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Can nuclear power plants like California Diablo Canyon be replaced without greatly raising emissions? It’s an open question.
If the government wants people to be healthy, they’re going to need to make varied diets more affordable.
Case management from nurses combined with peer coaching from ex-offenders helps recently released parolees avoid the behavior that got them locked up in the first place.
In two weeks, Brits will cast a vote that could change the future of the European Union. A UCLA expert explores the continent’s greatest threats to unity.
Are genetically engineered crops safe for human health and the environment? A new report says yes but points out problems and regulatory gaps. Three members of the study panel offer their takeaways.
Over the years the words Sykes-Picot have taken on two meanings – one significant, the other less so.
There’s no ‘one size fits all’ approach. But a lot of little things – from colors to appliance noise – can make a big difference.
Researchers are trying to fill in the blanks between genetic blueprints and psychiatric disorder by studying changes in the brain.
It took ages for one of African jazz’s hidden masterpieces to be reissued. Still today, four decades later, 1976’s ‘African Songbird’ tells volumes about the politics of the time.
Manufacturers have removed the industrial chemical BPA from many products over concerns that it mimics hormones in the body. Now studies show that BPS, a popular substitute, has similar effects.
Quelles sont les origines de Daech ? Que veut-il ? The Conversation publie une série d’articles permettant de mieux comprendre la nature de ce groupe qui au Levant fait régner la terreur.
From Chris Rock’s opening monologue to red carpet hits (and misses), our experts analyze key moments from this year’s Academy Awards.
Almost half of Americans have trouble saving, while average credit card balances have swelled to $6,000. Can we turn this around?
En suspendant le « Clean Power Plan » de l’administration Obama, la Cour suprême a remis le sort de la politique climatique américaine dans les mains du nouveau locataire de la Maison-Blanche.
How far back in history does one have to go to find the roots of the so-called Islamic State? The first article in our series on the genesis of the terrorist outfit considers some fundamentals.
Even before the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court’s stay placed the fate of the EPA Clean Power Plan into the hands of the next president.
Students of the social and political sciences can benefit enormously from being taught literature, short stories and watching artistic feature films.
The flood-control infrastructure built to weather heavy rains in Los Angeles sends runoff to sea – a poor design for drought-worried California.
Why there’s a slender – a very slender – chance for working out a settlement at upcoming talks in New York.
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Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. Candidate in Astrophysics, University of California, Los Angeles
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Political Science and Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Law and Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Écologiste et analyste en télédétection, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Research Project Director, University of California, Los Angeles
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Michael J. Connell Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Research Professor of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Los Angeles
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Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Scholars & Storytellers and Assistant Adjunct Professor in Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
