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Days with hazardous levels of air pollutants are more common due to increase in wildfires
In Western U.S., health risks from ground-level ozone and fine…

UCLA astronomers discover more than 300 possible new exoplanets
Findings also include a distinctive planetary system with…

Increasingly frequent wildfires linked to human-caused climate change, UCLA-led study finds
By Stuart Wolpert
Research by scientists from UCLA and…

UCLA College scholars among most highly cited researchers for 2021
Editor’s note: Congratulations to the UCLA College…

Neuroscientist Adriana Galván named 2021 Gold Shield Faculty Prize winner
Adriana Galván, dean of undergraduate education at UCLA,…

Two Bruins win prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
UCLA undergraduates Jovian Cheung and Kevin Jiang have won…

Imaging technique could help identify where landslides are likely
Each year, landslides kill thousands of people around the…

Migratory songbirds’ travels disrupted by earlier springs
Spring has arrived in North America. Leaves have sprouted,…

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…

Gift from Astrid and Howard Preston will Fund Renovation of UCLA’s Remote Observing Facility
The UCLA College’s Division of Physical Sciences has received…