public policy

The Prison Education Program helps incarcerated students change their lives through education, and informs UCLA students about how prisons affect communities.

An average of 6.8 of every 1,000 girls and 5.7 of every 1,000 boys had been or were married at the time they were surveyed, according to the study.

Fifty-five percent of respondents said they, a close friend or family member had considered moving from their neighborhood because of rising housing costs.

Former California governor shares political wisdom from his decades of public service in Zev Yaroslavsky's “Today’s Los Angeles,” an advanced seminar in public policy.

#UCLAForAll funds will help ensure undocumented and international students have enough money for class materials, housing, food and other support services.

Jon Christensen warns that as the city rediscovers the river, the future of communities along its path hangs in the balance.

Students and city leaders weigh policy options regarding homelessness during annual UCLA Luskin Day at Los Angeles City Hall.

The UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families will address the complex needs of youth in foster care by bringing together resources and expertise from numerous units on campus.

More than 400 people attended the event, which featured an array of speakers from UCLA, the community and local government.

Center for Neighborhood Knowledge report provides a snapshot of lingering inequality since the 1960s.

UCLA Law alumnus is dedicated to ending the practice of prosecuting and incarcerating juveniles in the adult system.

“It will take a lot of work, but 100 percent local water is possible by 2050,” said Mark Gold, one of the authors of the report.

UCLA study, which was based on an analysis of the most effective approaches to paid family and medical leave, shows how unpaid leave undermines economic growth.

Researchers also explored the influence of gender and whether playing sports and video games is correlated with driving skills.

Study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law contains first estimates of youth at risk of undergoing the practice health organizations say is harmful.

Economics professor Adriana Lleras-Muney writes about how a welfare experiment from 100 years ago offers a dramatic lesson in what really helps poor children.

The newest research center at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs aims to bring together scholars and policymakers to make better decisions on issues of interest to Latinos.

Williams Institute and Los Angeles HIV Law and Policy Project members drive passage of California Senate Bill 239.

Ending the program would have profound implications for the U.S. health care system and the education of the next generation of health care leaders.

University of California President Janet Napolitano said the center will be devoted to research, education and advocacy.

Experts at a Zócalo/UCLA discussion say armed conflict between the United States and Pyongyang isn't inevitable.

Shoup, the distinguished professor of urban planning and internationally renownded guru of parking, received Distinguished Educator Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.

UCLA researchers have launched a project to design policies in countries where corruption and conflict are undercutting natural abundance. The project's first summit is this week at UCLA.

Panelists at UCLA event noted that now is the time for everyone who supports immigration reform to advocate for those who are undocumented.

John Villasenor on why the Australian government’s recent push to force technology companies to break into end-to-end encryption is futile.