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One of California’s iconic tree species offers lessons for conservation

  With increasing regularity, Californians are witnessing…
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Arctic Ocean could be ice-free for part of the year as soon as 2044

It’s hard to imagine the Arctic without sea ice. But…
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Activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators

The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability presented…
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UCLA political scientists launch one of largest-ever public opinion surveys for run-up to 2020

As the nation heads into another contentious presidential campaign,…

UCLA astronomer gets best look at first comet from outside our solar system

David Jewitt, a UCLA professor of planetary science and astronomy,…

UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center: 50 years of providing Native peoples a voice

As a quiet darkness descended over the several thousand people…
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50 Years of Comparative Literature at UCLA

By Margaret MacDonald (Adapted from an article by Megan Reusche) This…

UCLA named No. 1 U.S. public institution by U.S. News & World Report for third consecutive year

UCLA once again tops the list of U.S. public universities…

UCLA is No. 1 public college in 2020 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranking

For the third consecutive year UCLA has been selected as…

Maripau Paz, Inaugural Arthur Ashe Scholar

UCLA College senior Maripau Paz has been selected as the…

Black hole at the center of our galaxy appears to be getting hungrier

The enormous black hole at the center of our galaxy is having…