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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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UCLA model ID’s areas that should have priority for vaccine, other COVID-19 help

To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives, UCLA…
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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…

Why is progress so slow for Latinos in Hollywood?

Although minorities overall are becoming better represented…

Birthrates, marriage, gender roles will change dramatically in post-pandemic world, scientists predict

COVID-19 and America’s response to it are likely to profoundly…
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Diversity improves among TV actors, but executives still overwhelmingly white and male

-An analysis by researchers at the UCLA College found that…
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California has removed most obstacles to voting. Why are so many still not going to the polls?

A new report by the UCLA Luskin Center for History and…
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Andrea Ghez wins 2020 Nobel Prize in physics

Andrea Ghez, UCLA’s Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine…
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Guts and brains: How microbes in a mother’s intestines affect fetal neurodevelopment

During pregnancy in mice, the billions of bacteria and other…