Amy Mainzer: Planet Protector
More than half of the “city killer” asteroids that might threaten Earth remain undiscovered. With an infrared eye, NASA’s NEO Surveyor aims to find them
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UCLA Physicist Alvine Kamaha Helps Lead World’s Most Sensitive Dark Matter Search with New LZ Results
The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment analyzed the largest dataset ever collected by a dark matter detector
Pradip Gatkine receives inaugural Kavli Exploration Award
Pradip Gatkine, a UCLA assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Kevin Bundy, a UC Santa Cruz associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics, received an inaugural $3.7 million, four-year Kavli Exploration Award.
DataFest Q&A: Annie Flippo
Annie Flippo is Chief Data Officer at Urgently where she manages data science/AI, Business Intelligence and Data Engineering teams to bring data and AI innovations to the company.
DataFest Q&A: James Wilson
James Wilson (UCLA Statistics, BS, 2019) is a Senior Data Scientist at HBO Max focusing on content and marketing strategy. He has been involved in DataFest since his freshman year at UCLA. Below, James answers some questions about the growing importance of DataFest to UCLA students.
DataFest Q&A: Alex Krebs
Alex Krebs graduated from UCLA with a B.S. Statistics 2016 and M.S. Statistics 2017. He works at Atlassian as a data scientist in the workforce planning group.
“UCLA Gave Us the Opportunity to Become a Family”
How a very special alumni newsletter has helped an Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences class stay friends for decades
New undergraduate meteorology certification is one of a kind
The program, run by the department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences is designed for students interested in gaining hands-on experience they can implement in the real world after graduation.
Marsquake! New Seismic Measurements Reveal Clues to Planet’s Formation
UCLA research helps uncover the layered history of the Martian crust — and what it may tell us about how planets like Earth evolve.
UCLA scientists unlock the role of ocean life in carbon sequestration
New research shows how fishing and warming oceans weaken one of Earth’s natural defenses against climate change.