Andrea Ghez, Lauren B. Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine Chair in Astrophysics at UCLA, receiving an honorary doctorate from Oxford University on June 26, 2019. Ghez is with her sons.

UCLA astronomer receives honorary degree from Oxford

By Lisa Garibay Andrea Ghez, distinguished professor of…
New simulations suggest that carbon (C) routinely bonded with iron (Fe), silicon (Si) and oxygen (O) deep within the magma ocean that covered Earth when it was young.

New insights about carbon and ice could clarify inner workings of Earth, other planets

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The stone faces and human problems on Easter Island

Archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg continues to seek insight…
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Scientists identify a key gene in the transmission of deadly African sleeping sickness

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Brenda Elaine Stevenson receives inaugural 2019 Germany residency at the University of Augsburg

During its annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,…
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Professor Stephanie Jamison to share how she finds women in ancient, often patriarchal, texts

For four decades, UCLA’s Stephanie Jamison has been somewhat…
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UCLA biology professor uses superheroes to help students sift fact from fiction

While Shane Campbell-Staton was working on his dissertation…

UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report reveals a few bright spots for women and minorities

Counting each year’s 200 top-grossing films,…

UCLA leads development of first-of-its-kind telescope for gamma-ray astronomy

Researchers using the array will be able to study the gamma rays…

Chicano Studies Research Center wins diversity award

Throughout its 50-year history, the Chicano Studies Research…