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UCLA Report Provides Strategies for Making Covered California More Affordable Public Policy's Wes Yin helps develop policy options to keep insurance costs down

February 1, 2019/0 Comments/in For Faculty, For Policymakers, Health Care, Public Policy, Public Policy News, School of Public Affairs Wes Yin /by Mary Braswell

Public Policy’s Wes Yin helps develop policy options to keep insurance costs down

Kevin de León Joins UCLA Luskin Former state legislative leader who bolstered California’s role in fighting climate change and building a clean-energy economy will teach public policy courses and provide insight on issues of special importance to Latinos

January 31, 2019/0 Comments/in For Faculty, For Policymakers, School of Public Affairs /by Les Dunseith

Former state legislative leader who bolstered California’s role in fighting climate change and building a clean-energy economy will teach public policy courses

At the Intersection of Activism, Housing and Politics UCLA’s Institute on Inequality and Democracy hosts new course for graduate students across campus interested in battling housing injustice

January 14, 2019/1 Comment/in Development and Housing, For Policymakers, For Students, Public Policy, School of Public Affairs, Social Welfare, Urban Planning Ananya Roy /by George Foulsham

Institute on Inequality and Democracy helps develop new course on housing justice that is open to all UCLA graduate students

Blog: Luskin’s Latest

February 19, 2019/by Stan Paul

Students Tackle Climate Change in Visit to L.A. City Hall

The 15th annual UCLA Luskin Day at Los Angeles City Hall focused on how global warming impacts planning and policy at the local level.

February 19, 2019/by Zoe Day

Manville’s Research on Universal Auto Access Published

February 12, 2019/by Myrka Vega

Undergrads Lunch and Learn With Gov. Dukakis

January 31, 2019/by Jackson Belway

Film Spotlights Students Pushed From School System

January 30, 2019/by Zoe Day

Tilly’s ‘Where Bad Jobs Are Better’ Earns 2018 Bowen Award

January 29, 2019/by Mary Braswell

Shah Publishes Research on Improving Sanitation Practices

January 18, 2019/by Zoe Day

Newsom Appoints 2 UCLA Luskin Graduates to Policy Advisor Roles

January 18, 2019/by Zoe Day

20 Faculty and Students Present Research at Social Work Conference

January 17, 2019/by Stan Paul

Hecht Awarded Medal by American Geographical Society

January 17, 2019/by Jackson Belway

UCLA Luskin Master of Social Welfare Receives Top Ranking

December 13, 2018/by Myrka Vega

Minority Health Improves in Positive School Environment, Study Finds

December 6, 2018/by Zoe Day

Project on Resources and Governance Receives $1.4-Million Grant

December 5, 2018/by Stan Paul

Shoup Book Makes Planetizen’s Top 10

Events

Coupling More Housing with Transit
Feb 20 @ 5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Presentation of the recently released UCLA Lewis Center's report "Transit Oriented Los Angeles" and a discussion of Los Angeles’ Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Affordable Housing Incentive Program.
Flip the Script: Stories of Social Change
Feb 21 @ 5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Undergraduate program hosts special session with featured guest Funmilola Fagbamila, founding member of Black Lives Matter.
Washington D.C. Alumni Regional Reception
Feb 26 @ 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
D.C. area alumni are invited to to join fellow alumni and Dean Gary Segura for an evening of Luskin camaraderie.
From Public Transit to Public Mobility
Mar 1 @ 9:00 am-5:00 pm
The 12th UCLA ITS DTLA Forum grapples with the public sector’s response to the dual trends of emerging new mobility services and declining public transit ridership.
Queer Care: LGBTQ Youth in Child Welfare
Mar 5 @ 12:30 pm-2:00 pm
A Luskin Lecture by the New York City-based author and educator will focus on why many LGBTQ kids endure discrimination and abuse within the foster care system.
Luskin Lecture on Social Justice and Public Space
Apr 23 @ 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Author and professor Setha Low of City University of New York will discuss "Social Justice and Public Space: Propositions and Problems."
Luskin Summit 2019: Livable L.A.
Apr 24 @ 8:30 am-1:00 pm
This research-informed, cross-sector conversation about the major issues facing the Los Angeles region will focus not on problems but on solutions.