False Positives
By Kurt Klein MPP ’16 The data from our research are interviews. One of my many tasks within our project is to translate and transcribe the interviews that are in Spanish […]
Entries by UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Social Cohesion?
By Kurt Klein MPP ’16 If you just drop “social cohesion” into conversation, most people will nod their head and understand the gist of what you are talking about. If pushed […]
AN ODE TO NAIROBI TRANSIT: PART II
By David Leipziger MURP/MBA ’17 Part of my job in Nairobi this summer is gathering data on the matatu industry and operations all over town. It has afforded me the opportunity to […]
Growing Up Hasn’t Gotten Old
Observing a durian harvest in Ban Ta Kuhn, where I celebrated my birthday this year (photo credit: Nick Grady-Grot) By Jason Karpman MURP ’16 I turned 30 this summer. While […]
Happy Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)! My First Ceremony in India
By Maritza Lee MURP ’16 Today Raji and her two daughters, Synyavi and Snavika, are wearing beautiful traditional Indian outfits. Raji has been working for the household for many years […]
HIV and Sex Tourism in the Dominican Republic
By Sandra Bernabe MSW ’16 August 2nd marked the end of my learning experience in la República Dominicana. Although I was excited that I would be returning to California, my […]
Transit-oriented Development (TOD) in Turkey?
By Carmen Chen MURP ’16 While creating a TOD Tool kit for my internship with EMBARQ Turkey, I was asked to write a blog post about transit-oriented development (TOD) in […]
The Dominican Republic: More than a Tourist Destination
By Elsie Silva MSW ’16 I have been back in the states for a couple of weeks now and my time in the Dominican Republic (DR) continues to be […]
THE RISE OF THE HIGH-RISE IN CHINA
By Mohan Khidia MURP ’16 The first thing I noticed about China was the ubiquitous forest of cloned high-rise residential buildings. Apparently, I am living in one of them – on […]
Alcohol Abuse in the UN
By Kathryn Merrill MSW ’16 Geneva, Switzerland. It is not a destination one commonly makes grand plans to see in Europe. But it is stunning—a quaint city hugging the corner of […]
