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Speakers at a “Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age” screening included UCLA’s Safiya Noble, Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Sarah T. Roberts.

UCLA psychologists found the dynamics of people’s emotions mold otherwise neutral experiences into memorable events.

UCLA experts and colleagues explain how cultivating meaning and direction helps youth build motivation and resilience.

In its second year, the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate plans to fund new research teams and host a central research hub.

A study of the Ngogo community in Uganda shows humans aren’t the only primates with menopause and significant post-fertile survival.

UCLA report finds nearly half of those surveyed think sex and romance are too prominent in film and TV.

Dr. Kenneth Wells’ composition is his second one based on a professor’s lifelong struggle with schizophrenia.

The UCLA Anderson professor’s new book aims to help people “make tomorrow better today.”

An international team including UCLA sociologist Giovanni Rossi found that people rely on each other for help constantly.

The new Initiative to Study Hate kicks off with 23 projects that examine how hate manifests in the brain, online, in communities and who is most affected.

UCLA researchers create video playlist for YouTube Kids’ anti-bullying programming.

UCLA study shows anxiety about a current pregnancy predicted shorter gestation times.

The Center for Scholars and Storytellers found less than 5% of teens want to see aspirational content in TV or movies.

Luskin School professor Ian Holloway is among researchers working with health officials to develop evidence-based strategies.

UCLA professor Susan Perry and her team of researchers reveal their findings on capuchin monkeys and social integration.

UCLA psychologist Matthew Lieberman explains why people don’t perceive the world the same way others do.

The seven-year study, led by UCLA psychologists, tracked mothers and their offspring from preconception until the children were 5 years old.

Dr. Timothy Fong, co-director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, shares insight into how something “fun” can become a devastating addiction for some people.

The researchers said their findings held true across all demographics, including groups that have been hesitant to receive the vaccine.

A new UCLA study explores the relationship between innate dispositions toward threats, the social environment and responses to COVID-19.

Keith Holyoak, professor of psychology, and Hal Hershfield, professor of marketing and behavioral decision-making, weigh in on reaching people with COVID-19 information.

Study finds bilingual infants become interested in speech at the same age as those learning only one language.

In the new book he co-wrote, Salzman reveals the hidden rules that govern who owns what — from the reclining space behind airline seats to HBO passwords.

The study found that those who have stayed in during the pandemic were 37% more likely to feel anxious than those who haven’t.

Yalda Uhls writes that people shouldn’t obsessively fear that screen time is stunting kids’ emotional development.