Michael Storper Receives International Geography Prize The prestigious Vautrin Lud Award honors a scholar whose contributions are globally recognized
The prestigious Vautrin Lud Award honors a scholar whose contributions are globally recognized.
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Entries by Mary Braswell
UCLA Research Guides California Reparations Task Force
Graduate students led by Professor Michael Stoll analyze trove of data showing wide support of financial reparations to Black Californians with lineage to enslaved ancestors.
Yaroslavsky on Concern Over Angelenos’ Mental Health
“There is an anxiety level here that is unprecedented in my lifetime,” says the director of the UCLA Quality of Life Index.
Yin on Risks of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Plans
The growing popularity of this type of loan may be a symptom of a deeper problem in the economy: the inability of people to pay for modest consumer goods.
Monkeypox Outreach Based on Science and Messaging
To keep campuses and the wider community healthy during the outbreak, Social Welfare Professor Ian Holloway leads a fact-based campaign that avoids stigmatizing language.
Making Connections at UCLA Luskin
Students, alumni, faculty and staff come together for Welcome Week orientations and celebrations.
Celebrating an End to a ‘Slow-Moving Disaster’
California’s new law banning minimum parking requirements near transit stops is hailed as “one of the biggest land-use reforms in the country.”
Missed Opportunity to Deepen Connection With Latino Voters
In the L.A. mayor’s race and around the country, Democrats have taken Latino voters for granted while the GOP has made inroads, UCLA LPPI’s Sonja Diaz says.
A Rise in Alcohol-Involved Suicides Among Women
The proportion of alcohol-involved suicides significantly increased in recent years for U.S. women of all age groups, with the greatest increase among women over age 65.
Electric Cars Only Part of the Solution, Millard-Ball Says
To make real strides in the climate crisis, the move toward emission-free cars must be paired with a transit system that is a real competitor to the private car.
