UCLA engineers develop scalable process to decarbonize cement production
The new “ZeroCAL” method could remove 98% of the CO2 emissions associated with the production of lime for use in cement, the team said.
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Scientists create first map of DNA modification in the developing human brain
Findings could help pinpoint cell types most vulnerable to conditions like schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder.
Double Bruin captures L.A.’s Latino subcultures through his photography
Erick Zerecero, aka “Zer Ghoul,” is nearing completion of his Ph.D. in the UCLA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Magnify incubator program at UCLA celebrates second cohort
In 2023–24, nine undergraduate students received mentorship and gained expertise working with a scientific startup company.
New precise W boson mass measurement surprises and reassures physicists
While the result is different from what they hoped, it’s also exactly what they thought it should be.
Hardship early in life can affect health and longevity – even for marmots
Researchers have established a cumulative adversity index that could be adapted to help conservation efforts for other species.
A deeper understanding of avians — and ourselves — through song
UCLA professor Stephanie White discusses what birds could teach us about communication.
Honey, honey: Cultural coevolution
Evolutionary anthropologist Brian Wood talks about his research on the greater honeyguide, a wild bird in Africa that guides people to honey.
Birds shifting more in time than space as they adjust to global warming
Still, changes in phenology, latitude and elevation account for only a small portion of what’s needed to keep track with rising temperatures.
UCLA presents ‘Atmosphere of Sound: Sonic Art in Times of Climate Disruption’
A part of Getty’s ‘PST ART: Art & Science Collide’ initiative, the multi-exhibition program runs from September 2024 through June 2025.
Like people, vultures get set in their ways and have fewer friends as they age
Older birds tend to have fewer, more selective friendships with stronger bonds and may know better where to find food.
Dark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universe
Radiation from dark matter may have kept hydrogen gas hot enough to condense into black holes instead of stars.
UCLA receives $120 million from Alya and Gary Michelson for new California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy
The transformative donation will spur breakthrough discoveries and drive economic growth for the region.
UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant to accelerate commercialization of quantum technologies
The Quantum Sensing and Imaging Lab will work to advance capabilities in fields like medicine, atmospheric science and physics.
Two epicenters led to Japan’s violent Noto earthquake on New Year’s Day
A rare “dual-initiation” mechanism ruptured a barrier on the fault during the Jan. 1 shaker.
UCLA comet discoverer turns her eye toward Earth’s potentially hazardous neighbors
As the NEOWISE spacecraft is shut down, its UCLA project leader readies NASA’s next study on near-Earth objects.
Layered superconductor coaxed to show unusual properties with potential for quantum computing
Research brief: The new material retained properties under a much higher magnetic field than the theoretical limit of a conventional superconductor.
2023 Rolling Hills Estates landslide likely began the winter before
The progressive landslide seemed to come out of nowhere but took months to develop into a catastrophe.
Scientific definition of a planet says it must orbit our sun. A new proposal would change that
The proposed new definition contains quantifiable criteria that can be applied for defining planets in and outside our solar system.
In memoriam: Daniel Atkinson, 102, UCLA professor and pioneer in field of metabolic biochemistry
Atkinson, whose research on metabolic regulation was internationally acclaimed, died Feb. 2 at his home in Oregon.
Nuclear spectroscopy breakthrough could rewrite the fundamental constants of nature
The findings could unlock the most accurate clock ever and allow advances like deep space navigation, communication.
Atomic view of a chemical catalyst during electrically charged reaction is a scientific first
Findings could enable advances in sustainable energy production, industry and design.
Iron meteorites hint that our infant solar system was more doughnut than dartboard
Fragments from the early cosmos help unravel the mystery of our solar system’s birth.
Uniting art and science, from concert hall to carbon cycle
Sarah Worden, who will earn her doctorate in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, double-majored in music and physics as an undergrad.
Julio Frenk to take helm of UCLA, nation’s No. 1–ranked public university, as its 7th chancellor
The renowned public health researcher and president of the University of Miami is recognized globally as a visionary leader in higher education.