Anne Pebley has been appointed Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation for 2018-19.

Anne Pebley has been appointed Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation for 2018-19.

Laura Wray-Lake along with Laura Abrams received a National Service and Civic Engagement Research grant of $100,000.

Laura Wray-Lake along with Laura Abrams received a National Service and Civic Engagement Research grant of $100,000.

Janet Tomiyama was awarded the 2017 Association for Psychological Science (APS) Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions.

  Janet Tomiyama was awarded the 2017 Association for Psychological Science (APS) Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions. The Janet Taylor Spence Award, named for APS’s first elected president, recognizes…

Till von Wachter is appointed Associate Dean for Research in UCLA’s Social Sciences Division

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Till von Wachter is appointed Associate Dean for Research in UCLA’s Social Sciences Division

Adriana Lleras-Muney was elected to the Executive Committee of the American Economics Association

Adriana Lleras-Muney was elected to the Executive Committee of the American Economics Association.

Jody Herman’s work was recognized as a Remarkable Achievement in Chancellor Block’s 2016-17 Year in Review message.

Jody Herman’s work was recognized as a Remarkable Achievement in Chancellor Block’s 2016-17 Year in Review message. Read more here   

UCLA Faculty Openings

  Faculty searches are underway in several units relevant to population and demography. Some have deadlines coming up soon.  

Michela Giorcelli won the Economic History Association’s Alexander Gerschenkron prize

Michela Giorcelli won the Economic History Association's Alexander Gerschenkron prize for the best dissertation in the economic history of an area outside of North America.  Michela’s dissertation was on Economic Recovery and the Determinants…

Michael Gaddis’ research is featured in the UCLA Newsroom

Prof. Michael Gaddis' research on inequality and bias is featured in the UCLA Newsroom Read more here

Meredith Phillips’ research is featured in the UCLA Newsroom

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Meredith Phillips' research is featured in the UCLA Newsroom Read more about it here