Entries by Jerry Liu

Alumnus Spotlight: Terry Kramer ’82 – Supporting UCLA

UCLA Economics Alumnus, Terry Kramer ’82, and member of the Economics Department Board of Visitors is the subject of the most recent “Alumnus Spotlight.”   Terry was also the guest of honor and delivered the Commencement Address to our Economics class of 2025. Read the full story here.

UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab awarded a $5.95M grant from Conrad N Hilton Foundation

The Conrad N Hilton Foundation has awarded a $5.95 million grant to Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab (CPL). The foundation, a long-term supporter of the Lab, approved this landmark, three-year grant in recognition of CPL’s leadership and data-driven approach on strategies to prevent homelessness. The grant announcement can be found here: https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/news/advancing-homelessness-prevention-through-research-and-policy-a-conversation-with-janey-rountree-of-the-california-policy-lab/.

UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab win UCLA’s Public Impact Research Award

UCLA Professor Till von Wachter and the California Policy Lab, a nonpartisan research institute at the University of California, receive UCLA’s Public Impact Research Award. The award recognizes faculty whose research produces meaningful public impact, especially when paired with sustained efforts to share new insights with the broader public. The award is presented annually by […]