UCLA Graduate Student Noelle Mitchell wearing a pink sweater (left), and Dr. Kyungae Yang of Columbia in a pink button-up shirt (right), smiling in a research lab with equipment all around them.
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UCLA chemists are first to synthesize ocean-based molecule that could fight Parkinson’s

In producing lissodendoric acid A, the team used a method they…

A Victorian-era computer pioneer gets to speak for herself

Ada Lovelace published the first description of a computer program;…
Picture of a hand gently holding a baby’s fingers.

New UCLA center promotes reproductive science and sexual health

Holly Ober | January 30, 2023 A new center at UCLA…
An image of the Madrigal family from the Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto”Courtesy of The Walt Disney Studios

UCLA botanist Felipe Zapata brings Colombia’s biodiversity to Academy Award winner ‘Encanto’

Felipe Zapata taps into his life’s work, as well as…

The Uneven Impact of Remote Learning

  By Robin Migdol  |  Illustration by Jeannie Phan   Among…

Advancing Equality with Better Data

  By Elizabeth Kivowitz  |  Photo by Matika Wilbur   A…
A photo of Mars and Venus.

New Insights into Mars and Venus

  By Christopher Crockett and Stuart Wolpert   David…