UCLA receives $4.1 million commitment to atmospheric and oceanic sciences department
The gift, from adjunct professor Larry Harding, honors his late father, UCLA alumnus Wayne Harding.
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What’s scarier: A 50-ton megalodon or a doctoral dissertation?
With “The Meg 2” opening in theaters, we ask UCLA Ph.D. candidate De’Marcus Robinson which he would rather face.
Planetary defense test deflected an asteroid but unleashed a boulder swarm
A UCLA-led study of NASA’s DART mission determined that the strategy presents previously unanticipated risks.
True shape of lithium revealed for the first time in UCLA research
The discovery and a new technique developed by the investigators could lead to safer, higher-performance rechargeable batteries.
GPT-3 can reason about as well as a college student, UCLA psychologists report
The question remains: Does the technology mimic human reasoning or is it using a fundamentally new cognitive process?
New paper proposes incorporating anti-racism in life sciences education
Classes in the STEM fields should include context from history and other social sciences, UCLA researchers write.
Hardship affects the gut microbiome across generations
A UCLA-led study found that adversity experienced by mothers during their childhood or pregnancy is reflected in their children’s gut microbiomes.
Birds raise fewer young when spring arrives earlier in a warming world
A new study led by scientists at UCLA and Michigan State suggests that conservation strategies address avian responses to climate-driven shifts.
Temples of doom, last crusades and lost arks have nothing on her
As “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” whips into theaters, a UCLA doctoral candidate describes her real-life archaeology adventures.
Megalodon was no cold-blooded killer
A killer, yes. But an analysis of tooth minerals reveals how the warm-blooded predator maintained its body temperature.
UCLA geologists are using artificial intelligence to predict landslides
Their newly developed method could bolster efforts to protect lives and property in some of the world’s most disaster-prone areas.
Chemist Anastassia Alexandrova receives 2023 Gold Shield Faculty Prize
The annual award honors a mid-career faculty member with a distinguished record of teaching, research and service.
UCLA students’ app for 2028 Olympic Games wins inaugural Innovation Challenge
The competition, organized by UCLA, Amazon and consulting firm Slalom, introduces students to new ways of using technology to address critical issues.
Alissa Park named dean of UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
An expert on carbon capture and conversion technology, she is currently chair of earth and environmental engineering at Columbia University.
Fulfilling a family tradition but blazing her own trail
Morolake Omoya is the first Black UCLA student to earn three degrees in civil and environmental engineering.
Astrophysicists confirm the faintest galaxy ever seen in the early universe
The small, distant galaxy JD1 is typical of the kind that burned off hydrogen fog left over from the Big Bang.
Disney mermaids aren’t the only wondrous creatures ‘under the sea’
On the eve of the “Little Mermaid” premiere, a UCLA doctoral candidate speaks up for the jellyfish.
White-bellied pangolins have second-most chromosomes among mammals
Genomic research led by UCLA scientists could support conservation efforts; the species is endangered in large part because of illegal hunting.
When stem cells can’t roll on a bumpy road, muscles break down
A study in mice shows that scarring of collagen pathways prevent stem cells from healing damaged tissue in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Is it too late to change your mind? Study reveals ‘developmental window’ for thinking styles
UCLA psychologists suggest that by 25, one’s mode of evaluating the truthfulness of information is pretty much set.
Study could help solve mystery of the disappearing twins
A UCLA-led team of astronomers found, surprisingly, that there are no young binary stars near the Milky Way’s black hole.
Can AI and creativity coexist?
UCLA professors Jacob Foster and Danny Snelson weigh in on how artificial intelligence might influence and invigorate writing, art and culture.
What does it take to thrive in cities, if you’re a bird?
A UCLA-led study finds that urban bird species tend to be smaller and less territorial and have greater ability to fly long distances.
Pri Narang and Sergio Carbajo look to advance quantum science for next-gen sensors
The UCLA professors envision making a big impact with tiny particles.
Biological bouncers: How immune cells yank antigens from surfaces to learn and evolve
This use of mechanical force helps B cells confront new pathogens and remember them while continuing to combat other threats.