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Andrea Ghez, Lauren B. Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine Chair in Astrophysics at UCLA, receiving an honorary doctorate from Oxford University on June 26, 2019. Ghez is with her sons.

UCLA astronomer receives honorary degree from Oxford

By Lisa Garibay Andrea Ghez, distinguished professor of…
Karida Brown and Robert Dallek

Two professors will be part of the Obama Presidency Oral History Project

Karida Brown, assistant professor of sociology, and Robert…
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Jo Anne Van Tilburg, right, and Cristián Arévalo Pakarati

The stone faces and human problems on Easter Island

Archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg continues to seek insight…
Photo of Brenda Elaine Stevenson

Brenda Elaine Stevenson receives inaugural 2019 Germany residency at the University of Augsburg

During its annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,…

Space physicist wins Royal Astronomical Society 2019 Gold Medal

Margaret Kivelson, who discovered an ocean inside Jupiter’s…
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UCLA Arts launches ‘10 Questions’ event series that invites the public into the classroom

  Giving community members a special opportunity…
Rachelle Crosbie-Watson in her lab at UCLA.

Curing a deadly childhood disease, sharing her love of science, and a sleek ’68 Corvette drive this biochemist

  Spend a brief amount of time with biochemist Rachelle…

UCLA receives $25 million gift to support humanities division and philosophy department

  The UCLA College humanities division has received…