Nation, World + Society

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs researchers have been selected to join the Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice, based at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, to study policing patterns related to misdemeanors in the city of Los Angeles.

The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World will be the first center in the Western Hemisphere that aims to advance the knowledge of ancient Iranian languages, history and religions.

Matthew Robb, the new chief curator of UCLA’s Fowler Museum, believes we still have much to learn from the ancient cultures of the Americas.

The percentage of black students who attend completely or almost-completely non-white schools has declined since the 1990s but remains above 70 percent.

When protests erupted after President Trump signed his executive order on immigration last month, more than 200 UCLA School of Law students jumped into action.

Lynn Vavreck notes that in 2016 more people care about the party of their future in-law than cared in 1958, and there is more desire for same-party marriage than there was in the 1950s.

The show marks 10 years of influential research from UCLA’s urban planning and architecture think tank.

UCLA researchers found that this was driven by participants’ views on social issues, such as marriage for same-sex couples, rather than economic issues, like tax cuts.

Law professor Aslı Bâli explains how a previous effort following 9/11 called National Security Entry-Exit Registration System failed to achieve its goals.

In a city famous for traffic jams and rush-hour gridlock, a return to rail may be putting Los Angeles on the right track.

James Gelvin coauthors an op-ed pointing out that because of wars what remains of Syria is severe unemployment, extreme poverty and public health disasters.

To counter likely cuts in federal funding for research into climate change and energy innovation, California’s government must fill the gap.

UCLA School of Law students honed their research, analytic and drafting skills when they worked on an amicus curiae brief on a case that will be argued Thursday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

A standing-room-only crowd gathered Wednesday, Jan. 18, in Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles to hear two UCLA scholars with expertise in immigration law and the historic underpinnings of the Japanese-American incarceration.

The youngest age group has the highest estimated percentage of individuals who identify as transgender.

In a study of rural communities in five countries, researchers found that women provide far more hours of care in their daily lives than do their male counterparts.

The UCLA Sephardic Archive has acquired one of the most significant collections ever assembled chronicling Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish history.

Michael Ross, professor of political science at UCLA, spent the past four years studying fossil fuel policies across 157 countries. The analysis was published in Nature Energy.

Three students from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs are gaining real-world experience this year as David Bohnett Fellows working in the offices of Mayor Eric Garcetti at L.A. City Hall.

UCLA professor Henry Kelly examines historical canonical legal procedures to correct the popular myths around the Italian astronomer’s belief in a sun-centered solar system.

This month, in a historic agreement crafted in part by the U.S. ambassador to Argentina and UCLA leaders, 94 educators from Argentina participated in a two-week Fulbright program at UCLA.

Tyrone Howard's Black Male Institute at UCLA focuses on finding ways to propel black male youth to college and prepare them for success in academia and professional life.

Daniel Treisman says that the number of indirect links between President-elect Donald Trump and the Russian government are cause for deep concern.

Thanks to a multimillion-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, faculty, staff researchers, and students affiliated with the UCLA Luskin Institute of Transportation Studies will be part of a new regional transportation center.

Law professor Khaled Abou El Fadl asks what message the government was trying to send when it flagged his passport and held him for 40 minutes without questioning.