Cathy Oloo: There & Back Again
Urban Planning student’s path has taken her from Kenya to UCLA and back.
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Alumni Leaders: Joy Chen
Urban Planning graduate has become international best-selling author and voice of Chinese women
Alumni Leaders: Maria Rosario Jackson
Ph.D. graduate of Urban Planning was named to National Council of the Arts
Juan Matute Addresses California Assembly Committee on Community and Neighborhood Development
Manager of the Local Climate Change Initiative Juan Matute addressed California State Assembly Members about options to finance public improvements. Matute recently wrote a policy brief on the evolution of policy options used to fund or finance local infrastructure improvements in California. A key finding was that though financing needs for infill settings in established […]
Researchers Present Job Data in Sacramento
The economic report was sponsored by the L.A. Urban League and California Business Roundtable
Study: Downtown L.A. Parklets Improve Community, Quality of Life
“Reclaiming Right of Way” project demonstrates benefits of micro-parks for urban residents
Kleiman: Feds & States Should Work Together on Pot Policy
States could help federal government prevent interstate shipping
In Profile: John Villasenor, Director of Digital Technologies Initiative
John Villasenor is director for the Luskin Center’s new Digital Technoligies Initiative. Dr. Villasenor is a professor of electrical engineering and public policy at UCLA and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC. His work focuses on the nature and growing impact of digital information. He writes frequently on the intersection […]
Implications of France’s Registry of Engineered Nanomaterials
Andre Nel, Tim Malloy, Elina Nasser, Dave Avery, and Elizabeth Beryt have co-authored an editorial discussing the possible implications of France’s new registry of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). The French registry requires all entities or persons to file a declaration if they manufacture, import, or distribute at least 100 g per year of a nanoparticle substance […]
UC center receives $24 million to transform how nanomaterials are tested for safety
Nanotechnology is transforming industries from medicine to consumer products, and engineered nanomaterials can now be found in items as diverse as clothing, electronic devices, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. New materials are being produced rapidly. How can their safety be assured? The September edition of the journal ACS Nano features an article that could lay the groundwork […]