Nation, World + Society

Since its inception, UCLA has been supporting those who have served and benefiting from their talents, experience and commitment to the common good.

Lourdes Castro Ramirez, Oceana Gilliam and Yue Rong are among 40 winners honored by the UCLA Alumni Association.

Residents of denser, larger cities tend to have higher wage and salary incomes, but new research demonstrates that not everyone benefits equally.

Professor and demographer Desi Small-Rodriguez sees the power in numbers in helping her community build a better future.

Students welcomed the giant puppet and her message of empathy for refugees fleeing war, famine and persecution around the globe.

In its second year, the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate plans to fund new research teams and host a central research hub.

Promise Europe furthers the groundbreaking work of the Promise Institute for Human Rights, broadening the international platform for UCLA’s research, teaching and advocacy.

The digital platform provides comprehensive data on citizenship, health, education, employment and other topics, customizable for different Latino populations.

La plataforma digital incluye una amplia variedad de datos sobre ciudadanía, seguro de salud, educación, empleo y otras áreas temáticas, personalizadas por grupo de ascendencia latina.

A new research report from UCLA and other universities shows the impact of long-term sentencing in California’s women’s prisons.

As part of a panel discussion co-hosted by White House domestic policy advisor Neera Tanden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona

California’s economic growth will continue to outpace nation’s, according to the the latest quarterly analysis from the UCLA Anderson Forecast.

The UCLA School of Law faculty member was recognized with the ‘genius grant’ for her impactful work on race, migration and international law.

Finding solutions could be challenging, because some regulations aimed at ensuring food safety make it difficult to properly cool the vehicles.

Streisand personally kicked off the event with remarks about the current American landscape.

The country’s Latino GDP surpassed $3 trillion for the first time in 2021, a new report by UCLA researchers and colleagues shows.

The report is aimed at ensuring access to the ballot for all eligible voters and enhancing the public’s confidence in the fairness of the election.

Materials will be digitized and made available online to researchers around the world.

A course being developed by UCLA labor studies professor Tobias Higbie will aim to inspire a new generation of change-makers.

Efforts will aim to boost EV use, energy storage, firefighter safety and the well-being of migrant workers.

That Latin American Institute summer program prepares K–12 instructors to bring new knowledge into their classrooms.

The UCLA School of Education & Information studies will work with ACE to advance the impact of studies by the Higher Education Research Institute.

For more than 25 years since the passage of Proposition 209, UCLA has taken action to preserve the rich diversity of the campus environment.

Professor Michael Rothberg, a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow, examines how people and societies recall traumatic historical events.

Despite the progress, Latinos’ narratives and experiences remain largely invisible in both authorship and editorial content, according to a UCLA study.