As we stepped off the tram 100 meters away from the Swiss-French border, a huge, bronze globe dominated the skyline. The sign in front read "CERN: Accelerating Science." Read more...

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UCLA professors have been actively involved with experiments within CERN laboratories on the Swiss-French border.

Courtesy of Michael Hoch

The crowd at the UCLA Faculty Center tittered with laughter as the speaker showed a slideshow of various presidents pledging support for alternative fuels. Read more...

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Author Christopher Horner addresses a crowd of about 350 people at a conference titled “Big Footprint: Is Green the New Tyranny?,” which discussed the negative aspects of sustainability. The event was put on by the American Freedom Alliance and took place June 12-13 at the UCLA Faculty Center.

Wooden, hand-painted signs describing the bushes and sprouts behind them are scattered throughout the soil of the garden, adding a quirky touch. Read more...

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The Ecology, Economy, Equity community garden at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center is open to UCLA students, faculty and staff who want to grow their own organic herbs and vegetables.

There is never a dull day of fieldwork for Ed Rhodes. Read more...

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Earth and space sciences Professor Edward Rhodes on a field research project.

Courtesy of Edward Rhodes

Jaffa is a sleepy seaside town in Israel with a long-running past and an abundance of artifacts. Read more...

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Students excavate the main room of an ancient structure in Jaffa, Israel, in 2009. The structure was in use from the third century B.C. to the fifth century A.D.

Courtesy of Aaron Burke

Science fiction movies drew him in as a child, but Matt Siegler said the documentary "Cosmos" inspired his passion for researching new frontiers in the universe. Read more...

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Planetary astronomy graduate student Matt Siegler does research at a California Institue of Technology lab and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory using data and samples from planets and moon.