Vickie Mays (department of Psychology, Fielding School of Public Health), Gilbert Gee (Fielding School of Public Health) and Susan Cochran (Fielding School of Public Health) provide research that shows people who become targets of discrimination can suffer effects ranging from low self-esteem to a higher risk for developing stress-related disorders such as anxiety and depression.
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The Sustainable LA Grand Challenge has released its Work Plan, the most detailed proposal yet for how Sustainable LA aims to transform the region and ensure that a hotter, more populous Los Angeles can actually improve our quality of life.
Source: Steps toward a sustainable golden age for Los Angeles proposed in new UCLA plan UCLA Newsroom, 6 Jan. 2016
Additional coverage about the release of the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Work Plan:
Q&A with Mark Gold: How a new UCLA research plan will create a sustainable Los Angeles UCLA Newsroom, 11 Jan. 2016
UCLA Grand Challenges reveals plan for environmental sustainability Daily Bruin, 22 Dec. 2015
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.
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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.
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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.
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