Nation, World + Society

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

Frenk reflects on how his family's story is a reminder of why kindness and compassion matter and how the power of human connection can combat hatred.

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 professor Stella Ghervas explains the broad shift in the U.S. approach to Europe and the rest of the world.

A Center for Neighborhood Knowledge and Unseen analysis finds the Trump administration has reshaped immigration enforcement.

UCLA organic chemists can’t quit breaking the rules — and that’s a good thing! 

A new free book by alumnus Christopher Baylor, a lecturer in the UCLA Department of Political Science, poses the question.

Nearly six decades after his death, the civil rights icon's legacy lives on in Westwood through archival materials and courses inspired by his social justice teachings.

UCLA historian Robin D.G. Kelley reflects on nonviolence, protest and teaching in the present moment.

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

The use of pesticides on farms in California largely ended in 2015, but exceptions have been allowed for fumigating freight containers and similar shipping needs.

A new UCLA study combines human and animal research to identify chlorpyrifos as a potential environmental cause of brain disease.

In a UCLA survey, kindness, self-acceptance, and having fun were also among the top values, influencing the media content they consume.

Sedatives and antipsychotics linked to falls, confusion, and hospitalization remain widely used in patients most vulnerable to their harms.

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 findings by UCLA public health researchers underscore the need to minimize indoor exposures during the recovery phase.

Read about the dedication of faculty, staff, students and alumni to service, collaboration, connection and kindness.

The news of deadly shootings near and far is devastating. 

Diversity behind and in front of the camera continues to slip, even as underrepresented stories pull in audiences.

Supportive school settings produced fewer positive effects and deepened targeted students’ isolation, new research shows.

He studies how physical, social-organizational and cultural contexts in schools relate to different kinds of bullying and school violence.

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

As 2025 comes to a close, economists, analysts and other experts begin to look ahead to the new year and what we can expect in 2026. With the economy faltering and the Trump administration’s attempts to exert unprecedented influence on institutions of ...

A new UCLA report surveying more than 600 high school principals details the broad impact of immigration enforcement in educational settings.