Targeted Education Can Help Dispel the Deadly Myth That Only Light-Skinned People Need Sunscreen

In the U.S., African Americans and Latinos Are Far Less Likely to Survive Skin Cancer Than the General Population

People go to South L.A. for many reasons. We went there to figure out how to get kids to use sunscreen to protect their skin from sun damage.

We’re scholars—Ariella is a UCLA Anderson professor of operations management, while Lance is a medical doctor with an MBA—who are deeply interested in what works, and doesn’t work, when it comes to health education.

One of our focuses has been raising awareness about causes and recognition of melanoma and other types of skin cancers. More than 3.5 million such cancers occur annually in the …

By Ariella Herman and Lance Chapman | July 13, 2016

Does Microsoft’s LinkedIn Deal Have a Shot at Success?

Though the Tech Giant Has a Lackluster Record in Mergers and Acquisitions, Its Latest Integration Attempt May Be Its Smartest

George T. Geis | June 16, 2016

Even very successful companies can fail with mergers and acquisitions. M&A batting averages above 500 are considered exceptional, and sometimes companies like Google, which has devoted considerable resources toward developing …

Is China Pulling the Plug on Overseas Investment?

Why Beijing Got Cold Feet and Sank a Major Deal to Buy a U.S. Hotel Giant

By Christopher S. Tang | April 29, 2016

Every time China appears ready to take (or retake) its rightful place in the global economy, a reminder comes along that this isn’t just another country willing to abide by …

How Big Data Can Make Us Less Racist

Computing Power Can Help Us Make More Efficient Decisions About Who is Friend or Foe

By Bhagwan Chowdhry, Sanjiv Das, and Barney Hartman-Glaser | April 28, 2016

Donald Trump wants to ban all Muslims from entering the United States and has called for a wall to keep out Mexicans, whom he has called rapists and criminals. Many …

The U.S. Can No Longer Remain an Island of Economic Tranquility

In an Interconnected Age, It's Not the World That Threatens Us—It's How We React To It

By David Shulman | April 20, 2016

How’s the economy?

We have so many indicators to measure, you’d think the answer to that question would be as straightforward as the answer to the question of “How’s the weather?”

It …

Can a Public University Fix a City’s Achilles Heel?

UCLA Is Mobilizing Its Brains and Its Muscle to Make L.A. Energy and Water Independent

By Lee G. Cooper | March 16, 2016

Can a university really help make its home city 100 percent independent on water and energy?

In Los Angeles, we’re going to find out. UCLA, where I’ve spent almost 50 years …

Fighting Cancer During COVID Taught Me About Our Strange Relationship With Disease

Why Didn’t Coronavirus Garner the Same Fear and Respect as My Diagnosis?

Cancer Doesn’t Have to Be This Deadly For African-Americans

We Don’t Know All the Causes of Health Disparities Between Blacks and Whites. But We Can Still Remedy Some Obvious Problems.

How South L.A.’s Santee Education Complex’s Graduation Rate Jumped Nearly 60 Percent in 11 Years

Two Assistant Principals Learned Their High School Didn’t Need a Special Status to Be Academically Rigorous and Locally Respected

For College Prep Charter Schools Serving Underprivileged Communities, High School Graduation Is Just the Beginning

With a Majority of Students From South L.A., USC Hybrid High School Rejected Teaching to the Test to Focus on Getting 90 Percent of Graduates Through College

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