Building Resilient Utilities: UCLA Issues Report on Key Water and Power Infrastructure Needs
Smart meters and undergrounding power lines are among promising innovations in addressing climate and fire risks.
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Entries by Mary Braswell
Latinas Remain the Lowest-Paid Group in the U.S. Workforce
A new UCLA data analysis identifies nationwide wage inequities that vary by age, national descent and geography.
Helping America’s Schools Adapt to the Climate Era
Aging campuses are in need of modernization, but that can be costly for many schools that are already facing underinvestment, UCLA Luskin’s V. Kelly Turner says.
5 UCLA Luskin Alumni Honored for Civic Leadership
They are among 40 visionaries, volunteers and leaders to earn the 2025 Bruin Excellence in Civic Engagement distinction from UCLA Alumni Affairs.
Failure to Vote on a Key Los Angeles Appointment
“It’s almost unheard of,” Zev Yaroslavsky says after City Council fails to act to confirm or reject a high-profile appointee to the L.A. Police Commission.
Manville on the End of an Era for Carpool-Lane Access
Solo drivers of Califorina’s clean-air vehicles may no longer take advantage of the carpool lane perk. How will they adapt?
Pandemic Set Kindergartners Back Developmentally
Research led by UCLA Luskin’s Judith Perrigo finds lower scores in language and thinking skills and social competence, but the overall picture is mixed.
UCLA Grants Deepen Ties to the L.A. Community Projects by Luskin faculty will build collaboration among scholars, students and local partners
Projects by Luskin faculty will build collaboration among scholars, students and local partners.
America Is Becoming a Nation of Homebodies
People are spending nearly 1.5 hours less outside their homes in 2023 than they did in 2003, research from UCLA and Clemson shows.
A Quiet Warrior Fights for the Unhoused
In taking on the homelessness emergency, UCLA Luskin alumna Lourdes Castro Ramírez draws on her decades of public service at the local, state and federal levels.
