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.
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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.
Former UCLA faculty member Omar Yaghi wins 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry
The UC Berkeley professor, known as the inventor of reticular chemistry, was at UCLA from 2006 to 2011
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
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.