A photo of Michelle Craske.

Michelle Craske to share how research can inform anxiety and depression treatment

For more than three decades, Michelle Craske has been trying…
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First childhood flu helps explain why virus hits some people harder than others

Why are some people better able to fight off the flu than…

2020 Hollywood Diversity Report: A different story behind the scenes

Oscars viewers this weekend might see the predominantly white…
A photo of images of fruit flies’ eyes, wings and lymph glands.

Hundreds of UCLA students publish paper analyzing 1,000 genes involved in organ development

A team of 245 UCLA undergraduates and 31 high school students…
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UCLA professor named one of 2019’s 100 most influential Africans

Alain Mabanckou, literature professor in the UCLA Department…
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Astronomers discover class of strange objects near our galaxy’s enormous black hole

Astronomers from UCLA’s Galactic Center Orbits Initiative…

Unearthing Easter Island’s Moai

Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly known) is home…

That Supermassive Black Hole in our Galaxy? It has a Friend.

Smadar Naoz is an associate professor of physics and astronomy…
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Professor’s book about Sephardic Jews chosen as a best of 2019

Adding to the chorus of critics’ raves, The Economist…
Photograph of homeless tent encampment.

L.A. could better target homeless prevention services with predictive analytics

Each year, 2 million single adults receive housing, health,…