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<rss xmlns:contact="contact" xmlns:attachment="attachment" xmlns:default_file="default_file" xmlns:content="content:encoded" version="2.0"><channel><title>Nation, World + Society - UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu</link><description>Nation, world + society feed</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:26 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>Chancellor Block visits White House to talk about diversity on college campuses</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/chancellor-block-white-house-diversity-in-higher-ed</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[As part of a panel discussion co-hosted by White House domestic policy advisor Neera Tanden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona]]></description><author>Eric Greene </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/chancellor-block-white-house-diversity-in-higher-ed</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA economists foresee weak U.S. economy in 2024, but no recession </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-economists-foresee-weak-economy-but-no-recession</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[California’s economic growth will continue to outpace nation’s, according to the the latest quarterly analysis from the UCLA Anderson Forecast.]]></description><author>Paul Feinberg </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-economists-foresee-weak-economy-but-no-recession</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA professor E. Tendayi Achiume awarded MacArthur Fellowship</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-law-professor-tendayi-achiume-receives-macarthur-fellowship</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[The UCLA School of Law faculty member was recognized with the ‘genius grant’ for her impactful work on race, migration and international law.]]></description><author>Natalie Monsanto </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-law-professor-tendayi-achiume-receives-macarthur-fellowship</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Inaugural UCLA Barbra Streisand Center lecture examines truth in the public sphere</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/barbra-streisand-center-lecture-truth-in-public-sphere</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Streisand personally kicked off the event with remarks about the current American landscape.]]></description><author>By Jonathan Riggs </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/barbra-streisand-center-lecture-truth-in-public-sphere</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Latinos in the U.S. have the fifth-largest GDP in the world</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/us-latinos-have-fifth-largest-gdp-in-world</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[The country’s Latino GDP surpassed $3 trillion for the first time in 2021, a new report by UCLA researchers and colleagues shows.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/us-latinos-have-fifth-largest-gdp-in-world</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>National panel led by UCLA law professor recommends 24 ways to protect integrity of 2024 elections</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/24-ways-to-safeguard-2024-elections</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[The report is aimed at ensuring access to the ballot for all eligible voters and enhancing the public’s confidence in the fairness of the election. ]]></description><author>Annabel Adams </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/24-ways-to-safeguard-2024-elections</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA Library funds 30 international cultural preservation projects</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/modern-endangered-archives-program-2023-grants</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Materials will be digitized and made available online to researchers around the world.]]></description><author>Willa Needham </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/modern-endangered-archives-program-2023-grants</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bringing the history of L.A. workers’ movements into the present — and future</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/tobias-higbie-labor-history-students-community-engagement</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[A course being developed by UCLA labor studies professor Tobias Higbie will aim to inspire a new generation of change-makers.]]></description><author>Lucy Berbeo </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/tobias-higbie-labor-history-students-community-engagement</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA-led climate projects receive $7.5 million in state-funded grants from UC</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-led-climate-projects-state-funded-grants</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Efforts will aim to boost EV use, energy storage, firefighter safety and the well-being of migrant workers.]]></description><author>Sean Brenner </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-led-climate-projects-state-funded-grants</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA’s workshop in Oaxaca immerses L.A. teachers in Indigenous Mexican culture</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-workshop-brings-teachers-to-oaxaca</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[That Latin American Institute summer program prepares K–12 instructors to bring new knowledge into their classrooms.]]></description><author>Peggy McInerny </author><guid 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209</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/how-ucla-has-responded-to-proposition-209</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[For more than 25 years since the passage of Proposition 209, UCLA has taken action to preserve the rich diversity of the campus environment.]]></description><author>Sean Brenner </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/how-ucla-has-responded-to-proposition-209</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Exploring the fraught nature of memory and comparison</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/fraught-nature-of-memory-and-comparison</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Professor Michael Rothberg, a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow, examines how people and societies recall traumatic historical events.]]></description><author>Jonathan Riggs </author><guid 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Times opinion pages</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/latino-representation-los-angeles-times-opinion-pages</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Despite the progress, Latinos’ narratives and experiences remain largely invisible in both authorship and editorial content, according to a UCLA study.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/latino-representation-los-angeles-times-opinion-pages</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cracks in the glass ceiling? </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/cracks-in-the-glass-ceiling</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Landmark 1960s anti-discrimination laws intended to increase wages for women may have been more effective than previously thought, UCLA research shows.]]></description><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/cracks-in-the-glass-ceiling</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aspiring urban planner chews into use of city property for outdoor dining</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/aspiring-urban-planner-graham-rossmore-outdoor-dining</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Research by Graham Rossmore, who will graduate with a master’s in urban planning, has already influenced Los Angeles policy decisions.]]></description><author>Les Dunseith </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/aspiring-urban-planner-graham-rossmore-outdoor-dining</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Resilient U.S. economy continues to avoid recession – so far</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/us-economy-avoids-recession-anderson-forecast</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[UCLA Anderson Forecast economists say Fed policy could still trigger a brief recession later this year.]]></description><author>Paul Feinberg </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/us-economy-avoids-recession-anderson-forecast</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Level of support for gender-neutral option on state IDs affected by political orientation, social context</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/gender-neutral-option-state-ids-political-orientation</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[UCLA sociologist Abigail Saguy found that LGBTQ+ and feminist activists support adding an “X” option on identification cards.]]></description><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/gender-neutral-option-state-ids-political-orientation</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 00:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chancellor Gene Block addresses future of higher education at Milken conference</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/chancellor-block-on-higher-ed-at-milken-conference</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Is a college education still worth it? The chancellor and other panelists explored the question, as well as economic mobility and university rankings.]]></description><author>Amy Guerra </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/chancellor-block-on-higher-ed-at-milken-conference</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 22:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>$9.5 million in state grants to fund wide-ranging research on cannabis </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/state-grants-cannabis-research</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[The two-year grants are meant to further scientific understanding of cannabis and inform efforts to shape public policy.


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