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UCLA physicists discover ‘apparent departure from the laws of thermodynamics’
According to the basic laws of thermodynamics, if you leave a…
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Preventing mass extinctions of big mammals will require immediate action
Preventing the extinction of gorillas, rhinoceroses, elephants,…
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UCLA astronomers make first accurate measurement of oxygen in distant galaxy
UCLA astronomers have made the first accurate measurement of…
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Los Angeles is a metropolitan den for mountain lions
Los Angeles is one of only two megacities — Mumbai, India,…
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Technique from biology helps explain the evolution of the American car
Borrowing a technique that biologists might use to study the…
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$11 million gift establishes Mani L. Bhaumik Institute for Theoretical Physics at UCLA
An $11 million gift to UCLA from physicist and philanthropist…
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Using big data, scientists discover biomarkers that could help give cancer patients better survival estimates
People with cancer are often told by their doctors approximately…
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UC regents appoint Dr. Owen Witte University Professor
Dr. Owen Witte, renowned scientist and esteemed member of UCLA’s…
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Miguel GarcÃa-Garibay named dean of UCLA Division of Physical Sciences
Now a renowned scholar and chair of the UCLA Department of Chemistry…
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Blaire Van Valkenburgh appointed Inaugural Donald R. Dickey Chair in Vertebrate Biology
Professor Blaire Van Valkenburgh, an internationally renown…