Division of Physical Sciences

How to define a planet

UCLA Professor proposes a new definition of planets with more specific criteria.

UCLA MACS Program Graduates First Cohort

The novel professional 2-year program has the strong support of global industry leaders

UCLA Undergraduate Student Team Wins NASA TechLeap Prize

Students in the Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Department are finalists in the NASA Techleap competition to build a universal interface between satellites and their payloads.

Transformar los datos en empatía: cómo reinventé mi pasión en UCLA

Estadística y ciencias de datos me ayudó a construir una aplicación de salud mental y a convertir los retos personales en una fuerza de cambio.

Fulbright Awardee Connects with Her Roots Working With the Vietnamese Deaf community

Computational & Systems Biology undergraduate researcher Elise Ỷ-lan Tran has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to visit Vietnam to conduct research aimed at assisting the Deaf community.

The Carbon Cycle and Solid Earth Connection Redefined

UCLA researchers’ work upends our understanding of the connections between the solid Earth dynamics and the long-term carbon cycle, with implications for the search for life in outer space.

Zvi Bern Elected to National Academy of Sciences

The UCLA professor joins 120 other new members in 2024.

From Africa to the U.S.: Giving back by making math possible

Professor Wilfrid Gangbo finds inspiration in uplifting his fellow Black mathematicians, past and present.

Summer BRIDGE Program Prepares for its Second Year

This program for low-income, first generation, and underrepresented minority students welcomes incoming freshmen to the Division of Physical Sciences.

Creating a new model for heat wave trends

Assistant Professor of Statistics and the Environment Karen McKinnon earned the National Science Foundation’s CAREER award for her work studying the trends in the intensity of extreme heat events.