Nation, World + Society

With support from UCLA, The Atlantic magazine will present the 2016 Race + Justice summit, bringing together civic leaders, artists, activists, academics and policy makers to share ideas and insights.

The acclaimed scholar of immigrant and low-wage workforce issues says he looks forward to studying the gig economy, young workers and immigrant workers.

UCLA representatives traveled to Bangkok to offer a cultural treasure in gratitude for support.

History professor Stephen Aron examines how more accurate and nuanced depictions of the time period are pushing out the idealized depictions of Wild West films and literature.

UCLA urban planners create an interactive mapping tool to analyze whether developments near Los Angeles light-rail and subway projects displace people.

Because the U.N. peacekeepers introduced cholera to Haiti, it’s imperative that the United Nations do whatever it can to prevent the disease from further ravaging the country.

Law students in the Criminal Defense Clinic at UCLA School of Law worked on a successful clemency petition that will free Darnell Crookshank.

How can 50 million Americans not know where their next meal is coming from while 40 percent of food gets wasted?

A new book co-edited by UCLA Luskin professor Laura Abrams gives a voice to volunteers, including prisoners, who donate their time to improving lives.

Two urban planners at UCLA have taken a close look at the effects of cultural revitalization on two adjoining, but vastly different areas in downtown Los Angeles.

A UCLA political scientist and an American University political historian talked about the key factors in the presidential election Tuesday night before a packed crowd at the Hammer Museum.

The internet itself is neither good nor bad, says Werner Herzog, director of “Lo and Behold,” a new documentary on the communication revolution.

A UCLA study crunched the numbers from more than 74,000 wine reviews in top magazines and, statistically speaking, environmentally friendly wine tastes better.

The associate director of the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies says the bus rapid transit line serving the San Fernando Valley has in part been a victim of its own success.

In industrial and multi-family housing, the optimism of the past few years continued, according to a survey by the UCLA Anderson Forecast and the Allen Matkins law firm.

Professor Shana Redmond connects the language and themes of slave narratives with the song Jay-Z released in response to the police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.

UCLA Luskin study says that there aren’t enough parks for senior citizens and those that exist don’t do enough to accommodate them, especially in low-income areas.

Sixteen urban planning students from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs worked on a research project to assist and inform Mexico City officials and their consultant on ways to improve life in Tacubaya.

Sixty-eight students studying in Europe this summer got the opportunity of a lifetime to see immediate reaction to the vote to leave the European Union.

Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl on how Sufi music — and especially the Sabri Brothers — have been bridging the divide between Islam and the West.

As Americans struggle with obesity and diabetes, UC researchers say that new nutrition labels could help consumers change their shopping choices and ultimately their diets.

Journalists from across the nation gathered Tuesday night at Capitale in New York for the presentation of the annual awards, presented by the UCLA Anderson School.

UCLA researchers conducted the most comprehensive global study to date of constitutional protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Prescription drug monitoring programs and laws aimed at preventing opioid abuse are not doing much to stem this growing threat to public health.

Many midlife and older gay men experience the stress of being part of a sexual minority group. They perceive that they need to conceal their sexual orientation, or that others are uncomfortable with or avoid them because they are gay.