A photo of the Owens Valley lakebed.

Effort to limit dust pollution in Owens Valley is advancing, but still room to improve

The century-long battle over water between California’s…
A photo collage: from left, top row: Elaine Hsiao, Andrea Ghez, Sarah Stein. From left, bottom row: Heather Adams and Lynn Vavreck.

UCLA College Celebrates International Women’s Day

On International Women’s Day we give a shout-out to five…
A photo of an I voted sticker.

USA Today harnesses UCLA political scientists’ ‘Nationscape’ data

As voters in 14 states, including California, go to the polls…
An employment among homeless graphic.

Nearly 75% of L.A. County’s homeless previously worked in California

A report published Feb. 26 by the California Policy Lab…
Ellen DuBois, professor emerita of history in the UCLA College and author of “Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote.”

Historian’s new book traces three generations of suffragists

They persisted. August 2020 marks the 100th anniversary…

Professor Seeks to Provide All Students with a Pathway to Research Success

When Tracy Johnson was an undergraduate working in a lab…
A photo of J. William Schopf

J. William Schopf’s quest to fill a black hole of knowledge

Paleobiologist J. William Schopf — in his 52nd year as…
A photo of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block participating in a conversation.

Creative thinkers put kindness on the menu at dinner

Kindness is complicated, especially when we begin to consider…
An illustration that shows the Earth’s magnetosphere during a magnetic storm.

Researchers discover a new source of space weather – too close to home

Beyond Earth’s atmosphere are swirling clouds of energized…
Photos of UCLA College professors Jose Rodriguez and Erik Petigura.

Two UCLA College faculty members awarded 2020 Sloan Research Fellowships

Two young UCLA College professors, and two others, are among…