Prof. Matthew Kahn is quoted in LA Times

Prof. Matthew Kahn identified a couple of trends where individuals feel greater incentive to go green. Article: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-turf-rebate-psychology-20150729-story.html#page=1

New on the NICHD website: Exploring Population Dynamics

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NICHD’s Population Dynamics Branch supports research on a range of topics, including the factors that make populations rise and fall, such as fertility and mortality. Here’s what branch chief Rebecca Clark had to say http://www.nichd.nih.gov/news/resources/spotlight/Pages/072115-pop-dynamics.aspx

Prof. Edward Walker is quoted in Mashable

Prof. Edward Walker stated "when businesses face major threats that could potentially harm their whole industry, these kinds of 'grassroots' campaigns start to happen in a pretty serious way." Article: http://mashable.com/2015/07/15/short-term-rentals-lobbying/  

Prof. Mark Kaplan is quoted in Philly.com

Prof. Mark Kaplan stated that it is important to appreciate the complexity of the suicide by viewing it both as a personal and social phenomenon. He expressed the need to understand how the social organizational context of the Army affects…

Prof. Michael Stoll featured in Bloomberg Business

Prof. Michael Stoll explained why the 20 metropolitan areas are losing the greatest share of local people to other parts of the U.S. between July 2013 and July 2014. Article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-22/these-are-the-top-20-cities-americans-are-ditching

Congratulations to Prof. C. Cindy Fan!

Prof. C. Cindy Fan has been appointed UCLA's vice provost for international studies and global engagement. Article: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/c-cindy-fan-named-vice-provost-international-studies-and-global-engagement

Congratulations to Prof. Heuveline!

Prof. Patrick Heuveline's paper entitled  "The boundaries of genocide: Quantifying the uncertainty of the death toll during the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia (1975–79)" has been published in Population Studies: A Journal of Demography The online…

Prof. Mark Kaplan is quoted in Philly.com

Prof. Mark Kaplan stated that it is important to understand how the social organizational context of the Army affects these individual vulnerabilities. Article: http://www.philly.com/philly/health/topics/HealthDay701176_20150709_Newly_Enlisted_Army_Soldiers_at_Risk_of_Attempted_Suicide__Study.html

Congratulations to Prof. Ian Holloway!

Prof. Ian Holloway earns Hellman Fellowship for LGBT research. Article: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/holloway-earns-hellman-fellowship-for-lgbt-research

Prof. Manisha Shah is quoted in BusinessLine

Prof. Manisha Shah found the statistics from Havocscope that the earnings from sex work in India are pegged at $8.4 billion a year. Article: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/working-and-living-on-the-edge/article7392434.ece