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LA Social Science Presents “Conversations with Changemakers” Featuring Dr. Amada Armenta

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The current state of relations between multiple arms of law enforcement and the similarities and differences between police brutality aimed at Latinos and African Americans is discussed with Dr. Amada Armenta, UCLA assistant professor in…
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LA Social Science Presents “Conversations with Changemakers” Featuring Dr. Felipe Goncalves

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UCLA Assistant Professor Felipe Goncalves in the Department of Economics spoke with LA Social Science about his research on racial bias in policing. In collaboration with Professor Steve Mello from Dartmouth College, Dr. Goncalves estimates…
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LA Social Science Community Conversations Featuring UCLA Medical School Dr. Tomer Begaz

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LA Social Science spoke with Dr. Tomer Begaz, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and Director of Undergraduate Medical Education at UCLA-Olive View Medical Center, about his recent "Golden Apple"…
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L.A. Times Features Professor Hunter and Prominent L.A. Writers Discussing the City’s Racial Past and Present

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In this important piece featured in the Los Angeles Times, UCLA's Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter, Scott Waugh Endowed Chair in the Division of the Social Sciences, professor of sociology, and chair of the department of African American Studies,…
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UCLA California Policy Lab’s Latest Policy Brief Highlights the Difficulties CA. Workers Continue to Experience as the Economy Re-Opens

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The UCLA California Policy Lab has released their fourth policy brief focused on Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims in California since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March. The latest policy brief, "An Analysis of Unemployment Insurance…
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UCLA Professor Srinivasan Advocates for Digital Bill of Rights in CNN Op-Ed

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Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan, UCLA Professor of Graduate Studies of Education and Information Sciences and Bedari Kindness Institute Faculty Advisory Committee member, has co-authored an opinion piece on CNN.com with Rene Bermudez titled "How Silicon…
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UCLA Podcast “Then & Now” Connects Past to Present with Professor Robin Kelley

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UCLA's Luskin Center for History and Policy (LCHP) has continued to be a leading voice in connecting past to present. The center's "Then & Now" podcast has tackled some of the most challenge topics of the day by connecting them to the…
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“Be Still And Do Not Move”: The COVID-19 Migrant and the Ministry of the Soul

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India's largest media network, ABP Live, recently published UCLA Professor of History and Asian American Studies Dr. Vinay Lal's latest essay, "'Be Still And Do Not Move': The COVID-19 Migrant and the Ministry of the Soul," about the global…
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UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy Releases Report About Latest Scourge of White Nationalism

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UCLA's Luskin Center for History and Policy has published a report, "All is Not Well in the Golden State: The Scourge of White Nationalism in Southern California," that examines white nationalism's history, ideology, and present-day operations,…
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