Nation, World + Society

Adam Winkler says Justice Kennedy's swing vote status on gun control may be why the Court was reluctant to hear Second Amendment cases.

UCLA's national parking expert, Donald Shoup, says that when a city temporarily suspends parking meters it often backfires for the businesses it was meant to help.

The research, led by UCLA professor Mark Kaplan, underscores the need to harmonize suicide prevention and alcohol-control strategies.

A group of Los Angeles K-12 teachers participated in a special two-day seminar at UCLA on using soccer in the classroom as a way to teach politics, economics and globalization.

The Cal EcoMaps site, launched this month, features a detailed interactive map and environmental impact ratings for 172 industrial facilities in Los Angeles County.

Professor Brenda Stevenson, a scholar who looks into issues of gender, family and community during the slavery era, recalls her own family history and connections to slavery. Her work has earned her the 2014 Gold Shield Faculty Prize.

If construction pays so much more than other fields that don't require a college education, why don't women flock to it? A new study details the obstacles.

Reporting, writing and editing for the Bruin's Roar helps UCLA Community School students improve their English language skills and confidence.

The profiles provide a reliable source of information for policymakers, advocates, researchers, media and others interested in understanding the health of Californians, particularly those from previously understudied ethnic and racial minority groups.

UCLA faculty and graduate students with research interests in Mexico will soon be benefiting from a closer relationship with that country, its government and institutions.

The Anderson Forecast has partnered with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's office to help launch a new online open data portal called DataLA to make information readily available to residents.

Eric Cantor's surprising primary defeat by a Tea Party candidate doesn't necessarily mean primary voters are more extreme. UCLA professor Lynn Vavreck looks at the numbers and finds little difference between primary and general election voters.

Mentally ill mass murderers receive tons of media attention, but they're not the typical perpetrators of violent crimes, say researchers. The team recommends a new risk-based approach to reducing firearms fatalities.

With the world's attention focused on Brazil and its social problems, Gary Rhodes, a UCLA expert on global education, calls for using the World Cup games to build international understanding.

The current forecast picks up where March's left off, predicting "normal growth" in the 3 percent range through 2016. In California, the unemployment rate will continue to drop.

UCLA professor Mike Rose of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies discusses his book, 'The Mind at Work,' which was recently re-published as a 10th anniversary edition.

UCLA professor of economics Lee Ohanian looks at the evolution of sports teams as billionaire must-haves and how exorbitant sales prices impact fans.

As the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's demise approaches, UCLA political scientist Daniel Treisman evaluates how former Soviet bloc countries have fared in post-communism Eastern Europe.

The new Film Independent Humanitarian Award recognizes an individual in the world of film and TV whose work has demonstrated a deep commitment to humanitarian causes. Turner will receive the award June 12.

Ivo Welch is a professor of finance and economics at the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. His op-ed ran June 6 in the Los Angeles Times.

The endowed research fund at UCLA's Asian American Studies Center will support students, community-based partnerships and a wide range of research-related activities.

UCLA professor says in her new book that archival science must evolve beyond nationalistic standards and traditions and become more global.

"Policymakers should ensure that the impending shift in federal funding does not destabilize institutions that are the backbone of public health in California," UCLA researchers warn.

In less than 40 years, the number of Asian Americans elected or appointed to public office has jumped from just over 100 to more than 4,000, according to a new political almanac published by UCLA.

Despite the fact that early Japanese immigrants to California faced discrimination on multiple levels, one group that arrived in northern California showed little bitterness, according to a little-known documentary that recently resurfaced after 30 years.