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California State Senate will discuss barriers, such as difficult-to-navigate health system, inadequate insurance, and cultural misconceptions, as well as possible solutions Jan. 12.

The UCLA Sephardic Archive has acquired one of the most significant collections ever assembled chronicling Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish history.

Thanks to a multimillion-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, faculty, staff researchers, and students affiliated with the UCLA Luskin Institute of Transportation Studies will be part of a new regional transportation center.

When Donald Trump was elected, UCLA Anderson economists revised their prognostications for the nation, state and Los Angeles.

UCLA scientists are studying the Sierra Nevada's climate future using a technique to create simulations to predict outcomes under different circumstances and help them understand the physical reasons for the projected changes.

As life-changing as these new projects that voters approved on Nov. 8 might be, one of the region’s most critical infrastructure needs is still being largely ignored: water.

At the time of her three-year incarceration in internment camps, she didn't ask herself why this was happening. But in the ensuing years, she and her husband began a tireless quest for answers.

The codirector of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA notes that students who participate in a good bilingual program perform better in English.

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.

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 researchers say that given the dominance of public spending in health care, a single-payer system might be more feasible than previously thought.

From the capuchin monkeys of Costa Rica to the Los Angeles area's mountain lions, UCLA experts are developing new techniques and advancing knowledge.

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.

When Luz Corona Gomez picked up her M.D. degree last June from UCLA's medical school, her parents and four sisters proudly celebrated with her. All five daughters in this family of farmworkers have college degrees.

The public perception is that lobbyists only fight for lax regulations that allow businesses to pollute more. Green firms lobby too.

Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board and a UCLA faculty member, is a fierce fighter for the environment. She has championed a difficult cause without succumbing to bitterness or wallowing in the polarization that has crippled Sacramento and Washington.

UCLA Anderson Forecast calls for continued slow but steady growth in the two percent range.

History professor Benjamin Madley details how the state enacted policies that clearly meet the U.N. definition of genocide.

California Governor Jerry Brown has been fighting for the environment for decades. He reflects on that history.

During a launch event for the new issue, editor-in-chief Jim Newton spoke to Mary Nichols, whose work as an environmental advocate is profiled in the magazine.

Jon Christensen asserts that in analyzing the results of Proposition 84, which allocated more than $5 billion to parks and environmental resources, it’s clear that benefits come when priorities are clearly defined.

A policy report by the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability finds that Proposition 84 achieved some, but not all, of its ambitious goals.

A UCLA policy brief recommends that veterans’ mental health status be continuously monitored throughout their lives, not just when emergencies arise.

For California, the forecast calls for a steady decrease in the unemployment rate, to about 5.0 percent by the end of 2018.