UCLA’s latest Hollywood Diversity Report sees signs that could foretell a retreat in the industry’s gender and racial diversity.
“The next few years may be a true test of whether Hollywood is truly committed to the changes they promised during the nation’s reckoning on race following the murder of George Floyd,” says Ana-Christina Ramón, the report’s co-author.
A collaboration between UCLA Extension and Google will provide no-cost skills training, professional development and support services for adults from underserved communities.
Through this partnership, UCLA Extension will offer accessible, online and on-demand trainings from Grow with Google on subjects including data analytics, IT support, project management, computer automation using the Python programming language and user experience design.
The findings are part of a wide-ranging report by UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) that examines demographic and socioeconomic changes among Latinos in the U.S. between 2000 and 2020. Today, one of every five residents of the U.S. is Latino. The Latino population comprises distinct groups from across the Americas and the Caribbean and is racially, culturally, linguistically and socioeconomically diverse. Understanding how different Latino groups are uniquely impacted by social, political and economic factors is important in crafting long-term policy.
Dr. Haig Aintablian, UCLA’s first space medicine fellow, will have a role in shaping the next generation of flight physicians. "UCLA Is Here" is a series spotlighting Bruins who are making a positive difference in Los Angeles and beyond. Check out the first episode featuring Dr. Haig Aintablian and learn more about his work here.
According to a study led by UC researchers, the 2020 wildfire season (California’s worst wildfire year on record) resulted in more than double the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions slashed by the state from 2003 to 2019. In other words, “Wildfire emissions in 2020 essentially negate 18 years of reduction in greenhouse gas emission,” said Dr. Michael Jerrett, a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences and a lead author of the research.
Sleep plays an important role in how the brain consolidates short-term memories from the previous day into enduring ones. But exactly how that process occurs remains a mystery.
A new study led by UCLA scientists could help answer that question. Their research will aim to identify the electrical activity that occurs as the brain receives information and then test whether targeted, gentle electrical stimulation to the brain can strengthen a specific memory when that information is processed later.
U.S. Latino’s GDP is a key driving force to the recovery of the U.S. economy. According to the 2022 report, if U.S. Latinos were a standalone country, they would account for the fifth largest GDP in the world — surpassing major world powers, including France, India, Canada, the United Kingdom, and various other countries.
A 2021 California supreme court decision made it unconstitutional to set bail at an amount that defendants cannot afford. Research by UCLA and UC Berkeley reveals that the ruling has not fundamentally changed bail practices throughout the state. In the new report, they recommend structural and systemic change through the Judicial Council, the policymaking body of the state’s courts, and through the California Legislature to address the longstanding problems plaguing pretrial decision-making.
Exploring Your Universe is UCLA’s annual science fair for all ages and backgrounds. Thousands of participants from the greater LA area are welcome to campus every first Sunday in November for this hands-on learning experience.
The UCLA Labor Center and UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center invite youth-focused organizations, young workers and leaders to discuss the state of young workers in California today.
A five-year, $8 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine will enable UCLA stem cell scientists to include a wider cross-section of Los Angeles’ diverse population in potentially lifesaving medical research.
