UCLA internet studies and race scholar Safiya Noble awarded MacArthur Fellowship

Professor Safiya Noble, director of an interdisciplinary…
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Chemist Anastassia Alexandrova receives Max Planck-Humboldt Medal

Anastassia Alexandrova, UCLA professor and vice chair of…
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Richard Kaner wins award from American Chemical Society

  Richard Kaner, the Dr. Myung Ki Hong Professor…
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Climate scientist Aradhna Tripati receives honors from two science organizations

Aradhna Tripati, an associate professor affiliated with UCLA’s…
Terence Tao in his UCLA office

Terence Tao named to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

Terence Tao, UCLA professor of mathematics, has been selected…
The gut microbiota comprises trillions of bacteria and other microbes that live in the intestines and affect health in multiple ways. Photo Credit: Alpha Tauri 3D Graphics/Shutterstock

UCLA-led study could clarify how gut microbes can exacerbate cognitive decline

By Stuart Wolpert    Recent research…
Yuri Shprits, a UCLA research geophysicist, said limiting the duration of a round trip to the red planet would help reduce the amount of dangerous radiation to which astronauts are exposed.

Will it be safe for humans to fly to Mars?

Mission would be viable if it doesn’t exceed four years, international…
Military vehicles traveling through a flooded street in Minnesota. Photo Credit: Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson/U.S. Air Force

Climate change definitively linked to increases in extreme rain and snow, UCLA research finds

Study uses machine learning to analyze decades’ worth of data…
The researchers focused on the dynamics of a key signaling molecule in immune cells called macrophages (pictured here).

UCLA study reveals how immune cells can be trained to fight infections

The body’s immune cells naturally fight off viral and bacterial…
Professor Barbara Fuchs speaks with Pedro Sánchez, the president of Spain, on UCLA’s campus

Spanish government to honor UCLA professor for promoting language and culture

The Cervantes Institute, a Spanish government agency dedicated…