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Research by UCLA and Keck Observatory scientists concluded that the object, X7, could be a debris cloud from a stellar collision.

TRACtion — for Transformative Research and Collaboration — will begin with a two-year endeavor called Transforming Transportation in Los Angeles.

“Enceladus is giving us free samples of what’s hidden deep below,” says Ashley Schoenfeld, a UCLA doctoral student.

The Behind Bars Data Project’s database improves on discontinued efforts by the federal government to report this information.

The finding is significant because some residents who are most likely to use public transit will face the highest risks for death from heat-related causes.

Professor Kevan Harris will present his demographic findings at the Feb. 16–17 Iranian Diaspora in Global Perspective conference at UCLA.

Read the UCLA professor’s responses to questions journalists have asked about the catastrophic event.

Anyone with a computer or smartphone can help scientists classify radio signals that could reveal existence of intelligent life elsewhere.

A UCLA–UC Riverside report also explores the lack of access to quality affordable housing, food and education.

The professor is working on a book about the writings of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt.

Sequencing the genome of the unarmored threespine stickleback has given scientists clues that could guide conservation measures.

A trio of graduate students under the direction of UCLA professor Michael Stoll reported findings to a state task force.

A UCLA-led study highlights the misconception that white people have been most affected by premature mortality.

Data from the UCLA California Health Interview Survey also reveals the pandemic’s impact on social lives and personal relationships.

A UCLA study finds that racial, age, language and technology barriers are keeping many from optimizing remote doctor visits.

A study by UCLA physicists overcame the effects of Earth’s gravity, simulating conditions on other planets and stars.

In producing lissodendoric acid A, the team used a method they say may help accelerate the process of drug discovery.

UCLA scientists have discovered that minerals were being produced through reactions with water more than 4.5 billion years ago.

The study, by the Los Angeles Education Research Institute at UCLA, could help inform California education policy.

UCLA researchers say climate change could accelerate slightly if dust levels stop climbing.

A new UCLA study could help scientists better understand threats to birds — and their ability to adapt.

The work of ethnomusicologist Anna Morcom, director of the UCLA Center for India and South Asia, focuses on modern Indian and Tibetan performing arts.

A demonstration in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach showed that non-academics can use the fast, inexpensive genetic test.

A therapeutic sponge the size of a pencil eraser boosted tumor-fighting responses in mice and kept cancer from returning.

Undergraduates work in L.A. schools to bolster math learning through innovative research electives.