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Prineha Narang, physical sciences professor in the UCLA College of Letters and Science

Quantum matter pioneer Prineha Narang appointed 2023 US Science Envoy

Narang is the first appointed in the field of quantum science…
An image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Webb Space Telescope reveals birth of galaxies, how universe became transparent

UCLA astrophysicists shed light on how hydrogen fog burned away…
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Dysmus Kisilu wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovators

Kenyan entrepreneur and his company, Solar Freeze, receive $100,000…
Miguel García-Garibay in the Royce Hall portico

Miguel García-Garibay appointed senior dean of UCLA College

The longtime faculty member will continue to lead the division…
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Are extreme heat waves happening more than expected? UCLA research says not yet.

The temperatures that baked the Pacific Northwest in 2021 should…

First underground radar images from Mars Perseverance Rover reveal some surprises

Unexpectedly tilted rock layers in the Jezero crater hint at…
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Chemist Anastassia Alexandrova receives Max Planck-Humboldt Medal

Anastassia Alexandrova, UCLA professor and vice chair of…
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Richard Kaner wins award from American Chemical Society

  Richard Kaner, the Dr. Myung Ki Hong Professor…
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Climate scientist Aradhna Tripati receives honors from two science organizations

Aradhna Tripati, an associate professor affiliated with UCLA’s…
Terence Tao in his UCLA office

Terence Tao named to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

Terence Tao, UCLA professor of mathematics, has been selected…