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Waxman: Don’t lose faith in Congress despite partisan rancor
Former U.S. Congressman and current UC Regents Professor Henry…
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Uphill battle for California’s native plant species
Invasive species have moved faster than native species, colonizing…
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Q&A: UCLA psychologist Robert Bjork on the science of learning
Robert Bjork, Distinguished Research Professor in the UCLA Department…
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UCLA Olympian Meb Keflezighi to run on L.A. streets for the first time
Meb Keflezighi is the fastest qualifier for the 2016 Olympic…
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Don’t use body mass index to determine whether people are healthy, UCLA-led study says
Over the past few years, body mass index, a ratio of a person’s…
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Moon was produced by a head-on collision between Earth and a forming planet
The moon was formed by a violent, head-on collision between the…
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Paul Terasaki, 86, transplant medicine pioneer, philanthropist, UCLA faculty member and alumnus
Paul Ichiro Terasaki, who spent three years with his family in…
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Judith Baca named fellow, receives $50,000 grant from United States Artists
Judith Baca, acclaimed muralist, arts activist and professor…
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UCLA receives $5 million from Mellon Foundation
Universities today face a daunting challenge: how to serve new…
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In memoriam: Professor emeritus Howard Reiss
Elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1977, Reiss was…