Dr. Arah receives Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring

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CCPR extends its warmest congratulations to Faculty Fellow Dr. Onyebuchi Arah, Professor of Epidemiology, on receiving UCLA’s 2026 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring. Professor Arah is recognized for his thoughtful…

Congratulations to the 2026 PAA CCPR Poster Award Winners!

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We are pleased to congratulate several CCPR affiliates who were recognized as poster winners at the Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meeting. Alison Gemmill (Associate Professor, Epidemiology) “Low-Risk Cesareans Across…

From Tax Policy to Health Outcomes: Londoño-Vélez Awarded Sloan Fellowship

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CCPR Affiliate and Assistant Professor, Juliana Londoño-Vélez, has been named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow in Economics. The prestigious Sloan Prize is awarded annually by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to early-career scholars whose work…

Professor Juliana Londoño-Vélez awarded Sloan Research Fellowship

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Congratulations, Professor Londoño-Vélez! Sloan Research Fellowships are among the most competitive and prestigious awards for early-career scholars, recognized as a marker of institutional excellence in fields such as chemistry, computer…

Student Affiliate Nanum Jeon receives invitation to the Rising Stars in Data Science Workshop at Stanford

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This November, student CCPR Affiliate and Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Nanum Jeon, is invited to participate in the Rising Stars in Data Science workshop at Stanford, co-hosted by Stanford, UC San Diego, and the University of Chicago. The workshop…

Tenzin Khando, CCPR Trainee and Community Health Sciences graduate student, receives the Emerging Scholars in Family Planning Grant

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CCPR Trainee and Community Health Sciences PhD student Tenzin Khando received the Emerging Scholars in Family Planning Grant from the Society of Family Planning to support her dissertation research on transnational sexual and reproductive healthcare…

Faculty Affiliate Randall Kuhn and team, receive R01 funding from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) for a four-year study to evaluate the Encampment Resolution Programs (ERPs)

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Congratulations to CCPR Faculty Affiliate Professor Randall Kuhn and team, who received R01 funding from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) for a four-year study: Health and Housing Impacts of Unsheltered Homeless Encampment Resolution…

Updates from California Policy Lab: awards, reports, and expansion.

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The California Policy Lab (CPL) is a nonpartisan research institute based at the University of California that partners with public agencies to generate research insights for government impact.  CPL is the recipient of the 2025 Public…

Congratulations to Steven Johnson for Receiving 2025 Lifka Staff Excellence Award!

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Steven Johnson, CCPR’s long-time fund manager and now deputy director, has won the 2025 Thomas E. Lifka Staff Excellence in Staff Performance Award—a highly competitive honor that recognizes staff who demonstrate exceptional service, teamwork,…

Jennie Brand received the 2025 ASA Sociology of Population Section, Otis Dudley Duncan Award (Honorable Mention) for her book Overcoming the Odds: The Benefits of Completing College for Unlikely Graduates

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Jennie Brand received the 2025 ASA Sociology of Population Section, Otis Dudley Duncan Award (Honorable Mention) for her book Overcoming the Odds: The Benefits of Completing College for Unlikely Graduates