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Message From the Dean: Recent Events in the L.A. City Council
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All of us — not just prominent people and elected officials but especially them — must do more to make the world a safer, saner place.
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Michael Storper Receives International Geography Prize
The prestigious Vautrin Lud Award honors a scholar whose contributions are globally recognized.
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Jim Newton Receives 2022 Carey McWilliams Award
Editor-in-chief of UCLA Blueprint magazine is recognized for journalistic contributions to society’s understanding of politics.
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Megan Mullin Becomes an Endowed Chair and Faculty Director at UCLA Luskin
Environmental politics scholar joins UCLA to lead the Luskin Center for Innovation and serve as a professor of public policy.
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UCLA, Hebrew University Receive $1.3 Million in Grants for Collaboration to Deter School Violence
Top scholars, educators and practitioners join forces to foster safe and welcoming schools.
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UCLA Luskin Research Helps Guide Public Health Response to Ongoing Monkeypox Outbreak
Professor Ian Holloway is among researchers working with health officials to develop evidence-based strategies
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Weekend Event Harnesses the Power of Service
Public Policy hosts aspiring public servants from across America for workshops focusing on policy issues and solutions.
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‘Social Workers Who Drive Social Change’
Students from around the world gather at UCLA to reimagine their chosen field through a justice-first lens.
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Ian Holloway Named Editor-in-Chief of Sexuality Research and Social Policy
At a time when sexuality and reproductive rights are at issue, professor hopes to make academic insight more readily available to policymakers.
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$1.5 Million Grant Will Support Institute’s Social Justice Mission
Foundation's award to Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy will bolster efforts that link academic pursuits to community organizing