Physical Sciences

Sierra Chen and a chalkboard with equations

The mathematics of compassion: ’93 M.A. grad Sierra Chen gives back

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Blue banner with mandala-inspired designs and in yellow font, the words: "National Arab American Heritage Month."

A curated selection of stories from across the UCLA campus spotlighting Arab American voices, histories and research

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Kristen Ochoa looks through binoculars as she stands in Eaton fire burn scar

UCLA experts are monitoring wildlife recovery in Eaton fire burn scar

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Here are some Bruin newsletters — including some by UCLA College alumni and faculty — you should be reading now

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Photos, clockwise from top left, of Josh Yen-Ho Chou, Quinn O’Connor, Zhe Zhang and Annemarie Lawrence

Disability studies alumni panel brings advocacy, access to the forefront

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UCLA professor of mathematics Mason Porter wins major Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics prize

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Yoko and Michio Yanai standing at the base of a concrete stairs with clouds and lightning in the background.

Family gift enables UCLA to establish first endowed department chair in physical sciences

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An underwater photo of canopy-forming kelp with rays of sunlight illuminating their translucent leaves.

Understanding how wildfires affect California’s kelp ecosystems

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Still from satellite view imagery over Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano eruption site

Hunga volcano eruption cooled, rather than warmed, the Southern Hemisphere

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Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, with mountains on either side

As Colorado River shrinks, states fail to tap an accessible water source

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