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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…
Image of smoke from a 2019 Northern California wildfire, seen by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.Photo credit: NASA

Increasingly frequent wildfires linked to human-caused climate change, UCLA-led study finds

By Stuart Wolpert Research by scientists from UCLA and…
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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,…
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…

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…

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…