Nation, World + Society

The Rapanui people most likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, a new study reveals.

Panelists at a Zócalo/UCLA Downtown event, which included two UCLA faculty, discussed the factors that contribute to the state’s messy cannabis regulation system.

Jennifer Chun examines how labor, gender, race, class and migration intersect in today’s global economy.

The new clinic at UCLA School of Law is one of several options for students interested in environmental law.

Researchers from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs designed a park specifically for older adults in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The report says GDP will reach 2% in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the California economy looks slightly stronger than previously predicted.

State senators from the southwestern United States provide insight during a discussion hosted by UCLA Luskin

A UCLA study finds that even a short-term visit to a severely polluted city is detrimental to one's health.

The interdisciplinary institute is the first initiative of its size and scope. It is being created with a $20 million gift from the estate of philanthropist and entrepreneur Kirk Kerkorian.

They will participate in research on equality, opportunity and change as part of ‘Data for Democracy in Los Angeles.’

Jason De León, UCLA professor of anthropology and Chicana and Chicano studies, received a 2017 MacArthur Foundation fellowship for his interdisciplinary approach.

With regret, we have agreed to step aside as the site of the debate rather than become a potential distraction during this vitally important time in our country’s history.

Researchers created an app that allowed them to study body self-perceptions.

The funds will add scholarships and new curriculum for the renamed Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law.

The results also show key findings in non-cigarette tobacco use, mental health and well-being.

During a Zócalo/UCLA Downtown program panelists discussed what everyday Angelenos can do about homelessness.

The Nickoll Family Professor of History will deliver the 127th Faculty Research Lecture at UCLA on Oct. 30.

For half a century, the center has been advocating for, and listening to, people in indigenous communities in Los Angeles and beyond.

As the nation heads into another contentious presidential campaign, what will drive voters’ choices?

James Gelvin, UCLA professor of modern Middle Eastern history, on the consequences of President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria.

Study's authors urge educators and policymakers to address poverty, health and educational practices that undermine achievement and opportunity.

UCLA professor Dr. Michelle Bholat spoke at Zócalo about the need to license more foreign-trained doctors and of how hospitals are adapting to the cultures of patients.

National Science Foundation grant supports the Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey in bringing together young scholars from across the country.

Economic anthropologist Hannah Appel will focus on future of finance in new role at the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

The analysis suggests that individuals who are unsheltered are far more likely to encounter problems and that the problems are exacerbated the longer they are unsheltered.