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LA Social Science Presents “Conversations with Changemakers” Featuring Dr. Leigh-Anna Hidalgo & Rosanna Simons (VID)
The grassroots organization People for People (Gente por Gente) LA grew organically with the help of UCLA students to respond to the needs of the community, particularly during COVID-19. Find […]
LA Social Science Story: Interview with UCLA Alum and Naval Science Vice Chair CDR Robert Hill
By Dr. Celia Lacayo, Associate Director of Community Engagement, Division of Social Sciences Commander Robert Hill is the Vice Chair of the UCLA Naval Science Department and a student in […]
LA Social Science Presents “Conversations with Changemakers” Featuring UCLA Alum Karina Ramos (Video)
UCLA alum Karina Ramos (’99) an attorney at Immigrant Defenders Law Center represents many immigrant children seeking asylum. She discusses the need for more attorneys to advocate for children’s rights. […]
Dr. Lal Continues His Essay Series on the Historic Parallels Between Past Plagues and the Current Pandemic
Professor Vinay Lal, UCLA Professor of History and Asian American Studies, has an informative blog titled, “Lal Salaam: A Blog by Vinay Lal.” Recently, he has written “a series of […]
LA Social Science Student Research Spotlight: Black Feminine Erotic Activism
Dominique Rocker is finishing a Master of Arts in the Department of African American Studies at UCLA. Examining the writing and narrative resistance of Black Panther women in the 1970s, […]
LA Social Science Presents “Conversations with Changemakers” Featuring Dr. Efrén Pérez (Video)
As the Director of the UCLA Race, Ethnicity, Politics and Society (REPS) Lab, Dr. Efrén Pérez is facilitating cutting-edge research that examines how racial diversity impacts politics. One of his […]
Pandemics Past and Present: One Hundred Years of California History
The UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy (LCHP) has released their latest research report, titled Pandemics Past and Present: One Hundred Years of California History. Particularly timely in light […]
Incoming UCLA Professor Examines if Vote-by-Mail Advantages Either Political Party
By Dan Thompson I am a PhD candidate in American politics at Stanford University and will be starting as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at UCLA […]
Pandemic Inequalities: Assessing the Fallout in the Restaurant Industry
By Eli R. Wilson, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of New Mexico It is impossible to locate a part of our society that has not been profoundly affected by the […]
