Nation, World + Society

Using objective visual characteristics could help increase the accuracy of fingerprint identification and help labs assess which print comparisons might require special care.

The findings of a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research contradict the perception that undocumented immigrants will overburden U.S. emergency departments and health providers.

Before Angela Davis taught her first college course at UCLA 45 years ago, the UC Board of Regents tried to fire her because she was a member of the Communist Party. Now she’s returning to teach at UCLA as a Regents’ Lecturer and Distinguished Professor Emerita.

In a new book, a UCLA historian explores the vast network of social clubs that helped Japanese-American girls navigate the prejudice and exclusion that they faced in Los Angeles between 1920 and 1950.

The use of drugs and alcohol on campus was associated with significantly increased odds of depression, sexual victimization and attempted suicide.

Job loss among single mothers has significant negative effects on the well-being of their children as young adults, according to a new study by researchers at the California Center for Population Research at UCLA.

The results at UCLA Community School demonstrate that openness, creativity and resources can help lead these students to college.

A state commission's report says a non-profit parks support organization is needed to help the state agency modernize its technology and restructure.

Arienna Grody will become a public defender in Alabama after winning the first UCLA Gideon’s Promise Fellowship.

Janet Napolitano is the president of the University of California system. Her article appeared April 25 in the Washington Post op-ed section.

The UCLA Blum Center's Second Annual Spring Conference on May 6-7 will feature the latest research on health and poverty in Latin America and highlight solutions.

Analysis finds home prices are rising at an unsustainable rate and that many mortgages would not perform well under economic stress.

It’s still early to evaluate all the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Los Angeles and its immigrants, but public perception of and conversation about the law are driving huge changes in Southern California and throughout the country.

The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA has released a new report examining the profound demographic transformation of the Southern California region.

The launch of the UCLA Center for World Health featured experts discussing "grand convergence," the concept that, with the right investments, people in rich and poor countries can enjoy long lives by the next generation.

The workshop will address how data analysis based on sophisticated mathematics is reshaping political campaigns.

The gift will support research and policy fellows; fund student scholarships and a public service fellowship; support outreach, events and speaker series; and provide resources to attract faculty.

UCLA law professor Katherine Stone studies the erosion of the middle class and the changing nature of employment.

Mona Simpson looks back on her precarious financial status at UC Berkeley and her beginnings as a writer.

In his May 6 performance, Bain will weave together spoken word, calypso, classical music and the voices of more than 40 characters to tell the story of his own wrongful imprisonment.

In its first quarterly report of 2014, the Forecast asserts that the weather that ravaged much of the country caused slower-than-expected national growth. However, the economy should rebound in the spring.

A new study argues that Chinese- and Vietnamese-American "tiger moms" see education as the only sure path to upward mobility.

After receiving the campus’s highest honor, the secretary-general spoke of efforts to mobilize citizens around the world to help address issues including climate change and women’s rights.

Powell is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights and civil liberties and director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley.

Postdoctoral scholar Nicole Mirra questions claims that the Common Core emphasizes civic responsibility and looks at what the new standards are really doing to prepare students to be citizens.