According to Robert Wayne and Seth Riley of the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, recent changes in the health and behavior of Santa Monica mountain lions could be mitigated by the construction of an overpass for the animals on the 101 freeway, opening up a migration route.
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Thanks to “Revision”, a new web application created by the UCLA Lewis Center with leadership from Juan Matute (Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, department of Urban Planning) anyone can aggregate data from various public and private sources to create a complete picture of neighborhood change with just a few clicks.
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A report co-authored by UCLA School of Law professor Ann Carlson has found that an unused provision of the Clean Air Act authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an economy-wide, market-based program to reduce domestic greenhouse gas emissions and achieve the Obama Administration’s pledge at the recent U.N. climate change talks in Paris.
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African-American students feel less emotionally prepared for college than white students do, and they’re also more likely to keep their worries to themselves, according to the results of a national poll released on Wednesday. Black students also didn’t seek help as often as white students for their mental and emotional problems when experiencing depression, anxiety, or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Jed Foundation has announced their partnership with the Steve Fund to provide colleges and universities with recommended practices for improving support for the mental health and emotional well-being of America’s college students of color. In addition, new data demonstrating the urgency of improving mental health support for students has been released.
Read more at The Jed Foundation