What does it take to thrive in cities, if you’re a bird?
A UCLA-led study finds that urban bird species tend to be smaller and less territorial and have greater ability to fly long distances.
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An Idea to Dwell On
Exploring how to tame urban sprawl around the world, Vinit Mukhija finds an answer in our own backyard.
Graduating architecture student Akana Jayewardene designs with the community in mind
Jayewardene will serve as the graduate student speaker at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s commencement ceremony on June 11.
Six professors receive UCLA Public Impact Research Awards
The Office of Research & Creative Activities is honoring faculty for work that connects campus to local and global communities.
California’s Housing Crisis
UCLA minds across campus are seeking solutions to one problem: How to affordably house all the state’s residents.
In 3 California regions, big cities lag smaller cities in ‘neighborhood biodiversity’
A UCLA-led study finds that animal species are less evenly distributed in large urban areas.
Chancellor Block shares ideas about higher education and cities with other experts at Milken Institute Global Conference
UCLA’s leader joined several discussions with the aim of sharing lessons learned from recent social movements and the global pandemic.
New role for a climate justice expert
Kian Goh has been named the associate faculty director of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy.
A New Day in Westwood
Bruins are back, enlivening campus again. Can their spirit of renewal invigorate the village?
Four UCLA research centers receive grants from California 100
New statewide initiative focuses on making the state’s next century more innovative, sustainable and equitable.
In memoriam: Martin Wachs, 79, transportation scholar
The prolific author and educational leader was an award-winning teacher and caring mentor to generations of urban planners.
Using art and technology, proposal aims to increase bike commuting in L.A.
A project by UCLA faculty envisions collaborative bicycle ‘flows’ that generate digital exhibitions.
Simulations show how city building configurations affect pedestrians’ air quality
A UCLA study finds that pollution at street level is worst with buildings in tight rows.
Structural changes: How the pandemic could influence architecture
UCLA architecture faculty on how the design of buildings and public spaces may evolve after COVID-19.
On-the-ground guidance for L.A.’s far-reaching climate strategy
Scientists and a robot named MaRTy tested the city’s new Cool Streets program and made a surprising discovery.
Lewis Center has provided three decades of policy leadership in L.A.
During a gathering on campus, leaders past and present of the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies commemorated 30 years of scholarship.
An outdoor oasis for Angelenos in their golden years
Researchers from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs designed a park specifically for older adults in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Street art meets climate science in the big blue face of Zeus
UCLA’s V. Kelly Turner launched a massive mural painted with a surface-cooling coating to start a conversation about our warming world.
Prioritizing equity helps ensure poor communities receive benefits of bond measures
In this Q&A, UCLA’s Jon Christensen discusses his new study of California’s Proposition 1, which was passed in 2014.
Armoring up for the fight against housing injustice
UCLA hosted scholars and activists to master the tools of research to advance safe shelter as a human right.
Converting waste, ‘a leftover resource,’ to biofuels reduces emissions
A UCLA study reveals how the United States can maximize the benefits of waste-derived fuels.
Aspiring urban planners seek to mitigate gentrification in Pacoima
UCLA graduate students spent months studying ways to make sure a pending major redevelopment effort does not displace people already living there.
Waze users’ accident reports could cut emergency response time in half
Research brief: UCLA and UC Irvine researchers examined data on collisions, road hazards and weather from the California Highway Patrol and the popular traffic app.
A new network for urbanists from across the Americas
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs’ Latin American Cities Initiative brings urban planning students, educators and practitioners into a multinational conversation.