An image of dust over the Sahara Desert.

Earth’s atmosphere far dustier than previously believed

Dust is a key component of Earth’s climate system. When…
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Spanish professor wins award for book on the cultural uses of garbage

Maite Zubiaurre, professor of Spanish and Portuguese in the…
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UCLA College Celebrates Earth Day

Not only does this mark its 50th anniversary, this Earth Day…
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Mathematics professors earn NSF grant to calculate COVID-19 transmission rates

Uncertainty about COVID-19 transmission rates has been one…
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Research provides new insights into menopause and weight gain

Can women in menopause get the benefits of hormone replacement…
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Play your part, stay apart: Advice and insight on physical distancing

It has been a month since the wide-ranging safer-at-home…
A photo of an article in the newspaper detailing the layoffs that continue to happen around the world.

With record unemployment filings, federal stimulus will help, but more is needed

As an economist and director of the California Policy Lab,…

Bringing Notre-Dame and Other Buildings Back to Life, UCLA Professor Reconstructs the Lost Monuments of Medieval Paris

When Notre-Dame burned last April, people all over the world…
A photo of Daniel Fessler, Anthropologist and Director of the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute.

Listen Now: A Global Lifeboat, Evolution and Kindness in the Time of Coronavirus

Daniel Fessler, Anthropologist and Director of the UCLA Bedari…
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Don’t call it ‘social distancing’

Opinion by Cecilia Menjívar, Jacob G. Foster and Jennie E. Brand Editor’s…