Tag Archive for: research

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…

Esmeralda Villavicencio Is Working to Make Disease and Infertility a Thing of the Past

UCLA College division of Life Sciences student Esmeralda Isabel…
A photo of a Himba father and son.

Study of African society inspires broad thinking about human paternity, fidelity

A new study from UCLA professor of anthropology Brooke Scelza…
A photo of Michelle Craske.

Michelle Craske to share how research can inform anxiety and depression treatment

For more than three decades, Michelle Craske has been trying…
Photo of a computer-generated 3D rendering of a flu virus.

First childhood flu helps explain why virus hits some people harder than others

Why are some people better able to fight off the flu than…

2020 Hollywood Diversity Report: A different story behind the scenes

Oscars viewers this weekend might see the predominantly white…
Image of Dr. Jane Goodall

Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership with Dr. Jane Goodall Postponed

Editor’s note: This story was updated on March 12 to include…
A photo of images of fruit flies’ eyes, wings and lymph glands.

Hundreds of UCLA students publish paper analyzing 1,000 genes involved in organ development

A team of 245 UCLA undergraduates and 31 high school students…
Photo of orbits of the G objects at the center of our galaxy

Astronomers discover class of strange objects near our galaxy’s enormous black hole

Astronomers from UCLA’s Galactic Center Orbits Initiative…

Unearthing Easter Island’s Moai

Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly known) is home…