Grand Challenges

Long-term effectiveness of family-level intervention for U.S.military children, families affected by wartime deployments

Research led by Dr. Patricia Lester (Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior) found that family-level preventive intervention can lead to improved behavioral health outcomes for military families affected by wartime deployment. The deployed parent, home-based parent and their children report results that highlight significant reductions in anxiety and depression symptoms after intervention.

15 UCLA stories from 2015

The Depression Grand Challenge was featured in the top UCLA stories of the year!

UCLA climate change researchers find way to improve accuracy of global climate models

More accurate global climate models will better assist lawmakers as they craft policies to deal with future precipitation.

NOAA

A new study led by Alex Hall of UCLA’s department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences provides a way to reduce variation in global climate models by 35 percent.

Thirst-quenching as Los Angeles heats up: Next Wave @ UCLA

Alex Hall presenting on the role of climate change in the future of water in Los Angeles during “Next Wave: Thriving in a Hotter Los Angeles” at the Hammer Museum.

Next Wave/ the Hammer Museum

UCLA’s Hammer Museum hosted the final iteration of its 2015 program “Next Wave: Quality, Quantity, and Accessibility to Water in the 21st Century”. The final presentation grappled with issues closest to home, largely under the purview of the goals articulated by the ambitious Sustainable LA Grand Challenge.

Robert Wayne receives UC Research Catalyst Award for biodiversity preservation

Mountain lions roaming through Los Angeles’ Santa Monica Mountains are among the dozens of species that UCLA’s Robert Wayne studies with DNA and genomic testing, in collaboration with the National Park Service.

National Park Service

Robert Wayne (department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) led one of the four projects that have received a Research Catalyst Award for research conducted that is relevant to the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge.

Happenings