Nation, World + Society

Professors Maite Zubiaurre and Kristy Guevara-Flanagan hope their film about searching for those lost in the desert will change immigration policy.

UCLA’s Terry Kramer says that promoting innovation while protecting consumers will require avoiding oversimplified, absolutist positions.

A new UCLA report shows that voting on 2020 statewide ballot measures varied significantly across racial groups and regions.

The Worker Equity Initiative will explore how government agencies and their partners help workers thrive in quality careers.

Online mentions of sourdough, sacrifice and death all surged as the pandemic took hold.

The Center for Oral History Research’s special website documents more than a dozen business owners’ stories of success, challenges and perspectives on history.

The gift will “strengthen our vibrant community of faculty and students dedicated to studying Taiwan,” said Min Zhou, director of the UCLA Asia Pacific Center.

UCLA sociologist Cecilia Menjívar explains that today’s plagued system began taking shape well before the Trump administration.

A UCLA report recommends changing land-use policies and improving access to social and health services to address the fast-growing problem.

UCLA research suggests that officials use other metrics to decide how to allocate COVID-19 support, other resources.

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

“We need to be honest about what’s going on,” Tapper said as he delivered UCLA’s annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture.

These 10 titles span from unique anthologies to spotlights on civil rights activists to celebrations of exceptional artists and other topics.

A UCLA study shows that 30% of residents now can choose cleaner power from community choice aggregators.

The project is supported by a $3.65 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The big-data research initiative based at UCLA uses police and jail records to monitor how much authorities are spending to lock up residents.

UCLA’s Cara Horowitz discusses how new federal leadership on vehicle pollution will help states meet their climate goals.

Records contain correspondence the UCLA alumnus sent to King during the Civil Rights era and Bunche’s reflections on King’s assassination.

Report by UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative dispels notion of a broad Latino swing toward President Trump.

UCLA faculty share their thoughts on King’s provocative rhetorical inquiry during a time that has tested our institutions and selves in unprecedented ways.

UCLA Film & Television Archive is home to more than 100 materials featuring the civil rights icon.

Information studies professor says the relationship among technology, politics and societies across the world needs to be reevaluated — now.

UCLA’s Daniel Blumstein and a global team of scientists point to environmental, population and political challenges.

“Possible Worlds,” which launches in February 2021, invites some of today’s most imaginative intellectual leaders to speak on the future of humanity.

Dolinko, who was remembered by colleagues for his intelligence, wit and generosity, was also a UCLA alumnus who served as editor-in-chief of the UCLA Law Review.