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The stone faces and human problems on Easter Island
In 1981, UCLA archaeology graduate student Jo Anne Van Tilburg first set foot on the island of Rapa Nui, which is commonly called Easter Island, eager to explore her […]
Will ocean seafood farming sink or swim? UCLA study evaluates its potential
Seafood farming in the ocean — or marine aquaculture — is the fastest growing sector of the global food system, and it shows no sign of slowing. Open-ocean farms […]
Best in snow: New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall
UCLA researchers and colleagues have designed a new device that creates electricity from falling snow. The first of its kind, this device is inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a […]
Nearly 14,000 high school students and their families attend Bruin Day
Josie and Joe Bruin welcome one of the newest Bruins. UCLA was transformed this past weekend, as about 14,000 people came to campus for Bruin Day, which offers a sample […]
Scientists identify a key gene in the transmission of deadly African sleeping sickness
Life scientists from UCLA and the University of Bern have identified a key gene in the transmission of African sleeping sickness — a severe disease transmitted by the bite […]
Brenda Elaine Stevenson receives inaugural 2019 Germany residency at the University of Augsburg
During its annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Organization of American Historians (OAH) announced that Brenda Elaine Stevenson, University of California, Los Angeles, has been selected to receive the inaugural […]
Social scientists partner with Nollywood film industry to test a corruption-reporting campaign in Nigeria
A team of social scientists, including UCLA political science professor Graeme Blair, commissioned filmmakers in Nollywood, Nigeria’s thriving film industry, to see if media can be used to instigate civic […]
The stone faces and human problems on Easter Island
In 1981, UCLA archaeology graduate student Jo Anne Van Tilburg first set foot on the island of Rapa Nui, which is commonly called Easter Island, eager to explore her […]
Will ocean seafood farming sink or swim? UCLA study evaluates its potential
Seafood farming in the ocean — or marine aquaculture — is the fastest growing sector of the global food system, and it shows no sign of slowing. Open-ocean farms […]
Best in snow: New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall
UCLA researchers and colleagues have designed a new device that creates electricity from falling snow. The first of its kind, this device is inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a […]
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