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Simple method destroys dangerous ‘forever chemicals,’ making water safe

Using common reagents in heated water, chemists can ‘behead’…
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Climate change makes catastrophic flood twice as likely, study shows

Increased runoff could lead to devastating landslides and debris…
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Abel Valenzuela Jr. to serve as interim dean of UCLA’s division of social sciences

Beginning Sept. 1, 2022, Abel Valenzuela Jr. — professor…
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With redesign, UCLA’s Washington, D.C. program welcomes students from all majors

The revamp is in line with UCLA’s broader commitment to…
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UCLA-led team develops new approach for building quantum computers

The building blocks of chemistry offer the potential to dramatically…
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Celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Mani L. Bhaumik Institute for Theoretical Physics

Jonathan Riggs | July 28, 2022 "I believe in one thing,”…
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$1.2 million from Kachigian family trust establishes UCLA lectureship in Armenian studies

Armenian language scholar Hagop Kouloujian has been appointed…
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Finding himself at the intersection of communication and disability studies

Activist, advocate and artist Christopher Ikonomou looks ahead…

Darnell Hunt named executive vice chancellor and provost

The longtime campus leader will become UCLA’s chief academic…