Andrea Ghez wins 2020 Nobel Prize in physics
Andrea Ghez, UCLA’s Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Professor of Astrophysics, today was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics. Ghez shares half of the prize with Reinhard […]
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UCLA professor leads research on issues impacting vulnerable workers
“Los Angeles is the harbinger for the future. It’s a city that has driven the national debate on workforce issues such as the minimum wage, wage theft, youth employment and […]
Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics awarded $25M renewal from NSF
UCLA’s Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, through which mathematicians work collaboratively with a broad range of scholars of science and technology to transform the world through math, has received a five-year, $25 million […]
UCLA Announces Formal Launch of the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture
The UCLA College has announced the formal establishment of the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture following a two-year campaign that raised an additional […]
Tracy Johnson named dean of the UCLA Division of Life Sciences
Tracy Johnson, professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology and holder of the Keith and Cecilia Terasaki Presidential Endowed Chair, has been named dean of the division of life sciences […]
Join UCLA College for the Virtual Celebration
Graduating members of the College’s Class of 2020 as well as family members and friends will be able to view the livestreamed airing of UCLA College’s Virtual Celebration by going […]
2020 Hollywood Diversity Report: A different story behind the scenes
Oscars viewers this weekend might see the predominantly white nominees and think Hollywood still has a diversity problem. It does. But there are indications that the film industry is starting […]
Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership with Dr. Jane Goodall Postponed
Editor’s note: This story was updated on March 12 to include new information about the postponement of this event. Yesterday afternoon, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block notified the campus community that […]
Unearthing Easter Island’s Moai
Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly known) is home to the enigmatic Moai, stone monoliths that have stood watch over the island landscape for hundreds of years. […]
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