Last week, UCLA announced a new goal – helping the city of Los Angeles switch to solely renewable sources of energy and local water resources by 2050. Read more...
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November 18, 1:08 am
UCLA announces ‘Grand Challenge’ for environmental sustainability
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November 15, 3:56 pm
UCLA unveils sustainability goal as part of Grand Challenge Initiative
UCLA announced a new goal Friday to have the city of Los Angeles use exclusively renewable sources of energy and local water resources by 2050. The project, called “Thriving in a Hotter Los Angeles,” is the first in a series of six “grand challenges” UCLA plans to announce over the next five years as part of the UCLA Grand Challenge Initiative. Read more...
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November 15, 2:31 am
UCLA professor integrates passion for music in research on communication
The sound of a bow pulling across a violin string fills students’ ears in a Royce Hall classroom. Making the sound with no other instruments but his voice, Greg Bryant, a communication studies professor at UCLA, explained to his class how people tend to categorize certain sounds. Read more...
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November 7, 12:54 am
Nobel Peace Prize nominee, political activist Ahmed Maher to speak at UCLA
Ahmed Maher, a prominent protest organizer during the Egyptian revolution in 2011 and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will speak on a panel today at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Ahmed Maher, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will make his third visit to UCLA today to speak about his role as a political activist during the 2011 revolution in Egypt. He was one of the key organizers of an influential protest in Tahrir Square.
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November 6, 1:13 am
UCLA professor researches birdsongs in Mexico, Australia
Charles Taylor played the complex, croaky, squawky birdsong of a scrub jay, an aggressive bird that eats bird eggs and young hatchlings. Within 30 seconds, three birds flew from different trees in the Mildred E. Read more...
Photo: Charles Taylor, a professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, wants to identify what birds are trying to communicate through their songs.
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November 1, 1:36 am
UCLA researchers study sleep apnea, catalysts and leaves
Take a look at recently published studies by UCLA researchers covering topics including sleep apnea, catalysts and leaf anatomy. Read more...
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October 21, 2:19 am
UCLA School of Dentistry clinic provides free dental care
The UCLA School of Dentistry and the Wilshire State Bank provided dental care to about 130 people who cannot afford to pay for private healthcare on Saturday. Read more...