Tag Archive for: UCLA Social Sciences

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UCLA to launch new social justice curriculum with $5 million grant from Mellon Foundation

A $5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will…

Million Dollar Hoods is already influencing policing in Los Angeles

In less than five years, Million Dollar Hoods has already…
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UCLA alumna awarded Mitchell Scholarship, first in 20 years

This time next year, Genevieve Finn ’20 will be studying…
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Are millennials really as ‘post-racial’ as we think?

-Researchers sent 4,000 responses to real “roommate wanted”…
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Match funds stimulate establishment of nine centennial term chairs

UCLA College donors gave gifts to establish nine endowed centennial…

UCLA political scientists: Political polarization is not as simple as it appears

As President-elect Joseph Biden prepares to take office amid…
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Election of Kamala Harris invites Americans to consider identity

Kamala Harris, only the second multiracial person and first…
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12 UCLA College scientists among world’s most influential researchers

Thirty-six UCLA scholars have been named as the world’s…
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UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute sees ‘contagious kindness’ in action

Today is World Kindness Day, and despite the current state…

Center for Community Engagement debuts new name, new website, and campus database for community partnerships

The UCLA Center for Community Learning has a new name. As…