Steep Decline in Day-to-Day School Violence

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UCLA study of more than 6 million students during an 18-year period finds welcome school safety news amid outburst of mass shootings.
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After a Long Road to UCLA, He’s Now on the UC Board of Regents

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Drawing lessons from his own journey, Social Welfare doctoral student Merhawi Tesfai aims to break down barriers to higher education.

How Weather Woes Led Jack Rothman to UCLA

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Emeritus professor recalls move from chilly Midwest to sunny California and UCLA in the 1980s.
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The Past, Present and Future of Transportation Access

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Author and scholar Robert Cervero says long-ago research by his late mentor, Martin Wachs, still has relevance for today’s planners and policymakers
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The Trials — and Triumphs — of Rosina Becerra

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For almost 50 years as a professor and academic leader, she has taken on whatever challenges UCLA has asked of her.
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How Laws and Policies Can Close — or Widen — Gender Gaps

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New book by UCLA researchers shows that progress toward gender equality has stalled, particularly for caregivers in the U.S.
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Housing Inequality Is So Entrenched It Could Spark a Movement

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Scholar, author and activist Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor says establishing a human right to shelter may seem utopian but is long overdue.
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$3 Million Grant Will Help Expand Social Welfare Workforce

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Award will enable UCLA Luskin to grow its master of social welfare program to help meet statewide needs for behavioral health care.
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Latest Cohort of 4 Activists-in-Residence Is Largest Ever

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UCLA's cityLAB joins program founders — Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy and Asian American Studies Center — as on-campus hosts.
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In Reparations Debate, UCLA Students Help Amplify Black Californians’ Voices

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Public policy students use tools of research to help shape history. "All I could think about was that I don’t want to disappoint our ancestors.”