Tag Archive for: UCLA Social Sciences

A photo of an I voted sticker.

USA Today harnesses UCLA political scientists’ ‘Nationscape’ data

As voters in 14 states, including California, go to the polls…
An employment among homeless graphic.

Nearly 75% of L.A. County’s homeless previously worked in California

A report published Feb. 26 by the California Policy Lab…
Ellen DuBois, professor emerita of history in the UCLA College and author of “Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote.”

Historian’s new book traces three generations of suffragists

They persisted. August 2020 marks the 100th anniversary…
A photo of a Himba father and son.

Study of African society inspires broad thinking about human paternity, fidelity

A new study from UCLA professor of anthropology Brooke Scelza…

2020 Hollywood Diversity Report: A different story behind the scenes

Oscars viewers this weekend might see the predominantly white…

Unearthing Easter Island’s Moai

Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly known) is home…
Photograph of Sarah Abrevaya Stein

Professor’s book about Sephardic Jews chosen as a best of 2019

Adding to the chorus of critics’ raves, The Economist…
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UCLA political scientists launch one of largest-ever public opinion surveys for run-up to 2020

As the nation heads into another contentious presidential campaign,…

UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center: 50 years of providing Native peoples a voice

As a quiet darkness descended over the several thousand people…

UCLA historian Kelly Lytle Hernández awarded MacArthur Fellowship

UCLA professor Kelly Lytle Hernández, an award-winning author…