A graphic visualization of the layers and connecting points in a conspiracy theory.

How conspiracy theories emerge – and how their storylines fall apart

A new study by UCLA professors offers a new way to understand…
An image of the Earth's magnetosphere.

The full moon may not be protected by Earth’s magnetic field after all

A study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research:…
A photo of a panorama of Los Angeles at dusk.

Clean energy revolution may leave disadvantaged communities behind

Historically disadvantaged communities in Los Angeles County are…
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Politicians courting Latinos and Asian Americans are advised to step up outreach now

  A UCLA report published today shows that Asian…
A portrait of Adriana Galván

Neuroscientist Adriana Galván named dean of undergraduate education

Neuroscientist Adriana Galván will become UCLA’s next…
A photo of three UCLA students studying physics and engaging in their lab work.

Instructors’ foresight leads to remote learning success for physics labs

When UCLA announced on March 10 that the final weeks of winter…
Image on the bottom left: A painting by Ambrogio Lorenzetti is an example of art in Europe before the bubonic plague. Other images show how art changed after the plague.

Faculty get creative to teach perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic

The screen shows the familiar grid of small faces but everyone’s…
A photo of a Covid-19 fence sign.

Voters in both parties favor caution as cities begin to reopen

Over the weekend of May 9–10, many states, including California,…
A photo of UCLA professor Renee Tajima-Peña.

PBS series on Asian Americans features work of UCLA filmmakers and scholars

n 1982, a young Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was…
A photo of Shelley Taylor, distinguished research professor or psychology in the UCLA College.

Psychology professor honored for pioneering work on ‘social cognition’

Shelley Taylor, distinguished research professor of psychology…