Nation, World + Society

New York Times reporter Megan Twohey, whose reporting helped spark the #MeToo movement, delivered the latest UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Lecture.

Mass COVID-19 vaccinations will help boost the U.S. and local economies and usher in a new post-pandemic norm, economists predict.

Black men face near-daily discrimination despite financial and educational success. “It takes a toll on your physical and mental health,” researchers say.

The UCLA report is a call to action for policymakers amid the continuing economic recovery plans.

Many low-income immigrant adults in California avoid public assistance programs for fear of jeopardizing their immigration status, UCLA researchers say.

Simply targeting influencers and opinion makers isn’t always the best way to get your message across — advertising is key, says professor Gabriel Rossman.

The money will support programs and research on the impact of COVID-19 among Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, including new research into hate incidents.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research scholars discuss how the Biden administration can use research to improve immigrant health.

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.