Larissa Dooley Comments on Goldman Study

Affiliate, Larissa Dooley comments on Prof. Noreen Goldman's research on Psychology In Action: http://www.psychologyinaction.org/2014/12/03/how-can-we-best-predict-longevity-the-answer-might-surprise-you/  

Professor Ed Walker’s article is featured on The Washington Post

Professor Ed Walker organized a series about civic engagement in politics for the Washington Post Online. Article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/11/24/how-business-funded-the-anti-soda-tax-coalition/  

Graduate student Lina Stepick’s article is featured on The Washington Post

Graduate student Lina Stepick organized a series about civic engagement in politics for the Washington Post Online. Article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/11/24/how-do-citizens-participate-in-politics-between-elections/

Jennie Brand: Who stands to benefit the most from college?

Jennie Brand is featured in Academic Minute and Inside Higher Ed for her work on social inequality and higher education. Academic Minute: http://academicminute.org/2014/11/jennie-brand-ucla-who-benefits-most-from-higher-ed/ Inside Higher…

Jennie Brand’s work on community colleges is published in Sociological Science

Jennie E. Brand’s research on the community college effect has been picked up by the media, including Insider Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2014/10/13/essay-questions-free-community-college-policies Read the journal article:…

Prof. Mark Kaplan featured on Daily Bruin

Prof. Mark Kaplan is one of the small number of suicidologists in the U.S. Currently, Prof. Kaplan is working on two different studies: One that examines the effects of the economic recession on suicide rates in the U.S. and another on alcohol-related…

NY Times quotes Prof. Matthew Kahn regarding Climate Change

Prof. Matthew Kahn is quoted by the NY Times in "Portland Will Still Be Cool, but Anchorage May Be the Place to Be".

Professor Jennie Brand discussed her research on single mother employment outcomes. 

Being a single parent is tough; being an unemployed single parent is even tougher. In today's Academic Minute, the University of California at Los Angeles's Jennie Brand takes a look at the effects of job loss on single mothers. Brand is an…

Antonio Pedro Ramos is featured on NPR News

Antonio Pedro Ramos is featured on NPR News for  his work "The Poor Don't Always Benefit From Democracy, Mortality Rates Show". Listen Live at: http://www.wbur.org/npr/349756566/the-poor-don-t-always-benefit-from-democracy-mortality-rates-show Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/byron-williams/democracy-is-not-always-a_b_5881956.html?utm_hp_ref=impact&ir=Impact

The Academic Minute interviews Jennie Brand on effects of maternal job loss

Job loss among single mothers has significant negative effects on the educational attainment and social-psychological well-being of their children. Jennie Brand, CCPR associate director and UCLA associate professor of sociology, described these…