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Anthropologist brings European refugee crisis to the classroom

Students in two global studies classes at UCLA this quarter will…

Pacific Ocean’s response to greenhouse gases could extend California drought for centuries

Clues from prehistoric droughts and arid periods in California…

UCLA physicists discover ‘apparent departure from the laws of thermodynamics’

According to the basic laws of thermodynamics, if you leave a…

Preventing mass extinctions of big mammals will require immediate action

Preventing the extinction of gorillas, rhinoceroses, elephants,…

UCLA astronomers make first accurate measurement of oxygen in distant galaxy

UCLA astronomers have made the first accurate measurement of…

Literature and film help teach students to understand the brain

What can Shakespeare, Cervantes, Proust, and even contemporary…

Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion named

Muriel McClendon has been named Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity…

Patricia Turner is appointed senior dean of UCLA College

Patricia Turner, dean and vice provost of undergraduate education,…

Los Angeles is a metropolitan den for mountain lions

Los Angeles is one of only two megacities — Mumbai, India,…

Technique from biology helps explain the evolution of the American car

Borrowing a technique that biologists might use to study the…