Nation, World + Society

The historian and author discusses her ongoing research and her new book, “What Sorrows Labour in My Parent’s Breast?”

The report’s authors write that such programs are “potentially the best vehicle to transform who accesses and succeeds in California’s higher education and labor market.”

More than 240 of them have been adopted, according to a new UCLA Law report.

Drawing from 18 years of data, the research points to increased safety overall, even as mass shootings have continued.

The latest UCLA Anderson Forecast finds that the relative strength of state’s economy is due in part to a healthy construction sector.

High-profile hearings will accompany March 2–11 events connecting U.S. social justice movements with struggles across the Americas.

TRACtion — for Transformative Research and Collaboration — will begin with a two-year endeavor called Transforming Transportation in Los Angeles.

UCLA social demographer Anne Pebley discusses her findings, including which sociodemographic traits tend to predict who gets deported.

The Feb. 28 and March 1 events are part of a national tour exploring the opinions of young people on the future of America.

The Behind Bars Data Project’s database improves on discontinued efforts by the federal government to report this information.

The finding is significant because some residents who are most likely to use public transit will face the highest risks for death from heat-related causes.

Professor Kevan Harris will present his demographic findings at the Feb. 16–17 Iranian Diaspora in Global Perspective conference at UCLA.

Fifty years ago today, the celebrated author joined students in Royce Hall to talk about his work and his relationship with the slain Black activist.

In an interview, the UCLA professor of education also explores why some are trying to limit teaching about race and racism.

A trio of graduate students under the direction of UCLA professor Michael Stoll reported findings to a state task force.

A restored version of ‘We’re Alive’ — made by 3 UCLA film students — premiered Jan. 28.

The scholar, whose new works explore the history of the Holocaust in North Africa, will speak on campus Jan. 31.

The television journalist will be in conversation with Rick Hasen, founder of the project and a renowned election law expert.

Schwartz’s new book, “Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable,” illustrates how the legal system shields officers and prevents victims from receiving justice.

The study, by the Los Angeles Education Research Institute at UCLA, could help inform California education policy.

The work of ethnomusicologist Anna Morcom, director of the UCLA Center for India and South Asia, focuses on modern Indian and Tibetan performing arts.

A UCLA–MIT Press paper highlights a lack of data infrastructure and data strategy in U.S. higher education.

The first UC to guarantee on-campus housing for all undergraduates. Studying hate. NCAA championship in women’s soccer. “Sweater weather” on the moon. What a year.

A study by researchers from UCLA, USC and Los Angeles County, suggests that the likely cause is the vulnerability brought on by accelerated aging.

The goal is eventually to increase the Native student, faculty and staff populations while deepening UCLA’s commitment to research into Indigenous studies.