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16+ hour, 46+ min ago (17+ words) Artemis II is on the way to the moon " and more media coverage of UCLA'Newsroom | UCLA...
Inside the science of agency
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (195+ words) Inside the science of agency'Newsroom | UCLA William Ernest Henley's poem "Invictus" ends with a pair of enduring maxims " "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul" " that resonate deeply with the research of Kate…...
The Bruin side of the moon as Artemis II launches
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (294+ words) [Click the play button above to watch the video.] The moon has always held a special influence on humanity and, even before we existed, on our planet. So it's no wonder that our relationship with our closest cosmic neighbor continues…...
Cruel summer: March heat wave is a reminder to the West
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (467+ words) See all past editions of the Degrees newsletter. Hall is a climate scientist, professor and director of both the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Hall notes that El Ni'o conditions exacerbate heat, but emphasizes…...
Blueprint for a better planet: How UCLA is leading the way toward a healthier, more sustainable future
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (348+ words) For more than 50 years, UCLA has been a world leader in environmentalism and sustainability. Since the launch of the campus's pioneering environmental studies program in the early 1970s " the first in the UC system and one of the first in the…...
Illustration of NASA’s Perseverance Rover on Mars' red surface
1+ week, 1+ day ago (28+ words) Photo | Illustration of NASA's Perseverance Rover on Mars' red surface'Newsroom | UCLA Illustration of NASA's Perseverance Rover on Mars' red surface NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
Terence Tao on why we need math — and maybe a spherical cow — to understand the universe
1+ week, 2+ day ago (242+ words) UCLA mathematician Terence Tao, often called the "Mozart of Math," picked up another label during a recent appearance on "StarTalk": "badass mathematician." The description, offered by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, set the tone for a wide-ranging, hourlong conversation that blended…...
Leonard Kleinrock on launching the internet and his hopes for the future of AI
1+ week, 2+ day ago (222+ words) Internet pioneer Leonard Kleinrock joined host Evan Lovett for a brand-new episode of "L.A. in a Minute," where the UCLA distinguished professor opened up about his path toward engineering, the birth of the internet and the future of artificial intelligence. Kleinrock…...
Did we just become best friends?
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (923+ words) If only friendship were as easy as Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly found it to be in the 2008 comedy "Step Brothers," where their agreement on three random favorite things " velociraptors, "Good Housekeeping" magazine and John Stamos " transformed them into instant…...
Scientists turbocharge immune cells to attack prostate cancer
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (687+ words) UCLA and Stanford Medicine researchers, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Utah and Columbia University, have engineered a new class of supercharged T cells that are stronger, longer-lasting, and more precise at killing prostate cancer cells by fine-tuning…...