A UCLA professor of geography was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in April.
Marilyn Raphael is a leading scientist in Antarctic climate and ocean atmospheric interactions around Antarctica, said Laura Landrum, a project scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

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The United States Department of Justice launched an investigation against the UC on Thursday, citing concerns that the University may have engaged in race and sex-based employment discrimination.

Marianna Bezhanyan created art symbolizing Russian identity. The Russian government then labeled her as an “extremist.”
Bezhanyan, a third-year design media arts student, said she decided to search her name around May on a public database after her friend Nikita Shekhovtsov found himself on a similar list.

In the American education system, a student’s zip code can shape everything – from textbook quality to future expectations.
Students from underfunded schools who reach elite universities carry the burden of systemic neglect.