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ISSUE 13

UCLA is the nation's No. 1 public university

The U.S. News rankings are based on a series of measures of academic quality and graduate success, including graduation and retention rates, student-faculty ratios, faculty resources, social mobility, graduate earnings, and research impact, as well as schools' academic reputation, as assessed by presidents, provosts and admissions deans at peer institutions throughout the country. UCLA performed extremely well across all criteria.

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Economics

Martha Bailey to explore the history and future of U.S. fertility rates at College Lecture Awards

Ahead of next Monday's UCLA College Lecture Awards, UCLA spoke with Bailey about what audiences can expect from her presentation: a clearer, historically-grounded picture of how American families are changing and why it’s easy to get this story wrong.

UCLA Hispanic Heritage Month 2026 In Focus

Chicana/o and Central American Studies / LPPI

IN FOCUS: Hispanic Heritage Month

The curated selection of stories from across the UCLA campus spotlighting Latino voices, includes a conversation with Professor Floridalma Boj Lopez on preserving Maya history and memory across borders and a webinar recording discussing UCLA’s Latino Politics and Policy Institute’s “State of Latinos in California, 2026” report.

IRLE

State of the Unions on Labor Day: California organized labor grows despite headwinds

California unions added more than 100,000 workers to their ranks in 2025, even as federal labor regulations slowed, union elections declined and many newly organized workers struggled to secure their first contracts.

Tribute in Light over the Manhattan skyline for the 25th anniversary of 9/11

Political Science

‘Never forget’: 25 years after 9/11

Luwei Ying, assistant professor of political science, focuses on international relations through the lens of civil conflict and political violence. In this interview, Ying discussed the legacy and lessons of the attacks: "Commemoration should involve both remembrance and learning."

MORE UCLA SOCIAL SCIENCES NEWS

Want a better future for California? Invest in Latinos

UCLA Latino Politics and Policy Institute

New research: 4 in 5 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County had worked previously

California Policy Lab

Website illuminates the dark history of eugenics in 20th-century U.S.

UCLA Department of History

UC Approves Master of Population Data Science (MPDS) Program

California Center for Population Research, CCPR

UCLA’s CSW announces call for proposals for its annual Thinking Gender conference themed: “Power and Care in Gendered Migrations”

Center for the Study of Women/CSW

Can a Temporary Boom Affect Productivity for Decades?

UCLA Department of Economics

FACULTY NEWS

Davide Panagia elected 2026 fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

His scholarship examines how perception, sensation, images, media and cultural forms shape political judgement and democratic life.

UCLA Department of Political Science

Sanjay Subrahmanyam to Present Public Lecture at Fondation Boghossian

The lecture is titled: "Between Europe and the Indian Ocean: a 'global history' for the 17th century."

UCLA Department of History

Graeme Blair awarded the Russell Sage Foundation grant

He will examine how immigration enforcement affects crime, policing, and economic well-being for citizens and non-citizens in the U.S.

UCLA Department of Political Science

Carlo Medici awarded the Russell Sage Foundation grant

He will examine how demographic shifts shaped union inclusion and how, in turn, unions expanded economic and political opportunities for immigrant and Black workers.

California Center for Population Research, CCPR

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam: Dr. Ronald Andersen

Dr. Ronald Andersen, who held a joint appointment in UCLA’s Department of Sociology, was a pioneer in health services research. His groundbreaking contributions provided a framework for understanding and improving access to healthcare, highlighting how social, environmental, and other contextual factors shape who receives the care they need and who does not.

STUDENT NEWS

UCLA Department of Anthropology

Nicola Chávez Courtright co-awarded the Forman Graduate Paper Prize and the Dissertation Write-Up Award

Her dissertation considers the BDSM Sex Economy in New York City.

UCLA Labor Center

Young Workers Teaching Young Workers

4 UCLA undergraduates share reflections of their experience as interns of the UCLA Labor Center’s Young Worker Initiative and the Young Workers Education Project.

IN THE HEADLINES

The Guardian | Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever

Featuring recent data drawn from the Deportation Data Project co-directed by Graeme Blair, professor of political science at UCLA.

L.A. TACO | Data Shows City of L.A. as Extreme Hotspot for ICE Arrests

Featuring recent data drawn from the Deportation Data Project co-directed by Graeme Blair, professor of political science at UCLA.

Alamosa Citizen | Q&A with Professor Kyle T. Mays to preview upcoming event titled “On Shared Ground: An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States”

Featuring an interview with Kyle T. Mays, chair and professor at UCLA’s Department of African American Studies.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UCLA College Lecture Awards

Monday, Oct. 12, 2026

5:30 p.m.

The event will honor five College faculty members, including economic historian, demographer and labor economist Martha Bailey and urban cultural historian Eric Avila from UCLA’s Division of Social Sciences.

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OTHER EVENTS

Con Amor Los Angeles: 15th Anniversary of the Dream Summer Fellowship hosted by the UCLA Labor Center | SAT, OCT 10, 2026 @1-6 P.M. | LEARN MORE

Beyond the Divide: What the Science of Polarization Reveals, Right Before the Midterms hosted by UCLA’s Bedari Kindness Institute | WED, OCT 28, 2026 @6 P.M.

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