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Prepare to go back in cosmic time at 132nd Faculty Research Lecture

Astronomer Alice Shapley to discuss our galaxy’s origins…
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UCLA College faculty recognized for outstanding teaching

The Distinguished Teaching Awards are the campus’s highest…
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Only 10 vaquita porpoises survive, but species may not be doomed

If they can escape death in poachers’ nets, the endangered…
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Department of Asian Languages & Cultures receives $3.7 million in gift commitments

Gifts from UCLA Buddhist Studies scholar Robert Buswell and his…
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Two UCLA College faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences

Editor’s note: Congratulations to all three UCLA faculty…
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Eight UCLA College faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Editor's note: Congratulations to the 11 UCLA faculty…
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Talking environmental solutions with Marilyn Raphael

By David Colgan | April 21, 2022 Environmental news…
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UCLA researchers discover source of super-fast ‘electron rain’

The downpours, which can affect satellites and space travel,…
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UCLA poised to become a world leader in hip-hop studies

Building on decades of scholarship, the campus’s new Hip…