Newsroom - UCLA Social Scientists and the news
- 2013, June 5Farmer awarded economic science prize for new research
- 2013, May 31Susanna Hecht on the global 'scramble' for the Amazon
- 2013, May 30Robinson - Two professors win grant for research on human rights archive
- 2013, May 30Cheung - Professor receives teaching prize in Asian American studies
- 2013, May 21Jacob - After Hours: A professor and her therapy dog
- 2013, May 17Huerta - Say 'No' to Gang of Eight's immigration reform bill
- 2013, May 13Myers & Aron - Jews in the other promised land: a story that UCLA helped the Autry tell
- 2013, April 25Sanjay Subrahmanyam elected to the Collège de France
- 2013, April 25Halle & Reiff - Big-screen blockbusters tell tale of three cities
- 2013, April 24Jacob & Ruiz among those elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2013, April 22Chwe - Pride, prejudice and strategic thinking: Jane Austen wrote the book on game theory
- 2013, April 18Hunt & Sweeney among Ten faculty to receive Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Awards
- 2013, April 18Nile Green receives Association for Asian Studies book prize
- 2013, April 18Harold Demsetz named American Economic Association fellow
- 2013, April 17von Glahn one of UCLA scholars named Guggenheim Fellows
- 2013, April 17From desk drawer to top drawer: the Cotsen turns 40
- 2013, Mar. 27Tajima-Peña - Academy Award-nominated filmmaker appointed to endowed chair in Asian American studies
- 2013, Mar. 18Huerta - We need real immigration reform
- 2013, Mar. 14Higbie - Historian named fellow at Newberry Library, Chicago
- 2013, Mar. 7UCLA Library launches transformative broadcast news platform
- 2013, Mar. 5Smith - Global warming will open unexpected new shipping routes in Arctic, UCLA researchers find
- 2013, Feb. 28Jared Diamond wins two international awards
- 2013, Feb. 19In Memoriam: Armen Alchian, founder of the 'UCLA tradition' in economics
- 2013, Feb. 14Q&A: Terrorism expert Jeffrey Simon on Christopher Dorner and other 'lone wolves'
- 2013, Jan. 30New book traces Black Panthers' evolution from local activists to global anti-imperialists
- 2013, Jan. 24Ortner - An anthropologist's view of world of indie filmmaking
- 2013, Jan. 24CELF - UCTV presents A Cluttered Life: Middle Class Abundance
- 2013, Jan. 24Q&A: Historian Ivan Berend on Europe's financial crisis
- 2013, Jan. 24Look to traditional cultures to solve modern-day problems, says Jared Diamond
- 2013, Jan. 11UCLA presents free talk by Pulitzer Prize winner and UCLA professor Jared Diamond
- 2013, Jan. 4 Saguy - Why we diet
- 2013, Jan. 2Appleby - Disarm the filibuster
- 2013, Jan. 1Diamond - Lessons For The Modern World From The Societies Of 'Yesterday'
- 2012, Dec. 19Saguy - Public obsession with obesity may be more dangerous than obesity itself, UCLA author says
- 2012, Dec. 19Lieberman - How to get bipartisan filibuster reform passed now
- 2012, Dec. 18Obituary: Richard Baum, 72, prominent China scholar and UCLA professor
- 2012, Dec. 17Nazarian elected to HIAS Board of Directors
- 2012, Dec. 17How social scientists help politicians influence voters
- 2012, Dec. 13Q&A: Jared Diamond on what we can learn from traditional societies
- 2012, Dec. 13Carney - Association of American Geographers honor two faculty members
- 2012, Dec. 12Ohanian - Taxes are much higher than you think
- 2012, Dec. 10Professor Lloyd Shapley accepts Nobel prize in economics in Stockholm
- 2012, Nov. 29President Obama greets Nobel laureate Lloyd Shapley in the Oval Office
- 2012, Nov. 27Kligman - Multiple awards for sociology prof's new book
- 2012, Nov. 26Subrahmanyam - History professor wins first Infosys Prize for Humanities
- 2012, Nov. 26Fan - Don't expect big changes from new leadership in China
- 2012, Nov. 16Marotti - Tokyo's Mad Men: New UCLA book explores antics of Japanese avant-garde in 1960s
- 2012, Nov. 14Haselton - Prof speaks at Mexico's Fifth International Festival of Brilliant Minds
- 2012, Nov. 8Golden - RSVP now: Profs learn new ways to teach sustainability
- 2012, Nov. 7Campus experts analyze Election 2012
- 2012, Nov. 2Vavreck - Dissecting the political race, Hollywood-style
- 2012, Nov. 2Vavreck - In defense of the undecided
- 2012, Nov. 1Ohanian - Payroll taxes are 'regressive'? Time to rethink that idea
- 2012, Oct. 18Vavreck - For undecided voters, party identification matters
- 2012, Oct. 15Colleagues applaud Lloyd Shapley's Nobel win
- 2012, Oct. 15Shapley - UCLA professor wins Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
- 2012, Oct. 12Saguy - Weight-based stigma and bullying
- 2012, Oct. 11Moore - Researcher explores Bosnia's postwar reality
- 2012, Oct. 4Groeling - LA Weekly: Political Comm course one of "Best of L.A. Education"
- 2012, Oct. 4MacDonald - A warming world: The data, not the deniers, are overwhelming
- 2012, Sep. 27Higbie - Life on the Hill is new territory for these faculty
- 2012, Sep. 24Jeanne Arnold elected honorary fellow of California Academy of Sciences
- 2012, Sep. 18Forum reveals what goes on behind the scenes when networks call elections
- 2012, Sep. 12Arcadia Fund gives record $10 million to UCLA History Department
- 2012, Aug. 30Bruins' dot-com businesses take off with new campus accelerator
- 2012, Aug. 2310 Questions: Lynn Vavreck on the 2012 presidential election
- 2012, Aug. 22In Memoriam: Historian Alexander Saxton
- 2012, Aug. 16Graesch - What Does Your Fridge Door Say About Your Family?
- 2012, Aug. 13Walker - Grassroots mobilization by corporate America
- 2012, Aug. 2Diamond - Romney hasn't done his homework
- 2012, July 31Tilly - Can L.A. manage its budget without cutting public services?
- 2012, July 27White House honors Raúl Hinojosa Ojeda
- 2012, July 3Wong - Globe-trotting historian helps scholars see problems through different lens
- 2012, June 27Chicano Studies Research Center receives diversity award
- 2012, June 25Brantingham - Remapping gang turf: Math model shows crimes cluster on borders between rivals
- 2012, June 20Tornell - Europe Needs a Federal Reserve
- 2012, June 19Ochs, Arnold - UCLA book enumerates challenges faced by middle-class L.A.
- 2012, June 13Terraciano - Historian's hard work translates into gold
- 2012, June 8Reiff - UCLA Academic Senate elects historian chair for 2013-14
- 2012, June 5James Q. Wilson and his take-some-prisoners approach
- 2012, May 30Van Tilburg - Archaeologist digs deep to reveal Easter Island torsos
- 2012, May 1010 Questions: Michael Ross on the curse of being oil-rich
- 2012, April 25Cattelino wins Howard Foundation fellowship
- 2012, April 2410 Questions: Darnell Hunt on L.A's 1992 civil uprisings
- 2012, April 19Ruiz - Acclaimed historian goes the distance from Cuba to the classroom
- 2012, April 19Ross - Oil bonanza can spell trouble for nations
- 2012, April 19Atkeson - Budding entrepreneurs help nonprofits plan for growth
- 2012, April 12Hecht - Conservation consternation: Prof studies Amazon's forest people
- 2012, April 11Fessler - Do I look bigger with my finger on a trigger? Yes, says UCLA study
- 2012, April 3Vavreck - Prime Vote: Political Messaging on the Economy with Lynn Vavreck and Thad Kousser
- 2012, Mar. 23Bawn, Lohmann - All-online undergrad classes debut at UCLA
- 2012, Mar. 16Fan, Moore - Distinguished Teaching Award
- 2012, Mar. 16Vavreck - Ask an expert about political messaging
- 2012, Mar. 13Donnan - Archaeologist investigates legend of mythical ruler of ancient Peru
- 2012, Mar. 13Ochs - A Field Guide to the Middle-Class U.S. Family
- 2012, Mar. 12Baldwin - Tracing Europe's long road to economic catastrophe
- 2012, Mar. 8Kelly - UCLA historian sings praises of Afro-Jazz pioneers
- 2012, Mar. 2In Memoriam: James Q. Wilson, renowned political scientist and social commentator
- 2012, Feb. 29Ross - Liquid treasure or trouble? UCLA political scientist explores downside of oil wealth
- 2012, Feb. 27Gupta - 'Virtual migrants' man India's call centers, prof finds
- 2012, Feb. 16Leah Boustan Wins Sloan Research Fellowship
- 2012, Feb. 12Ruiz - President Obama to present UCLA professor with prestigious National Humanities Medal
- 2012, Feb. 9Derby - Helping Haitians tell their own stories of survival
- 2012, Feb. 710 questions: Lee Ohanian on jobs and economic recovery
- 2012, Jan. 25Gelvin - UCLA historian's book looks at Arab uprisings, their common origins and different paths
- 2012, Jan. 18Professor emeritus Leo Snowiss dies (Daily Bruin)
- 2012, Jan. 17In Memoriam: Leo Snowiss, political science professor
- 2012, Jan. 11Brantingham - LAPD's sci-fi solution to real crime
- 2012, Jan. 4Zhou - Survivor of Cultural Revolution chronicles immigrants' lives
- 2011, Dec. 21Vavreck - UCLA political scientist heads to Iowa, New Hampshire for survey of presidential campaign
- 2011, Dec. 15Traweek - Faculty win $1.2M grant to study data practices
- 2011, Dec. 12UCLA comes out to support Angelina Jolie's new film
- 2011, Dec. 1Atkeson - Rising fear over bank stock prices calls for forceful leadership
- 2011, Nov. 30Geography - Angel Flights
- 2011, Nov. 21Terraciano - 'Contested Visions' unveils contrasting histories of colonial Latin America
- 2011, Nov. 17Green - Seeing Afghan history through Afghan eyes
- 2011, Nov. 14Distinguished Professor Walter Allen named Sudikoff Fellow
- 2011, Nov. 8Appleby - The American economic pyramid: a reality check
- 2011, Nov. 2Fan - China's aging population can't afford health care
- 2011, Oct. 24Hale - Professor hailed for half century of contributions as Middle East scholar, activist
- 2011, Oct. 20Zhou - New book explores professor's journey in Asian American studies
- 2011, Oct. 17Sanders - Foreign perceptions of the U.S. are complex and changeable, book argues
- 2011, Oct. 6Baca - Great Wall restoration gives untold history new life
- 2011, Sep. 27Ohanian - Stimulus and the Depression: the untold story
- 2011, Sep. 27Buera - Rich country, poor country: Economists say financial sector key driver of economic growth
- 2011, Sep. 6Gruys - Mirror, mirror, off the wall
- 2011, Sep. 6Apter - The Tea Party's prison
- 2011, Sep. 5Tilly - Unions continue to take a beating in post-recession climate, UCLA study shows
- 2011, Sep. 2Brantingham - Researchers develop predictive policing model for Santa Cruz PD
- 2011, Sep. 1Gruys - Student goes year without looking in the mirror
- 2011, Aug. 24Hill - Inside the Marcus Garvey archives
- 2011, Aug. 22Cattelino - Anthropology prof wins Cultural Horizons Prize
- 2011, Aug. 18Hill - Marcus Garvey movement owes large debt to Caribbean expats, UCLA historian finds
- 2011, Aug. 17Lytle Hernández - Historian's book on U.S. Border Patrol wins major prize
- 2011, Aug. 1110 Questions for economist Lee Ohanian: Why credit-rating agencies matter
- 2011, Aug. 3Silverman - History prof named the Marta Sutton Weeks Fellow
- 2011, July 28Saguy - Why a French sex scandal could only start in the U.S.
- 2011, July 28UCLA College helps prepare China's future scholars
- 2011, July 26Jacoby - The terror from within
- 2011, July 25Stanish - What is war good for? Sparking civilization, suggest UCLA archaeology findings from Peru
- 2011, July 12Grant to widen access to archive dedicated to preserving lesbian, feminist history
- 2011, July 6Kagawa-Singer - Public health professor to study Asian-American breast cancer survivors
- 2011, July 6Subrahmanyam - History prof publishes book on Mughal Empire
- 2011, July 6Appleby - Founding Fathers foresaw presidential ambition to wage war
- 2011, June 28Groseclose - Why Chris Wallace was right and Jon Stewart was wrong
- 2011, June 27In Memoriam: Anthropologist John G. Kennedy
- 2011, May 29With global warming, Arctic access will diminish by land but improve by sea
- 2011, May 27Roy - Sociology prof's book wins Charles Tilly Award
- 2011, May 24Williams - Don't conflate Strauss-Kahn's assault with Schwarzenegger's affair
- 2011, May 6Arnold - For UCLA expert on Chumash Indians, roughly hewn beads are child's play
- 2011, May 6Kahn - The challenge of ranking America's 300 cities
- 2011, May 5Binder, Gelvin, Rapoport - Al-Qaeda after bin Laden
- 2011, May 4Agnew, Gillespie - Geographer, students had Osama bin Laden in their sights
- 2011, May 4Bawn, Lohmann - Five UCLA faculty to help forge UC's online future
- 2011, Apr. 28In memoriam: Sociologist Harold Garfinkel
- 2011, Apr. 25Narro - Labor Center project director appointed to city board
- 2011, Apr. 20Econ, SSC - Researchers test strategies to motivate students to save energy
- 2011, Apr. 15Hovannisian - Popular Armenian studies professor is chosen to deliver 'My Last Lecture'
- 2011, Apr. 13Waugh - UCLA News Week: Civil War legacy
- 2011, Apr. 8Ford, Subrahmanyam - Four UCLA scholars win 2011 Guggenheim Fellowships
- 2011, Apr. 810 Questions for Russian expert Daniel Treisman
- 2011, Apr. 8Bawn, Lohmann - Gates Foundation to fund UC online course development
- 2011, Apr. 710 Questions for UCLA's Nobel Prize-winning economist Elinor Ostrom
- 2011, Apr. 1Appelbaum & Tilly - Job sharing lessens pain of unemployment on workers, state
- 2011, Mar. 22Suzanne Bianchi - She tracks social changes within the American family
- 2011, Mar. 16Piterberg,Spiegel - Faculty experts examine Libya no-fly zone
- 2011, Mar. 11Exhibit touts jazz ambassadors and their global impact
- 2011, Mar. 3Judith Carney - Themes of hunger, food and survival weave through her life story
- 2011, Mar. 2Kerri Johnson - Dude, you throw like a crybaby!
- 2011, Feb. 23Peter Baldwin - What is the UC system worth?
- 2011, Feb. 17Thomas Gillespie - Professor's documentary wins coveted Telly award
- 2011, Feb. 10New web forum helps researchers search for collaborators
- 2011, Feb. 3Gary Nash - Historian brings president's slaves into national spotlight
- 2011, Jan. 2710 Questions for economist Lee Ohanian on the business of sports
- 2011, Jan. 27Charles Stanish - Archaeologists give villagers a stake in preserving history
- 2011, Jan. 25Matthew Kahn - How we gain from China's green advances
- 2011, Jan. 19Cindy Fan - Is extreme parenting effective?
- 2011, Jan. 3Joyce Appleby - Filibustering against the will of the people needs to be busted
- 2010, Dec. 16Political scientist Eugene V. Wolfenstein is dead at 70
- 2010, Dec. 16Robert Chao Romero - History of Chinese in Mexico documented for first time in English-language book
- 2010, Dec. 14Waldinger will teach NEH summer seminar
- 2010, Dec. 6Peter Baldwin - Globalization spurs brain drain at U.S. universities
- 2010, Dec. 6Robert Chao Romero - Discovery of his roots leads him to track history of Chinese in Mexico
- 2010, Dec. 2Judy Baca - American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education honors three
- 2010, Dec. 1Joan Waugh receives Jefferson Davis Award for Grant biography
- 2010, Nov. 30Laurence Smith - Geography professor envisions "The World in 2050"
- 2010, Nov. 29Martie Haselton - Contact with dads drops when women ovulate
- 2010, Nov. 23Michael Intriligator - Time to get out of Afghanistan
- 2010, Nov. 16Ghislaine Lydon - Inaugural Martin Klein Prize awarded to history prof
- 2010, Nov. 16Joan Waugh - Issues of Civil War still resonate today
- 2010, Nov. 16Roger Farmer - Restoring confidence in the US economy
- 2010, Nov. 15Darnell Hunt - The lessons of the Nov. 2 election
- 2010, Nov. 10Lynn Vavreck - Midterm Election Results (video)
- 2010, Oct. 28Andreas Wimmer - Facebook study finds race trumped by ethnic, social, geographic origins in forging friendships
- 2010, Oct. 2110 Questions for Tim Groeling on the power of political ads
- 2010, Oct. 15Lynn Vavreck - UCLA faculty experts advisory: Attack ads in campaigns are valuable
- 2010, Oct. 11Lee Ohanian - Solid long-term policies, not quick fixes, needed to turn economy around
- 2010, Oct. 610 Questions: Miriam Robbins Dexter on the "magical" female form
- 2010, Oct. 1Darnell Hunt - Bunche Center co-authors to be honored for book collaboration
- 2010, Sept. 22International Migration Scholar Waldinger Joins Institute Leadership
- 2010, Sept. 16Tim Groeling - Obama's best chance for reelection? Democratic losses in 2010, says UCLA political scientist
- 2010, Sept. 1610 Questions for Jared Diamond on the prospects of global collapse
- 2010, Sept. 3Joan Silk - "They help us imagine what early human ancestors might have been like."
- 2010, Aug. 31Matthew Kahn - Will climate change make Seattle the new L.A.?
- 2010, Aug. 30William Roy - American folk music's long and winding road to relevance
- 2010, Aug. 2710 Questions for Sebastián Edwards
- 2010, Aug. 24Marilyn Raphael - Climate change is here to stay -- for centuries
- 2010, Aug. 19Roger Farmer - One route to creating more jobs
- 2010, Aug. 17Matthew Kahn - Capitalism will help us adapt to climate change, economist says
- 2010, Aug. 9Peter Baldwin - Vacation-deprived Americans still a happy lot
- 2010, Aug. 6Cindy Fan - "Many non-Asians and non-Chinese are using (the treatment) . . ."