KCRW interviews ISH director David Myers: In an Increasingly hate-filled world, UCLA researchers seek solutions
NewsKCRW's Steve Chiotakis recently sat down with ISH director David Myers to discuss the initiative's efforts to understand and address hate. Listen to the interview here.
Harnessing the campus research community to understand and combat hate
NewsUCLA takes on hate Harnessing the campus research community to understand and combat hate. Read article here.
ISH research led by Sara Wilf and Taylor Reed featured in The Guardian and the Journal of Research on Adolescence.
NewsAn article in The Guardian featured an ISH project led by Co-Principal Investigators Sara Wilf and Taylor Reed. This study explored Black and Latinx youth organizers' experiences of racism within national gun violence prevention organizing spaces,…
ISH in UCLA Magazine: The Issue That’s Tearing Us Apart
NewsUCLA Magazine's Winter 2023 edition introduced the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate.
The War We Must Win
Chancellor Gene Block introduces the importance of studying hate.
He says, "I am grateful that our scholars are taking on…
The Initiative to Study Hate launches publicly, receives coverage from Inside Higher Ed, Forbes
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Check back regularly to see more media coverage about the Initiative to Study Hate.
Inside Higher Ed: Why Do We Hate Each Other?
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, are on a multidisciplinary mission…
UCLA Newsroom: There’s a lot of hate in the world. UCLA’s scholars are asking why and what can be done
NewsThe UCLA Initiative to Study Hate launched publicly on October 12, 2022. Read the news release about our work here.
David Myers and Maia Ferdman participate in Eradicate Hate Global Summit 2022
NewsThe Eradicate Hate Global Summit is the most comprehensive anti-hate conference in the world. It unites experts and leaders from around the globe, who are dedicated to eradicating all forms of hate-fueled violence. The mission of the Summit…
ISH Researchers gather for first orientation meeting
NewsThe Initiative welcomed over 50 researchers of its 23 teams to a first orientation meeting on September 19th, 2022. Researchers learned about the initiative as a whole and discussed the upcoming monthly seminar that will be a central piece of…
“What is Hate?” Part 2
NewsThis two-part series of symposia offered terminological, conceptual and speculative reflections on the question of “What is Hate?” from UCLA faculty members.
The second part took place on June 13, 2022, and featured remarks from Robin…
“What is Hate?” Part 1
NewsThis two-part series of symposia offered terminological, conceptual and speculative reflections on the question of “What is Hate?” from UCLA faculty members.
The first part took place on May 17, 2022, and featured remarks from Anna Spain…