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Oscars Still So White: Academy Nominates Nearly All White Actors, Again

For the second year in a row, no non-white actor was among the…

In memoriam: Professor emeritus Howard Reiss

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1977, Reiss was…

Dog domestication may have increased harmful genetic changes, UCLA biologists report

Domesticating dogs from gray wolves more than 15,000 years ago…

Propelling the Groundbreakers and the Game Changers

Eleven new endowed faculty chairs established in less than two…

Crowning 60 Years of Support and Advocacy

Marcia Howard ’54 considers UCLA her second home – no great…

Faculty couple helps foster sense of community in their department

Distinguished professor of paleobiology J. William “Bill”…

Is seeing believing? People are surprisingly bad at identifying where sights and sounds originate

“We tend to view our senses as flawless and think that to see…

UCLA faculty voice: Race, dignity and luck

For more than a year, this country has witnessed an extraordinary…

Cryo-electron microscope research reveals structure and mechanism of Bluetongue virus

Bluetongue disease is a viral infection that has killed approximately…

New app helps students learn to read ancient Japanese writing form

Can a new app that takes a scholarly yet playful approach to…