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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…
Overhead view of Destination Crenshaw’s Sankofa Park featuring designs for works by Maren Hassinger, Kehinde Wiley and Charles Dickson.Rendering by Perkins&Will, courtesy of Destination Crenshaw

Destination Crenshaw pays tribute to Black creativity and history in Los Angeles

UCLA faculty and alumni contributed ideas, expertise and artworks…
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Sweating the small stuff: Smartwatch developed at UCLA measures key stress hormone

Editor's note: This breakthrough by UCLA College researchers…
Collage of images of Arthur Ashe, by Peter HovarthBy Peter Hovarth

Arthur Ashe: Champion for Justice

The tennis icon spent his life fighting for the oppressed.…
Image of the Cover of the Arabic translation of Across Legal Lines: Jews and Muslims in Modern Morocco (author Jessica Marglin) Credit: Khalid Ben-Srhir.Credit: Khalid Ben-Srhir.

Gift to UCLA’S Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies bolsters field of Moroccan Jewish studies

By Margaret MacDonald The UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for…
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Seeking the universal in the specific

Doctoral student Rebecca Glasberg blazes new trails in the study…
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Professor’s invention is a kid-friendly introduction to the chemistry of light

Ellen Sletten’s Photonbooth gives L.A. students a picture-perfect…
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Days with hazardous levels of air pollutants are more common due to increase in wildfires

In Western U.S., health risks from ground-level ozone and fine…