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A photo of Jason De León.

Second annual cohort of Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Research to incorporate social justice into undergraduate courses

UCLA undergraduates will soon have the opportunity to gather…
A portrait of Adriana Galván

Neuroscientist Adriana Galván named dean of undergraduate education

Neuroscientist Adriana Galván will become UCLA’s next…
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Tracy Johnson named dean of the UCLA Division of Life Sciences

Tracy Johnson, professor of molecular, cell, and developmental…
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…
Photograph of Sarah Abrevaya Stein

Sarah Stein named to new Viterbi Chair in Mediterranean Jewish Studies

Prominent historian Sarah Abrevaya Stein has been named the…
A photo of Dr. Steven Jonas, Jason Belling and Paul Weiss of UCLA .

A step toward a more efficient way to make gene therapies to attack cancer, genetic disorders

A UCLA-led research team today reports that it has developed…
A photo of Lynn Vavreck and Miguel García-Garibay.

Two elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Six exceptional UCLA professors and leaders — including…
An image of dust over the Sahara Desert.

Earth’s atmosphere far dustier than previously believed

Dust is a key component of Earth’s climate system. When…
A photo of Matie Zubiaurre, professor of Spanish and Portuguese in the UCLA College.

Spanish professor wins award for book on the cultural uses of garbage

Maite Zubiaurre, professor of Spanish and Portuguese in the…