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UCLA dedicates labor center building to Rev. James Lawson Jr., champion of civil and worker rights

The building, which is now named in his honor, will house labor…
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Reimagining the scope and approach of the UCLA Center for Early Global Studies

Zrinka Stahuljak embraces the role of ‘fixer’ as she…
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Illuminating their Empire State experience

Doctoral student Marissa Jenrich explores the lives of 19th-century…
A meeting between citizens and members of the municipal police in Medellín, Colombia.

In developing countries, no quick fix for strengthening police–civilian relations

Study co-led by UCLA’s Graeme Blair finds community policing…
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How a COVID-19 vaccine arrived quickly and without compromise

Bruin Carly Daniels, who leads the Pfizer scientists…
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UCLA astronomers discover more than 300 possible new exoplanets

Findings also include a distinctive planetary system with…
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Increasingly frequent wildfires linked to human-caused climate change, UCLA-led study finds

By Stuart Wolpert Research by scientists from UCLA and…

The power of two: collaboration empowered groundbreaking sleep research

Life scientists from different fields inspired each other and…
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Renowned Egyptologist says it’s time to stop romanticizing ancient Egypt

By Alison Hewitt In ‘The Good Kings,’ UCLA’s Kara…
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Mathematician Michael Hill honored for helping solve 50-year old geometry problem

By Max Gordy Michael Hill, professor of mathematics in…