UCLA |
Schools in U.S. growing more separate, still unequal
Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, schools nationwide are becoming more segregated for African Americans and Latinos.
UCLA |
'Harold and Kumar' star offers peek into the West Wing
Students in Fiat Lux class taught by Kal Penn meet with President Obama at LAX
UCLA |
State's undocumented immigrants use fewer health services than U.S.-born residents
Rate for undocumented adults' emergency department visits is significantly lower.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |
More extreme heat and drought in coming decades
Ten-degree increases in average high temperatures in some parts of the country are among projections in the National Climate Assessment.
UCLA |
After single moms get laid off, their kids may suffer for years
Study finds children are less likely to graduate from high school and college, more likely to experience depression
UC Berkeley |
I say Hispanic. You say Latino. How did the whole thing start?
Sociologist traces the commercial, political and cultural interests that colluded in the 1970s to create a national Hispanic identity.
UC Newsroom |
Public college leaders united in effort to graduate more students
UC President Napolitano joins CSU, community college leaders in pledging to streamline transfers and call on state to reinvest in higher education.
UC Berkeley |
Planning professor-turned-entrepreneur to help SF tackle urban problems with Big Data
From the classroom to the city, a UC Berkeley planning professor/entrepreneur is using Big Data to make a difference in urban life.
UC Newsroom |
UC sponsors bill to close financial aid gap for undocumented students
Legislation would create an educational loan program for students who meet eligibility requirements under California state law AB 540.
UCLA |
Labor expert weighs in on new Cesar Chavez biopic
Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, project director with the UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education, talks about the first biopic to feature the iconic Chicano labor leader.
UCLA |
Students use alternative spring break to grow
There are plenty of UCLA students who are spending the week of spring break enhancing their suntans and frolicking at traditional meccas of fun to decompress. But spring break also represents another kind of opportunity for students who have opted to travel to other destinations. Think Detroit.
At the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, 10 graduate students have chosen to spend the week in the downtrodden Motor City to learn firsthand from city officials and leaders about the pain of insolvency and collapse of urban infrastructure.
UC Newsroom |
grad research day 2014
Grad students travel to Sacramento to share work vital to meeting the needs of the state and its citizens.