Tag Archive for: UCLA Physical Sciences

A photo of powerlines in Southern California.

What the wildfires tell us about the shortcomings of California’s electric grid

In addition to the vast destruction they have caused, the…
Images from the four episodes of Earth Focus

Faculty, students co-produce documentary on bipartisan environmental solutions

Anew documentary exploring environmental politics, which…
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Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics awarded $25M renewal from NSF

UCLA’s Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, through…
A photo of Professor Paula Diaconescu.

Chemist Paula Diaconescu to lead new NSF Center for Integrated Catalysis

The National Science Foundation announced a five year, $1.8…
Andrea Bertozzi (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Andrea Bertozzi)

If relaxed too soon, physical distancing measures might have been all for naught

If physical distancing measures in the United States are…

UC to lead group awarded $25M by NSF to launch quantum computing institute

The National Science Foundation today announced a five-year,…
A piece of artwork titled "Hand in Hand Across Africa."

Hand in Hand Across Africa

By the end of this century, 1 in 4 people in the world could…
A photo of the Colgan-Coral Reef.

Discovery opens up new path in study of marine evolution and biodiversity

New UCLA research indicates that an evolutionary phenomenon…
An image of the Earth's magnetosphere.

The full moon may not be protected by Earth’s magnetic field after all

A study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research:…
A photo of a panorama of Los Angeles at dusk.

Clean energy revolution may leave disadvantaged communities behind

Historically disadvantaged communities in Los Angeles County are…