public policy

Currently the interim dean, Loukaitou-Sideris has provided strong and principled leadership. She will begin her permanent tenure June 1.

The UCLA Luskin political scientist weighs in on the changing landscape of voting rights during this election season.

Bruin scholars Eric Becklin, Martin Gilens and Craig Manning exemplify how UCLA research continues to power progress across disciplines.

With democracy under attack here and abroad, dedicated professors at UCLA are instilling insight, reason and passion in students who are answering the call to save it.

They also cite concerns about immigration enforcement, wildfire recovery and economic pressures; the mayoral race remains highly unsettled.

The survey of likely voters, part of UCLA Luskin’s annual Quality of Life Index, signals volatile weeks of campaigning ahead.

California Health Interview Survey shows disparities by race and ethnicity, gender, disability and other categories.

‘Can Abundance Be Sustainable?’ will address housing, the electric grid and moving away from fossil fuels.

Nadeau, currently chair of environmental health at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, will begin her new role in July.

A curated selection of stories from across the UCLA campus spotlighting women’s voices, histories and research.

Faculty, staff and students continue interdisciplinary efforts to understand the impact of the blazes.

A legendary UCLA professor, Donald Shoup left a brilliant, if odd, legacy: He taught America how to park.

A new report by UCLA’s Williams Institute details state-level restrictions — and protections — affecting some 724,000 teens in the U.S.

The latest report from the Latino GDP Project looks at Latino business creation from 2007 to 2023.

More than 160 volunteers fanned out across the streets of Westwood as part of an annual effort to accurately tally the number of unhoused people living in the local community.

UCLA hosted the first annual LA Fire Research Conference to answer that question, convening researchers from across the U.S., agencies and survivors.

Homeownership is one of the clearest windows into how inequality is reproduced in American society.

Keel brings his expertise in the history of science, critical forensic analysis, public health research and legal studies to bear in seeking accountability for in-custody deaths. 

Sam James and the Altadena Recovery Team meet survivors’ needs and push for policy-informed advocacy.

The news of deadly shootings near and far is devastating. 

Learn more about the legendary actor, director and political activist's decades-long connection to and support for the university.

The UCLA study quantifies the benefits of federal programs that fund contraception for low-income Americans.

High-level COP30 events will gather leaders for policy meetings on finance, preservation and the ‘new forest economy.’

A curated selection of stories from across the UCLA campus spotlighting Native American voices, histories and research.

The annual research awards honor those translating discoveries into measurable benefits for society.