UCLA-Led Discovery Reveals Processes Behind Planetary Auroras
New breakthrough in understanding how electric fields form in space — with implications for planetary science and space weather forecasting
Division of Physical Sciences
Alice Shapley Wins 2026 Dannie Heineman Prize
Alice Shapley was honored for landmark observational campaigns and creative techniques that redefined the forefront of the field of galaxy formation and evolution.
UCLA Researcher Decodes the Hidden Architecture Inside Cells
New faculty member Kalli Kappel uncovers molecular rules that govern how cells organize themselves
How Quantum Mechanics May Have Shaped Life’s First Molecules
New Chemistry and Biochemistry professor Thomas Fay examines how electron spin could influence molecular handedness on early Earth
JWST Reveals a Hazy World That Shows Not All Planet Twins Are Identical
A team led by UCLA scientists discovers an exoplanet that upends our understanding of “planetary siblings”
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
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.