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The commitment will enable the Luskin School of Public Affairs to endow a new program for students pursuing affordable housing careers.

Inundated with daily news reports around the federal government shutdown and ads around redistricting, audiences may have trouble balancing information and propaganda.

The annual data release also highlights the health effects of wildfires, access to health care, hate incidents, among hundreds of other topics.

New California Health Interview Survey data help shed light on who experiences hate acts and what motivates them.

The wage gap is even greater in some of the state’s wealthiest counties, UCLA researchers find.

One in 5 Americans is Latino, according to Latino GDP Project researchers.

The Latino Policy and Politics Institute released the data brief on Latina Equal Pay Day.

Read more from the Forecast's outlook for the national and California economies — where they are now and when they will recover.

Transgender and bisexual individuals had higher rates of thinking about suicide and of psychological distress.

The Bedari Kindness Institute director discusses the institute’s mission and the issue of trust on campus.

How UCLA is leading a campuswide movement to shape a more compassionate and connected world.

10 pediatric oncology patients at UCLA Health who were guests of Major League Baseball’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Night.

UCLA professor of law Jon Michaels offers research-fueled insights into how we got here.

UCLA study suggests the increase can be attributed to the disaster.

UCLA Fielding School’s Kirsten Schwarz co-leads a study to analyze, redesign and cool school landscapes.

The team has trained more than 300 workers under a state contract to support debris cleanup and reconstruction.

Air samples collected in March and April 2025 showed traces of metals.

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research updated the California Elder Index, and it shows that the cost of living exceeds many people’s means.

The research with local collaborators is the first to identify how to reliably grow ebony trees from seeds.

Between 30% and 40% of workers who were potentially impacted by the fires filed for UI benefits.

Matt Baretto, political scientist and co-founder of the UCLA Voting Rights Project, weighs in on the legality of this move.

UCLA Luskin’s Mike Manville is challenging how we think about traffic, housing and fairness.

Researchers outline how screening, equity and policy can save more lives from colorectal cancer.

Data also showed that many are struggling with day-to-day activities and not receiving care.

A new report from UCLA and Cal Lutheran shows that California Latinos also account for almost a fourth of the total U.S. Latino GDP.