Tag Archive for: faculty

Genetic tool could improve monitoring of marine protected areas

Researchers used to need to scuba dive to find out which…
A photo of student researchers.

Dean Tracy Johnson seeks to diversify the pipeline of future scientists and doctors

When Tracy Johnson was an undergraduate working in a lab…
A Gaddis Illustration depicting three students.

Are millennials really as ‘post-racial’ as we think?

-Researchers sent 4,000 responses to real “roommate wanted”…
A photo of flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Erin in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, in August 2007.

Extreme rainfall projected to get more severe, frequent with warming

Across the continental United States, massive, often-devastating…

UCLA political scientists: Political polarization is not as simple as it appears

As President-elect Joseph Biden prepares to take office amid…
A graphic of the predictive model.

UCLA model ID’s areas that should have priority for vaccine, other COVID-19 help

To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives, UCLA…
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UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute sees ‘contagious kindness’ in action

Today is World Kindness Day, and despite the current state…

Center for Community Engagement debuts new name, new website, and campus database for community partnerships

The UCLA Center for Community Learning has a new name. As…

Why is progress so slow for Latinos in Hollywood?

Although minorities overall are becoming better represented…

Birthrates, marriage, gender roles will change dramatically in post-pandemic world, scientists predict

COVID-19 and America’s response to it are likely to profoundly…