social sciences

UCLA sociologist Patrick Heuveline’s demographic tool clarifies the impact of temporary “shocks” like epidemics and natural disasters.

The $250,000 earmarked in the 2021-22 budget is part of the state’s investment in entertainment industry’s ecosystem.

The trend reflects another consequence of climate change, according to a UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs study.

At some of the state’s public schools, nearly 1 in 5 students say they have either carried a weapon or been injured or threatened with one.

UCLA sociologist Karida Brown says the next and more important step is to protect voting rights and support reparations and anti-racist policies.

Award recipients’ projects are published on eScholarship, UC’s open-access research repository.

Alumna will hold appointments in urban planning and the department of Chicana and Chicano and Central American Studies.

Yes, says a new report by the UCLA Center for Scholars and Storytellers, but only when they approach these topics in a credible, supportive way.

UCLA experts say while it’s a positive step, real progress on countering stereotypes and building equity domestically and around the world will take much more work.

The academy is one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.

During a fractured release year, there was progress in gender and racial representation in all key categories, but disparities in budgets.

UCLA sociologist Patrick Heuveline reports on the dramatic impact in the U.S. and other nations.

A proud Northern Cheyenne Indian and Chicana sociologist, she says building community with and encouraging others is fundamental to her scholarship.

The Center for Neighborhood Knowledge’s Movement Hub amplifies on-the-ground activism and organizing.

Abigail Saguy has long been committed to understanding and articulating how our culture frames identity, and human vulnerabilities.

GPS data reveal how gender roles and ecology influence men’s and women’s movement through the landscape in which they live.

The messages kids glean from TV can influence their attitudes and behaviors as they grow into their teenage years and beyond, UCLA psychologists say.

Mare, a UCLA distinguished professor of sociology a global expert on social inequality and demographic trends, died of leukemia in his home in Marina Del Rey on Feb. 1.

Simply targeting influencers and opinion makers isn’t always the best way to get your message across — advertising is key, says professor Gabriel Rossman.

Online mentions of sourdough, sacrifice and death all surged as the pandemic took hold.

Courses will pair social justice teaching with community engagement and instruction in data literacy, statistics and computational research methods.

A UCLA report recommends changing land-use policies and improving access to social and health services to address the fast-growing problem.

The study found that those who have stayed in during the pandemic were 37% more likely to feel anxious than those who haven’t.

The project is supported by a $3.65 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The big-data research initiative based at UCLA uses police and jail records to monitor how much authorities are spending to lock up residents.