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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…

Art historian takes reins of African Studies Center at UCLA

Steven Nelson recently joined a long line of respected Africanists…

UCLA faculty voice: Ten environmental reasons to be thankful

Thanksgiving is the one national holiday that has avoided being…

Neil Garg named 2015 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching California Professor of the Year

Neil Garg, professor and vice chair for education in UCLA’s…

Why are some wild animals more tolerant to human interaction than others?

Over time, some species become more tolerant of humans’ presence,…

Q&A with Ryan Harrigan on West Nile virus, silent killer of songbirds

Remember West Nile virus? While it makes headlines every few…

Creative writing at UCLA: not just for English majors anymore

Starting in Fall 2016, non-English majors will for the first…

UCLA faculty voice: California universities launch experiment to go carbon-neutral ‘at scale’

What does it look like when a university decides to walk the…