‘Democracy Is on the Defensive’ Global affairs experts gather to analyze the sobering findings of the 2024 Berggruen Governance Index
Global affairs experts gather to analyze the sobering findings of the 2024 Berggruen Governance Index.
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Entries by Mary Braswell
Weisburst Selected as National Bureau of Economic Research Fellow
The UCLA Luskin public policy faculty member is a labor economist who focuses on criminal justice and education.
UCLA to Lead New Center of Excellence for Heat Resilient Communities The Luskin Center for Innovation, in collaboration with 50 partners, receives a first-of-its-kind federal grant to help guard against climate danger
The Luskin Center for Innovation, in collaboration with 50 partners, receives a first-of-its-kind federal grant to help guard against climate danger.
Building Up Communities of Color Three Black real estate professionals committed to investing in low-income neighborhoods share their successes and struggles
Three Black real estate professionals committed to investing in low-income neighborhoods share their successes and struggles
Public Affairs Grad Named 2024 Young Alumnus of the Year
Chase Griffin has leveraged his visibility as UCLA’s quarterback to combat food insecurity and encourage corporations to invest in community groups.
Quality of Life Index Sheds Light on L.A.’s Housing Burden
“This is the lowest rating we’ve ever had in the nine years we’ve been doing this survey,” says Zev Yaroslavsky, director of the Los Angeles Initiative at UCLA Luskin.
Loukaitou-Sideris on Making Transit Hubs More Welcoming
“If we all start getting afraid of agoraphobia and not going to these public spaces, we will end up in a cocoon of private spaces,” says the UCLA Luskin expert on transit safety.
Millard-Ball Receives Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award
The professor of urban planning is conducting research in Berlin with support from the award, which recognizes outstanding accomplishments by top global scholars.
Reframing Perspectives on Who’s Helped, Hurt by Minimum Wage Hikes
California’s wage increase for fast-food workers also impacts small businesses competing for labor, UCLA Luskin’s Chris Tilly says.
Persistent Gaps for Black Californians Would Take Over 248 Years to Close
The State of Black California 2024 report, authored by UCLA Luskin Professor Michael Stoll, analyzes two decades of socioeconomic status data, with sobering conclusions.
