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In key areas, U.S. protections for constitutional rights fall behind peer nations
“Major global gaps remain in the U.S. and elsewhere when it comes to ensuring rights for people with disabilities, migrants and members of the LGBT community,” said UCLA distinguished professor Jody Heymann.
UCLA students and faculty participate in international climate talks
The delegation focused on U.S.-China initiatives and issues that affecting island nations that are particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels.
Top UCLA news stories of 2019
UCLA began observing its 100th birthday and delivered new advances in research, health care, the arts, community service and teaching.
Unearthing the mystery of the meaning of Easter Island’s Moai
The Rapanui people most likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, a new study reveals.
Planning a trip abroad? Before you pack, check the air pollution levels
A UCLA study finds that even a short-term visit to a severely polluted city is detrimental to one's health.
Ethnomusicology Archive publishes 58 historical field collections online
Project allows the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive, which has championed the study of music from all over the world, to share its experience with other institutions.
UCLA to launch institute to advance scholarship on Armenia and its diaspora
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.
Campus to celebrate International Education Week
Units across UCLA will host events on global issues, international careers and opportunities for current students, like studying abroad.
Turkish attack on Syria endangers a remarkable democratic experiment by the Kurds
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 confirms serious health problems, high trauma rates among unsheltered people in U.S.
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.
Child labor protections are lacking in many countries, UCLA study finds
In 47 countries, the minimum legal age for employment is below 15, despite evidence that work at an early age is associated with negative effects on health and education.
Award recognizes geographer’s contribution toward rethinking the field
Q&A with John Agnew, distinguished professor of geography and Italian at UCLA, who was awarded the Vautrin Lud Prize.
UCLA Congo Basin Institute receives $1 million from Pritzker Family Foundation
Tony Pritzker said the gift is an investment in “research that will help sustain the future of our planet.”
Ralph Bunche’s legacy: In his own words
Selected excerpts from the writings and speeches of UCLA alumnus Ralph J. Bunche, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for securing an armistice after the creation of Israel. His birthday is Aug. 7, 1904.
A research spotlight on some of the world’s vulnerable people
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs launches international outreach to identify strategies to empower women and children.
Study finds cultural differences in attitudes toward infidelity, jealousy
When fathers are involved in the care of their children, men and women are more upset about infidelities, according to the UCLA-led cross-cultural research.
UCLA receives $1 million to strengthen Taiwan Studies Program
The funds, from the J. Yang and Family Foundation, will provide scholarships and bolster research and curriculum development.
Medical students learn about practicing medicine with limited resources in Peru
NBC News shadowed five UCLA medical students as they trained at an urban hospital near the Amazon jungle.
Better human rights protections around the world for people with disabilities, but gaps remain
A UCLA study found that many countries have taken important steps to align national laws with a 2006 treaty, but others have not gone far enough.
Human rights activist to speak on human trafficking and modern slavery May 20
Vannak Anan Prum will share his extraordinary story as a victim and witness of trafficking and slavery in a free talk.
L.A. congresswoman Karen Bass to give keynote talk at UCLA Luskin Summit
The inaugural conference, which marks the 25th anniversary of UCLA Luskin, will address major issues facing the region.
Foreign retaliation to U.S. tariffs disproportionately affects Republican-leaning counties, report finds
The aggregate yearly loss to the U.S. economy from the trade war is about $7.8 billion, according to a working paper by a team of economists that includes UCLA professor Pablo Fajgelbaum.
The U.S. overestimates its power to promote democracy or enable authoritarians
UCLA's Kal Raustiala and Richard Anderson and two journalists discuss whether the U.S. is truly a democracy and whether democracy is itself prone to authoritarianism.
Increasing murder rate is erasing gains in life expectancy among Mexican men, UCLA research reports
The study might actually underestimate the country’s homicide rate because many murders may be unreported or attributed to other causes of death.