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    UCLA-led study following nearly 27,000 L.A. Unified students yields insights that can help inform education policy

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UCLA Activists-in-Residence for 2023 are, from left, Steve Diaz, Marlené Nancy Lopez, Josiah Edwards and Melissa Acedera. Photo by Les Dunseith

Latest Cohort of 4 Activists-in-Residence Is Largest Ever UCLA's cityLAB, Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy and Asian American Studies Center will serve as on-campus hosts

February 3, 2023/0 Comments/in For Faculty, For Policymakers, For Students, For Undergraduates, School of Public Affairs Ananya Roy, Dana Cuff, Karen Umemoto /by Mary Braswell

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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Grant to Support Study of ‘Lifers’ Who Are Given a Second Chance Project led by Laura Abrams of UCLA Social Welfare will focus on people convicted of offenses committed when they were under 18

November 1, 2022/0 Comments/in For Faculty, For Policymakers, For Students, For Undergraduates, School of Public Affairs, Social Welfare, Social Welfare News Laura Abrams /by Mary Braswell

Nationwide project led by Laura Abrams of UCLA Social Welfare will focus on people convicted of offenses committed when they were under 18.

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Jim Newton, left, editor of UCLA's Blueprint magazine, moderates a conversation with Kal Penn at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center. Photo by Les Dunseith

Kal Penn on Working for Change in Hollywood and Politics The actor, author, public servant and UCLA alumnus shares his multilayered life story with a Luskin Lecture audience

November 9, 2022/0 Comments/in Diversity, For Faculty, For Policymakers, For Students, For Undergraduates, Politics, Public Policy, Public Policy News, School of Public Affairs Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Jim Newton /by Mary Braswell

The actor, author, public servant and UCLA alumnus shares his multilayered life story with a Luskin Lecture audience.

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January 30, 2023

Exploring Impact of COVID-19 on Urban Mobility

University of California scholars assess the pandemic's impact on transportation in the metropolis, including whether altered patterns are likely to persist.
January 24, 2023

Telehealth, Key Part of Pandemic-Era Care, Should Be More Accessible, Study Finds

January 19, 2023

$1.4 Million Grant to Bolster ‘Powerful Collective’ Advocating for BIPOC Transgender Sex Workers

January 19, 2023

Creating More Inclusive Cities Through Just Urban Design

January 10, 2023

Abrams, 3 Emeriti Professors Make Top 100 List of Social Work Researchers 

January 4, 2023

New Book by Mukhija Redefines Single-Family Living and the American Dream

December 8, 2022

Torres-Gil Selected as American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Fellow

November 28, 2022

UCLA Luskin Social Welfare Alumnae Elevated to Public Office

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EVENTS

A few are virtual or hybrid, but in-person sessions are again taking place in accordance with COVID-19 protocols. All events are free unless otherwise indicated.

Fulbright Programs Information Session

Feb 7 @ 12:00 pm-1:00 pmZoom

Ross Fenimore, project director for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program, will impart information and discuss the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Biking while Black – Documentary Screening and Discussion

Feb 7 @ 6:30 pm-8:30 pmJames Bridges Theater, UCLA

This documentary features the actions being taken by some of our leading Black bicyclists and community-based organizations.

Cafecito con Luskin

Feb 8 @ 9:00 am-10:30 am200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Join our monthly networking event for UCLA Luskin alumni living in the Los Angeles area.

Asian American & Pacific Islander Policy Summit

Feb 10 @ 8:00 am-6:00 pmUCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center

Researchers, students, community, government, corporate and academic leaders will engage in conversations around the theme, "Building Solutions for an Equitable Future."

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UCLA Luskin Lecture by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Feb 15 @ 6:30 pm-8:00 pmUCLA Royce Hall – West Lobby

The scholar, author and activist will reflect on her work around Black politics, social movements and racial inequality. Seating is limited.

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FACULTY IN THE NEWS

February 6, 2023

Turner on Alternatives to School Police

Coalition says redirecting funds away from policing and toward expanded mental health and academic counseling programs will improve LAUSD students' well-being.
February 3, 2023

Kaplan on Challenges in Implementing Gun Control

January 31, 2023

Understanding the Epidemic of Mass Attacks

January 27, 2023

Tilly on Grocery Store Employees’ Rights

January 23, 2023

Callahan on Cleaning Up Polluting Port Traffic

January 20, 2023

Holloway on Stigmas Surrounding HIV/AIDS and Mpox

January 19, 2023

Yin on Effects of Mass Medical Debt Forgiveness

January 18, 2023

Torres-Gil on the Rapid Growth of the Aging Population

January 17, 2023

Cohen on Why Forced Institutionalization Goes Unchallenged

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UCLA Luskin Research Centers and Affiliated Programs

Lewis Center research addresses sexual harassment on public transit

Lewis Center for
Regional Policy Studies

ITS finds unequal access to remote work in the age of COVID-19

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Transportation Studies

Latino voters tipped the scales in 2020 battleground states, LPPI finds

Latino Policy and
Politics Institute

Center for Innovation reports on California Climate Investments

Luskin Center
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II&D forecasts crisis levels of eviction and homelessness

Institute on Inequality
and Democracy

CNK projects pandemic’s outsized impact on disadvantaged neighborhoods

Center for
Neighborhood Knowledge

HHIPP explores higher tobacco and cannabis use in LGBTQ community

Hub for Health Intervention,
Policy and Practice

Informing solutions to educational challenges facing Los Angeles

Los Angeles Education
Research Institute

India: Impacts of income shocks on child and adolescent human capital

The Global Lab
for Research in Action

Deepening knowledge in urban planning and policy in the Americas

Latin American Cities
Initiative

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Global Public Affairs
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