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UCLA professor named one of 2019’s 100 most influential Africans
Alain Mabanckou, literature professor in the UCLA Department…
Astronomers discover class of strange objects near our galaxy’s enormous black hole
Astronomers from UCLA’s Galactic Center Orbits Initiative…
Unearthing Easter Island’s Moai
Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly known) is home…
That Supermassive Black Hole in our Galaxy? It has a Friend.
Smadar Naoz is an associate professor of physics and astronomy…
Chronic opioid treatment may raise risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, study finds
While opioids are often prescribed to treat people with trauma-related…
One of California’s iconic tree species offers lessons for conservation
With increasing regularity, Californians are witnessing…
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 receives $20 million to establish UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute
The Bedari Foundation, established by philanthropists Jennifer…
Study shows how serotonin and a popular anti-depressant affect the gut’s microbiota
A new study in mice led by UCLA biologists strongly suggests…