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The largest marine predator that ever lived was no cold-blooded killer.Well, a killer, yes. But a new analysis by environmental scientists from UCLA, UC Merced and William Paterson University sheds light on the warm-blooded animal’s…

A report comes in: Smoke is rising from a remote area of the Amazon. A government official pulls up satellite images to get a closer look. Was the fire sparked by lightning or set by loggers? Satellite data for the area near the fire…

California adults who identify as Black and at least one other race are more likely to need mental health services than those who identify only as Black, according to a study published today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy…

For UCLA, it’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood.With its announcement today of the acquisition of the historic Trust Building in downtown Los Angeles, the university, which had long sought to expand its presence in the heart of the…

Four professors will be able to develop new UCLA classes that have an impact on Los Angeles and beyond, thanks to the fourth annual Chancellor’s Awards for Community-Engaged Scholars.Supported by the chancellor’s office and the UCLA…

Rising global temperatures are making it harder for birds to know when it’s spring and time to breed according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.A large collaboration led by scientists at UCLA and…

When supermassive stars are born, they’re almost always paired with a twin, and the two stars normally orbit one another.But astronomers at UCLA’s Galactic Center Group and the Keck Observatory have analyzed over a decade’s worth of data…

As the amount of health-related electronic data has exploded in recent years, the need for people with the skills to analyze and utilize this information in the service of public health has become crucial. To help meet that demand, the…

In recent decades, scientists have produced countless studies on the effects of one environmental factor or another — climate change, deforestation or pollution, for example — on wildlife and habitats around the world. But few have…

Edgar Miramontes has been appointed executive and artistic director of UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance, effective August 2023. Miramontes comes to CAP UCLA from REDCAT, the Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater, where he has served…