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UCLA botanist Felipe Zapata brings Colombia’s biodiversity to Academy Award winner ‘Encanto’

Felipe Zapata taps into his life’s work, as well as…
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Intricacies of L.A.’s urban ecosystem are focus of new UCLA podcast

By Jonathan Van Dyke Not all of the celebrities in Los…
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Forest fires increasingly affecting rivers and streams – for better and worse

UCLA-led study finds greater ‘streamflow’ may mean more…
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UCLA, partners win Department of Energy grant to boost diversity in field of nuclear physics

By Stuart Wolpert The UCLA Department of Physics and…
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Yogita Goyal’s book about slavery honored with awards

Editor's note: UCLA Humanities interviewed Professor Goyal…
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Archaeologist Justin Dunnavant’s research in the spotlight

UCLA archaeologist and assistant professor of anthropology…
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Six UCLA College faculty among 2022 Sloan Research Fellows

Editor’s note: Congratulations to all of the UCLA scholars…
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Megadrought in southwestern North America is region’s driest in at least 1,200 years

Climate change is a significant factor, UCLA-led research…
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Antarctic sea ice level could reach record low in 2022, UCLA climate scientist says

By David Colgan Sometime in the next few weeks, during…
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Notches on lions’ teeth reveal poaching in Zambia’s conservation areas

UCLA study shows the strange markings are the result of trapped…