UCLA’s Terence Tao: Losing support for research means losing our best and brightest
The “Mozart of Math” warns that federal funding cuts could irreparably damage the nation’s scientific ecosystem and drive our top young researchers abroad
Division of Physical Sciences
Scientists discover how elephant extinction threatens everything from rainforests to musical instruments
A UCLA-led study discovered a critical link between endangered African elephants and threatened ebony trees, which can take 60-200 years to grow, and which provide the wood traditionally used for piano keys, guitars and other instruments.
NASA launches UCLA instrument into space to study effects of Sun’s magnetic field on Earth
Designed and built by UCLA Mag Lab, the cutting-edge magnetometer entered orbit on July 23 rd , 2025 as part of NASA’s new TRACERS mission
Paul S. Weiss Elected European Academy of Sciences Fellow
Weiss is actively involved in startups from his own and other laboratories, with ventures spanning biotechnology, food security, energy, entertainment, and healthcare.
讣告：李京（1960–2025）
作为EPSS教授David Jewitt三十三年的挚友与妻子，以及周晓东（Suu）的慈母，李京的一生是坚韧不拔、充满求知欲，善良和乐观的真实写照。我们将深切缅怀她。
In Memoriam: Jing Li (1960-2025)
Best friend and wife of 33 years to EPSS Professor David Jewitt, and the devoted mother of Xiaodong (Suu) Zhou, her life was a testament to resilience, intellectual curiosity, and an unyielding capacity for joy and kindness.
UCLA Scientists Break Imaging Barrier to Unlock Secrets of Deadly “Chaotic” Viruses
The findings could pave the way to new treatments for some of our most lethal diseases
Physicist Mani L. Bhaumik gives UCLA $3 million for postdoctoral research in physical sciences
A $3 million commitment from physicist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Mani L. Bhaumik will allow UCLA to establish a program for recruiting postdoctoral fellows in the departments of physics and astronomy and of chemistry and biochemistry, bolstering the university’s capacity to contribute to fundamental research across these disciplines.
Mathematics and Chemistry Join Forces for Human Health
New research from two UCLA professors opens the door to revolutionary advances – with already proven results
Jon Aurnou Named Department Chair of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences
A geophysicist whose work focuses on large-scale fluid dynamical phenomena occurring in and on planets, he leads a robust research program while maintaining a deep commitment to undergraduate education.