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UCLA research reveals how social media and other factors have amplified auto thefts — and what car owners should know.

UCLA marine archaeologist Justin Dunnavant’s work unearths the stories of escaped slave townships in the Caribbean. Now, his innovative mapping methods are expanding Black cultural history.

The research examined DNA extracted from the bones of 27 individuals who lived in the Meuse Basin between 49,000 and 40,000 B.C.E.

Meet the latest additions to the legion of UCLA recipients of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship — the most prestigious arts award in the nation.

Boum’s research has centered on the complexities of religious and ethnic minorities in North Africa.

Christine Borgman, Marjorie Harness Goodwin, Alan Grinnell and Jeffrey Lewis are among the artists, scholars, scientists and leaders chosen this year.

In practice and in scholarship, magic continues to intrigue and inspire students, faculty and staff throughout UCLA. Here are a few quick glimpses behind the glamour.

The professor and alumnus is the second Bruin to win the award in two years.

As we near the presidential candidate debate, take a look at analyses by UCLA professors Norma Mendoza-Denton and Daniel Treisman.

Paul Apodaca, a Bruin alumnus and university professor, honors “the beauty, grace, power and wisdom of those who were here before us.”

Evolutionary anthropologist Brian Wood talks about his research on the greater honeyguide, a wild bird in Africa that guides people to honey.

Diana Rinza, mother of 3, overcame a major health scare to earn her degree and help nontraditional students.

What Mali the bonobo is teaching us about the contagiousness of joy.

The greater honeyguide can learn distinct vocal signals to help hunter-gatherers in parts of Africa locate bee colonies.

A study of the Ngogo community in Uganda shows humans aren’t the only primates with menopause and significant post-fertile survival.

The new effort will train graduate students to repatriate objects that may have been obtained illegally or unethically.

New UCLA-led findings could help officials tailor health and safety policies to appeal to populations with a variety of social views.

“The Power of Nature,” edited by the UCLA anthropologist, explores how people have responded to volcanoes, epidemics and droughts.

UCLA researchers create video playlist for YouTube Kids’ anti-bullying programming.

UCLA professor Susan Perry and her team of researchers reveal their findings on capuchin monkeys and social integration.

The UCLA maritime archaeologist finds a new lens for exploring Black culture through the discovery of lost slave ships — and the secrets they carry.

A UCLA-led survey bolsters findings of an earlier analysis of online behavior during the pandemic.

Moerman united the fields of ethnography and conversation analysis, and published the seminal work “Talking Culture: Ethnography and Conversation Analysis.”

Sifting through studies on various species’ play behavior, researchers tracked vocalization patterns that show a strong similarity to human laughter.

GPS data reveal how gender roles and ecology influence men’s and women’s movement through the landscape in which they live.