LA Social Science Video Abstract Series: The Need to Acknowledge U.S. Imperialism in Teacher Education

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LA Social Science presents a new video abstract series that provides a summary or preview of current academic research that you can watch a UCLA scholar explain in a few minutes. Our inaugural episode features Dr. Laura C. Chávez-Moreno,…
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UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute Supports the #JustSayHello Campaign and Challenge

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The UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI) is supporting the "Just Say Hello" campaign to help bridge the racial divide. This is a small gesture with a big message. The #JustSayHelloChallenge encourages people to Just Say Hello to somebody…
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Inaugural Seminar of the New U.S. Census Federal Statistical Research Data Center Series on 3/31

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                    "The Micro-Level Determinants of White-Black Segregation: Beyond Spatial Assimilation and Place Stratification" Presented by Amber Crowell March 31st @ 1:00 pm ET, 10:00 am PT Dr.…
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CPL’s New Research Finds Sharp Increase in Share of Unemployed/Under-Employed Workers Who Receive UI Benefits in CA

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The UCLA California Policy Lab (CPL) recently released a new analysis of California unemployment insurance (UI) claims as part of a policy briefs series publishing research conducted in partnership with the Labor Market Information Division…
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UCLA Big Data and Politics Seminar Series Presents “Political Coalitions and Social Media: Evidence from Pakistan” on 3/19

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UCLA Big Data and Politics Seminar Series Political Coalitions and Social Media: Evidence from Pakistan   Paul Staniland Associate Professor of Political Science University of Chicago     Asfandyar Mir Postdoctoral…
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LA Social Science Book Series on Masculinity and Disability with Professor Salih Can Açiksöz

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In Sacrificial Limbs: Masculinity, Disability and Political Violence in Turkey, UCLA Anthropology Professor Salih Can Açiksöz examines the relationship between masculinity and disability with the stories of disabled veterans of Turkey's…
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Lost in Translation “en el Fil”

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by Sayil Camacho, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University; and Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, Project Director, UCLA Labor Center The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) contracted with the…
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Dr. Edward Walker Talks “Astroturfing” and the Rise of Misinformation Campaigns

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UCLA Sociology Professor Edward Walker, was recently featured in a video chronicling the increase in misinformation campaigns across the country that have been particularly visible since the pandemic began. The video by Scripps Media will be…
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UCLA Sociology Professor Discusses “Millenials and the Great Reckoning on Race”

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Dr. S. Michael Gaddis, assistant professor of sociology at UCLA, recently wrote an op-ed published in The Hill titled "Millennials and the Great Reckoning on Race." He writes that although Millenials appear to support "post-racial" attitudes,…
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