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In memoriam: Linguist Lukowa Kidima

Lukowa Kidima, a linguist in the UCLA Library who also taught in the department of linguistics, passed away on August 21, 2013, at the UCLA Medical Center following a stroke. He was 63.

Student researcher seeks improved treatments for schizophrenia

When Peter Clayson was an undergraduate student at Brigham Young University majoring in psychology and Russian, he did scholarly research on the brain science behind cognitive and emotional processing — work that included participating in two...

Parklets prove they can help revitalize a neighborhood

Parklets, like this one on Spring Street, have the power to enliven a neighborhood, researchers discovered. Despite their tiny size, parklets — those popular pockets of public space that are formed from parking spaces, alleyways...

Don't count on calorie posting to slim down America

Beginning next year, consumers walking into a chain restaurant anywhere in the country will get an eyeful — calorie counts next to their favorite triple-triple burger with extra everything. While many jurisdictions, including California,...

The accidental marijuana policy expert

When government, the media and the public try to make sense of drug policy in America, the expert they turn to is Mark Kleiman, public policy professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. A renowned researcher, blogger, author and...
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