed by the Altadena fire, which started near Pasadena and Altadena on Tuesday and has since claimed over 14,000 acres. 
While driving and walking through his hometown, the first-year music performance student said he saw power lines on fire, street signs missing and chimneys with no houses left standing, including his own.

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:49 p.m.
Students raised over $15,000 to support a chemistry senior lecturer who lost his home to the Los Angeles County wildfires. 
Laurence Lavelle announced in a Thursday classwide email that he lost his home, adding that the only clothes he owns are the ones he wore to work the previous day.

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:10 p.m.
While fires burned in Los Angeles County, international students in one Westwood residential building debated their next move. 
Fourth-year psychology student Mónica Céspedes Berdonces watched from the sidewalk as her friends loaded their bags and piled into a car.

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:58 p.m.
Fires across Los Angeles County sparked unease among UCLA students and criticism of the university’s emergency response.

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:20 p.m.
Over 230 people sheltered in Westwood on Wednesday evening after losing their homes, workplaces and pets to the chaos of the Palisades fire.

Dr. Julio Frenk has come a long way since being beaten up by his brother.
 
Frenk reinvented Mexico’s health system, secured one of Harvard University’s largest-ever donations and kept the University of Miami open through the COVID-19 pandemic.

This post was updated Jan. 10 at 1:03 p.m.
The Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies will begin the winter quarter with its top two leadership positions filled for the first time.