Black holes are one of the most mysterious objects in the universe, said Katie Bouman, one of the scientists who helped take the first image of a black hole. Read more...

Photo: Katie Bouman, an assistant professor in the computing and mathematical sciences department at the California Institute of Technology, is one of the scientists who helped take the first image of a black hole. Bouman spoke about the process Thursday at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated Feb. 27 at 2:46 p.m. A UCLA-led study found that forgiveness – coupled with Tylenol – could work to alleviate the pain of social rejection. Read more...

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A UCLA study discovered evidence for a previously unknown population of ancient humans. The study, which was published in the journal Science Advances on Feb. 12, identified an archaic West African “ghost population,” so named for the lack of fossil-based evidence. Read more...

Photo: Sriram Sankararaman (left), an assistant professor, and Arun Durvasula, a human genetics graduate student, led a study that discovered evidence of a previously unknown population of ancient humans in West Africa. This group is referred to as a “ghost population” because it has a lack of fossil-based evidence. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin)

College students sit too much and exercise too little, researchers found in a new collaborative study between professors from the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Read more...

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