Featured Stories
A river runs through It
Bruin Jessie George’s research on ancient plant fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits may solve a vexing riddle: how to restore the habitat around the L.A. River.
UCLA-Led Team Receives DOE Grant to Simulate Materials for Fusion Reactors
The $12 million dollar grant will support one of the twelve computational research projects, selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in fusion energy sciences.
UCLA Library funds 30 international cultural preservation projects
Materials will be digitized and made available online to researchers around the world.
UCLA-led climate projects receive $7.5 million in state-funded grants from UC
Efforts aim to boost EV use, energy storage, safety of firefighters and well-being of migrant workers
National panel led by UCLA law professor recommends 24 ways to protect integrity of 2024 elections
The report is aimed at ensuring access to the ballot for all eligible voters and enhancing the public’s confidence in the fairness of the election.
Scholars receive contract from California Health & Human Services
UCLA Public Impact Awardees 2022 received a $1 million contract from the California Health & Human Services’ Office of Youth and Community Restoration to help create standards of care for young people moved to county-run programs.
Could insights from ants help people build better transportation networks?
UCLA biologists found that the insects’ nests reflect the way they work together — or don’t — to forage for food.
Does this number make me look fat?
In a new study, UCLA psychologists confirmed that lower jersey numbers make football players look thinner.
One Billion Dollars.
That’s the average amount UCLA has received to fund research projects each year since 2009-10.
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