Law graduate wins UC President’s Award for her DACA advocacy
Dellara Gorjian played a prominent role in challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the program.
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Defending DACA: UCLA’s Laura Gómez on the Supreme Court ruling and what comes next
The director of UCLA's Critical Race Studies program sheds light on the landmark decision and its aftermath in a Newsroom Q&A.
In nation’s 2 largest metros, Blacks and Latinos are more likely to die from COVID-19
A UCLA report highlights the need to protect essential workers and expand economic assistance in high-poverty areas.
Awareness campaign helps Angelenos benefit from financial and environmental assistance programs
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation report shows that outreach is effective in connecting programs with lower-income residents.
If relaxed too soon, physical distancing measures might have been all for naught
A study led by UCLA mathematicians and scientists highlights the dangers of a major COVID-19 spike after the removal of health precautions.
Report shows major effects of COVID-19 on Asian American labor force
The analysis used data from California and New York to better understand the nature and magnitude of the economic disruption.
Professor’s work informs proposed U.S. commission on racial healing
Marcus Hunter, UCLA professor of sociology and African American studies, collaborated on the draft of a recently introduced congressional resolution.
Social workers identify dire needs as schools prepare to resume classes
A policy brief calls for the creation of a national rapid-response team to guide schools as they weigh in-person, online or hybrid learning models.
Study aims to bolster California’s safe-water efforts at child care facilities
The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation has offered wide-ranging guidance on the statewide mandate to test drinking water for lead.
Around the world, critical gaps in protections against workplace discrimination
A UCLA study found that more than half of countries don’t protect workers who report discriminatory treatment based on race or ethnicity.
Clean energy revolution may leave disadvantaged communities behind
Affluent neighborhoods use more energy and reap greater benefits from government incentive programs, a new UCLA study shows.
Politicians courting Latinos and Asian Americans are advised to step up outreach now
A UCLA study finds low Latino turnout in districts that could decide presidential contest, control of Congress.
How conspiracy theories emerge – and how their storylines fall apart
“The underlying theory is identical for all conspiracy theories,” says UCLA professor Timothy Tangherlini.
Securing safety: Law clinic helps persecuted immigrant family win asylum
The case is among the initial successes for the UCLA Immigrant Family Legal Clinic, which opened last year on the RFK Community Schools campus.
Uncertainty clouds California economy, state’s recovery will mirror that of the nation
The UCLA Anderson Forecast team writes that the economy is in a “Depression-like crisis.”
Bringing indigenous perspectives into L.A. classrooms
A new Latin American Institute workshop aims to help teachers inspire their students to think about how history gets written.
How embracing Juneteenth’s meaning could help the U.S. face its racial justice challenges
In this Q&A, historian Brenda Stevenson helps explain the special relevance the holiday commemorating the end of slavery has this year.
University of California celebrates Supreme Court win on DACA
UC President Janet Napolitano, all 10 UC chancellors and John A. Pérez, chair of the Board of Regents, express their support for the decision upholding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Q&A with Ann Karagozian, inaugural director of The Promise Armenian Institute
Karagozian shares why UCLA is so well suited to be the home of an institute like this and what initiatives are planned.
UCLA partnership preserves and celebrates LGBTQ celluloid history
The Outfest UCLA Legacy Project — the world’s largest publicly accessible collection of LGBTQ films — contains some 41,000 irreplaceable items of motion picture history.
These students have earned their degrees in building equity
2020 graduates represent the spirit of UCLA’s Institute of American Cultures.
Romen Lopez: Serving as a role model for the formerly incarcerated
After years in and out of prison, the master’s student turned his life around with the help of higher education. He's been helping others do the same.
State’s Black, Latino workers less likely to be covered by unemployment insurance amid COVID-19
A new UCLA report recommends that California extend economic recovery funding to all workers.
First labor studies graduates venture out ready to help and versed in struggle
Their experiences in community building and organizing will serve them well in an uncertain time.
UCLA-led survey reveals drop in favorability ratings for police across all racial groups
Researchers also launch Nationscape Insights website, where readers can analyze how Democrats, Republicans and independents view key 2020 issues.