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Archaeologists and geographers team to predict locations of ancient Buddhist sites

In a study published this week in Current Science, archaeologist Monica…

Law professor Laura Gómez named interim dean, UCLA College Division of Social Sciences

Professor Laura Gómez has been appointed interim dean of the…

A media-savvy celeb, Trump knows how to get coverage, journalists say

Donald Trump is a political phenomenon, a man extremely adept…

Presidential ads put to the test: SpotCheck evaluates 2016 campaign commercials

Politics and media experts from UCLA and Vanderbilt University…

Seven UCLA faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election…

Are they friends or not? Just a second of laughter can reveal relationship status, UCLA study finds

Hearing other people laugh together, even for just one second,…

Three UCLA professors named 2016 Guggenheim Fellows

A trio of UCLA faculty members are among a distinguished group…

Don Nakanishi, 66, UCLA emeritus professor and pioneer in Asian American studies

Don Nakanishi, a UCLA scholar who gained national recognition…

UCLA mourns the passing of Nobel laureate Lloyd Shapley, 92

Shapley was widely considered one of the fathers of game theory.…

BlackRock chairman Laurence Fink receives UCLA Medal

Laurence D. Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, was awarded…