The galactic chimneys (yellow-orange areas extending vertically) are centered on the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.

Giant X-ray ‘chimneys’ are exhaust vents for vast energies produced at Milky Way’s center

  The center of our galaxy is a frenzy of activity.…
Photo of Justin Caram, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry in the UCLA College, and graduate student Dayanni Bhagwandin.

New UCLA fellowship aims to make environmental science more inclusive

  Climate change touches every life on the planet…
Painted Lady Butterfly

UCLA aflutter over the butterfly effect

You’ve seen the butterflies fluttering across Los Angeles…
Photo of Shane Campbell-Staton

UCLA biology professor uses superheroes to help students sift fact from fiction

While Shane Campbell-Staton was working on his dissertation…

UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report reveals a few bright spots for women and minorities

Counting each year’s 200 top-grossing films,…

U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu says government can help make society more just for all

U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu came from Taiwan to the United…

All-star panel examines race, politics and activism in sports

The one-hour discussion about athletes and activism was part…

UCLA leads development of first-of-its-kind telescope for gamma-ray astronomy

Researchers using the array will be able to study the gamma rays…
A Photo of Morvarid Guiv and her husband Rustam Guiv

Zoroastrian Studies Graduate Fellowship established at UCLA

Thanks to a gift in 2018 from the Trust of Morvarid Guiv,…

Chicano Studies Research Center wins diversity award

Throughout its 50-year history, the Chicano Studies Research…