Tag Archive for: UCLA Physical Sciences
![A photo of Aurora borealis in Alaska](https://www.college.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AurorainAlaskaimage-495x400.jpg)
‘Surfing’ particles: Physicists solve a mystery surrounding aurora borealis
The spectacularly colorful aurora borealis — or northern…
![A photo of Anne Nguyen.](https://www.college.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AnneNguyen2021GradJanss_hero-495x400.jpg)
Graduating senior forged new connections to Vietnamese heritage through UCLA class
Anne Nguyen started observing the economic and emotional…
![A photo of Mars and Venus.](https://www.college.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ResearchFeatureImages-02-495x400.png)
New Insights into Mars and Venus
By Christopher Crockett and Stuart Wolpert
David…
![A photo of Himalaya Mountains in Nepal after landslides caused by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake.](https://www.college.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Nepallandslide_hero-495x400.jpg)
Imaging technique could help identify where landslides are likely
Each year, landslides kill thousands of people around the…
![A photo of UCLA physical sciences Centennial Award winners.](https://www.college.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Centennialwinners_hero-495x400.jpg)
UCLA Division of Physical Sciences’ Centennial Awards honor faculty, alumni
The UCLA Division of Physical Sciences will honor scientific…
![A photo of D’Artagnan Scorza filming his address to the UCLA College’s class of 2021.](https://www.college.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/UCLA-Commencement-Scorza-01-2_hero-495x400.jpg)
UCLA College to host virtual commencement celebration June 11
Civic leader, social justice advocate and UCLA alumnus D’Artagnan…
![A photo of the planet Venus.](https://www.college.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Venus2-495x400.jpeg)
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 rendering of the NASA Perseverance rover as it would appear on Mars.](https://www.college.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MarsroverrenderingNASAJPLCaltechFFI_mid-495x400.jpg)
Q&A: David Paige on the Mars Perseverance landing
NASA’s Perseverance rover is scheduled to land on Mars…
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Hosea Nelson receives award for pioneering research in organic chemistry
Hosea Nelson, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry,…
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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…