Voters in both parties favor caution as cities begin to reopen
“Our research has revealed a nation largely in agreement on everything from preventive measures to thoughts about returning to normal activities,” said UCLA political science professor Lynn Vavreck. (Photo Credit: […]
PBS series on Asian Americans features work of UCLA filmmakers and scholars
UCLA professor Renee Tajima-Peña, series producer of “Asian Americans.” (Photo Credit: Claudio Rocha) n 1982, a young Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was beaten to death as he was […]
For census season, these UCLA students want to make sure everyone counts
Students in a course on the U.S. Census taught by Professor Natalie Masuoka. From left: Milagros Martinez Stordeur, Kaumron Eidgahy, Iris Hinh and Amy Bugwadia. (Photo Credit: Agustina Martinez Stordeur) […]
Sarah Stein named to new Viterbi Chair in Mediterranean Jewish Studies
Sarah Abrevaya Stein. Photo credit: Caroline Libresco Prominent historian Sarah Abrevaya Stein has been named the inaugural holder of the Viterbi Family Endowed Chair in Mediterranean Jewish Studies in the […]
Historian’s new book traces three generations of suffragists
Ellen DuBois observes that expanding the vote is still not something established political leaders are eager to do. (Photo Credit: Scarlett Freund) They persisted. August 2020 marks the 100th anniversary […]
Study of African society inspires broad thinking about human paternity, fidelity
A new study from UCLA professor of anthropology Brooke Scelza invites geneticists and sociologists to think more broadly about human fidelity and paternity. Scelza’s study, published in the journal Science […]
Two elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
From left: Lynn Vavreck, Miguel García-Garibay Six exceptional UCLA professors and leaders — including the UCLA College’s Physical Sciences Dean Miguel García-Garibay and Political Science Professor Lynn Vavreck — were […]
Play your part, stay apart: Advice and insight on physical distancing
Play your part, stay apart (Photo Credit: Jessica Wolf) It has been a month since the wide-ranging safer-at-home directive went into effect in Los Angeles on March 17, following, and […]
With record unemployment filings, federal stimulus will help, but more is needed
COVID-19 will plunge the United States economy into a recession. Photo Credit: by James Yarema on Unsplash As an economist and director of the California Policy Lab, Till von Wachter is continually […]
