Engineering 1A building demolition begins, to be replaced by modernized facility

A wrecking ball began knocking down parts of the Engineering 1A building Aug. 22, ending six decades of history for the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and paving the way for what officials say will be a more modernized facility.

Summer orientation will be modified for international students with virtual counseling and a separate session at the end of the summer

With the help of new virtual counseling sessions, an incoming first-year student in Hong Kong can talk face-to-face to an orientation counselor at UCLA this summer without ever leaving home.