Nation, World + Society

In her new book, “The Good Kings,” UCLA’s Kara Cooney draws parallels between pharaohs and present-day authoritarians.

An international study co-led by UCLA’s Graeme Blair found that community policing did little to improve trust in law enforcement.

UCLA’s Brad Sears has observed how the current pandemic has been shaped by what we did and did not learn in the past 40 years.

Though medical treatment has progressed, laws that discriminate against people based their HIV-positive status remain on the books across the United States.

Centering Tribal Stories will train University of California scholars on collaborations with Native American communities.

In “An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States,” Kyle Mays reframes U.S. history.

The list is compiled based on research citations from 2010 to 2020.

“It’s crucial to reach people however you can ... to tell these stories of our shared humanity,” says the newly appointed Maurice Amado Professor of Sephardic Studies.

The funds will support UCLA students, policy reports and big-data projects such as the Million Dollar Hoods initiative.

A report from UCLA’s Center for Scholars and Storytellers looks at the intersection of race, class and social mobility in shows popular with teens.

The talks are meant to showcase the breadth of the research of younger faculty and in a way that’s accessible to all.

A UCLA psychologist and undergraduate assess the ongoing traumatic impact of Maurice Caldwell’s unjust incarceration.

A new report by the Luskin Center for Innovation provides a framework for environmental justice in disadvantaged communities.

UCLA’s leader joined several discussions with the aim of sharing lessons learned from recent social movements and the global pandemic.

The words of Nigerian religious leaders can have a positive impact on reintegration and reconciliation, a study by UCLA researchers and colleagues shows.

A study by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative identifies need for better cultural literacy among service providers.

Director Veronica Terriquez shares how the center will help steward UCLA’s efforts to become a Hispanic Serving Institution.

UCLA-led critical mission studies program creates a new model to understand the past, present and future.

The Stanford professor and two colleagues were honored for demonstrating “what conclusions about cause and effect can be drawn from natural experiments.”

On Oct. 17, UCLA’s Asian American Studies and Asia Pacific centers will help mark the event’s 150th anniversary.

The research effort brought together more than 200 scholars from nearly 100 colleges and universities.

A UCLA-led survey bolsters findings of an earlier analysis of online behavior during the pandemic.

The economic data also show that the recession and recovery had a disproportionately negative impact on lower-income Californians.

The Civic Bicycle Commuting team, or CiBiC, will use the funds to begin a pilot program in Los Angeles.

A survey co-published by UCLA reveals the impact of COVID-19 and the struggles some faced in accessing recovery funds.