How to define a planet
UCLA Professor proposes a new definition of planets with more specific criteria.
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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 to support payload integration onto various commercial suborbital vehicles, orbital platforms, and planetary landers
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 and first generation 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.
Transforming Data into Empathy: How I Reinvented My Passion at UCLA
Statistics and Data Science Helped Me Build a Mental Health app and turn Personal Challenges into a Force for Change
Chemistry, Crystals, and Quantum Science
This landmark research represents a major step in the growth of solid-state chemistry and, in turn, new applications of quantum science research.