Researchers Equip Policymakers to Protect Students From Extreme Heat
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation releases resource kit to inform policy and funding decisions for heat-resilient K-12 schools.
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Entries by Mary Braswell
Shoup on Cities’ Attempts to Take Back Curb Space
“You pay for everything else related to cars. The one thing you don’t pay for — curb parking — is a mess,” the UCLA Luskin urban planning expert says.
Tapping Into the Inner Strength of Black Girls Empowering children instead of focusing on their struggles will lead to healthier choices, says Luskin Lecturer Ijeoma Opara
Empowering children instead of focusing on their struggles will lead to healthier choices, says Luskin Lecturer Ijeoma Opara of Yale University.
‘Retirement Is Not Retreating; It’s Changing Gears’ Now a professor emeritus, Social Welfare's Mark Kaplan continues to teach and serve the UCLA community
Now a professor emeritus, Social Welfare’s Mark Kaplan continues to teach and serve the UCLA community.
If L.A. Crime Is Down, Why Is Fear Rising?
Data alone don’t shape perceptions of safety, says UCLA Luskin’s Jorja Leap, saying a person’s environment and biases must be factored in.
$7.5 Million Federal Grant to Establish Mobility Center of Excellence at UCLA
Researchers will study the impacts of emerging mobility technologies and services to determine how to improve equitable access to transportation and job participation.
Roy on Repeated Displacement of L.A.’s Unhoused Population
The sweep of an encampment in Van Nuys, part of a city program to address homelessness, demonstrates the risk that participants will eventually end up back on the street.
When Personalized Service Collides With Staffing Cuts
UCLA Luskin labor expert Chris Tilly weighs in on staff reductions at Petco and other retailers whose business models rely on offering in-person services.
UCLA’s New Latino Data Hub: A Catalyst for Change
The digital platform provides comprehensive data on citizenship, health, education, employment and other topics, customizable for different Latino populations.
Essays Capture Legacy of L.A. Historian Mike Davis
The author, urbanist and chronicler of L.A. history is the subject of a series of essays curated by UCLA Luskin Urban Planning and published in the journal Human Geography.
