Nation, World + Society

“Major global gaps remain in the U.S. and elsewhere when it comes to ensuring rights for people with disabilities, migrants and members of the LGBT community,” said UCLA distinguished professor Jody Heymann.

The delegation focused on U.S.-China initiatives and issues that affecting island nations that are particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels.

UCLA began observing its 100th birthday and delivered new advances in research, health care, the arts, community service and teaching.

Using data from seven Los Angeles County agencies, researchers developed a model to predict which 3,000 residents were most likely to become homeless.

Program opens doors for professionals who seek to deepen their understanding of the legal issues that affect their industries.

UCLA hosted the Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Project and Summit as part of an effort to educate the next generation of climate change-aware students.

The Rapanui people most likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, a new study reveals.

Panelists at a Zócalo/UCLA Downtown event, which included two UCLA faculty, discussed the factors that contribute to the state’s messy cannabis regulation system.

Jennifer Chun examines how labor, gender, race, class and migration intersect in today’s global economy.

The new clinic at UCLA School of Law is one of several options for students interested in environmental law.

Researchers from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs designed a park specifically for older adults in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The report says GDP will reach 2% in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the California economy looks slightly stronger than previously predicted.

State senators from the southwestern United States provide insight during a discussion hosted by UCLA Luskin

A UCLA study finds that even a short-term visit to a severely polluted city is detrimental to one's health.

The interdisciplinary institute is the first initiative of its size and scope. It is being created with a $20 million gift from the estate of philanthropist and entrepreneur Kirk Kerkorian.

They will participate in research on equality, opportunity and change as part of ‘Data for Democracy in Los Angeles.’

Jason De León, UCLA professor of anthropology and Chicana and Chicano studies, received a 2017 MacArthur Foundation fellowship for his interdisciplinary approach.

With regret, we have agreed to step aside as the site of the debate rather than become a potential distraction during this vitally important time in our country’s history.

Researchers created an app that allowed them to study body self-perceptions.

The funds will add scholarships and new curriculum for the renamed Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law.

The results also show key findings in non-cigarette tobacco use, mental health and well-being.

During a Zócalo/UCLA Downtown program panelists discussed what everyday Angelenos can do about homelessness.

The Nickoll Family Professor of History will deliver the 127th Faculty Research Lecture at UCLA on Oct. 30.

For half a century, the center has been advocating for, and listening to, people in indigenous communities in Los Angeles and beyond.

As the nation heads into another contentious presidential campaign, what will drive voters’ choices?