Image of smoke from a 2019 Northern California wildfire, seen by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.Photo credit: NASA

Increasingly frequent wildfires linked to human-caused climate change, UCLA-led study finds

By Stuart Wolpert Research by scientists from UCLA and…

The power of two: collaboration empowered groundbreaking sleep research

Life scientists from different fields inspired each other and…
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Renowned Egyptologist says it’s time to stop romanticizing ancient Egypt

By Alison Hewitt In ‘The Good Kings,’ UCLA’s Kara…
Image of Rev. James Lawson speaking to interns in the Dream Summer program, a fellowship opportunity for student immigrants and their allies.UCLA Labor Center

A perfect tribute: UCLA names labor center building in honor of Rev. James Lawson Jr.

By Madeline Adamo Civil and labor rights icon and 20-year…
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‘You belong’: How first-gen students have succeeded in STEM

By Linda Wang UCLA faculty and doctoral students reflect on…
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UCLA College scholars among most highly cited researchers for 2021

  Editor’s note: Congratulations to the UCLA College…
An image of Judy Baca at “The Great Wall of Los Angeles” in the summer of 1983.Photo credit: SPARC Archives/SPARCinLA.org

A Legacy in Plain Sight: The Murals of Judy Baca

By Stacey Ravel Abarbanel In light of a retrospective at…