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A photo of a member of the humanitarian search-and-rescue group Águilas del Desierto.

Professor’s Award-Winning Documentary on Migration

  By Alison Hewitt   When UCLA professor Maite…

Neuroscientist Adriana Galván named 2021 Gold Shield Faculty Prize winner

Adriana Galván, dean of undergraduate education at UCLA,…
A photo of Dr. Scott Wilke and Jovian Cheung.

Two Bruins win prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

UCLA undergraduates Jovian Cheung and Kevin Jiang have won…
A photo of Himalaya Mountains in Nepal after landslides caused by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake.

Imaging technique could help identify where landslides are likely

Each year, landslides kill thousands of people around the…

New digital exhibit explores Jewish history in Boyle Heights

In the 1930s, the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights…

Migratory songbirds’ travels disrupted by earlier springs

Spring has arrived in North America. Leaves have sprouted,…
A photo of the planet Venus.

How long is a day on Venus? Scientists crack mysteries of our closest neighbor

Venus is an enigma. It’s the planet next door and yet reveals…
A photo of a scene from Netflix action-thriller “The Old Guard.”

2021 Hollywood Diversity Report: Audiences showed up for diverse films in theaters, online

- Of the top 185 films of 2020, more than half were released…
A photo of a Black man in suit and tie.

UCLA-led study reveals ‘hidden costs’ of being Black in the U.S.

A woman grips her purse tightly as you approach. A store…
A photo of a worker wearing a face covering on a delivery truck.

$1.3 million grant will help UCLA advance workforce equity and empowerment

The UCLA Labor Center has received a $1.3 million grant from…