Ann Carlson, co-director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law, provided an expert legal opinion in an LA Times article focused on Juliana v. United States. This is a groundbreaking climate lawsuit that was filed by a group of 21 kids and young adults in 2015 who argue that the United States government’s use of fossil fuels violates their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property.
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The Depression Grand Challenge (DGC) is building an advisory cabinet of thought leaders from diverse backgrounds and sectors to develop a strategy to defeat the stigma associated with depression. Ideal nominees are passionate about shifting how society understands, reacts to, and perceives depression, the world’s most common mental health issue. While the Cabinet will set its own direction, anticipated deliverables include creating clear narratives, building targeted campaigns/partnerships and engaging influencers who can shift culture. This Cabinet will have connections to but be independent of an academic workgroup of experts who study stigma.
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The Sustainable LA Grand Challenge (SLA GC) with support from the Pritzker Foundation and the UCLA School of Law hosted its fifth research symposium on May 23, 2019, spotlighting research, management, and technology aimed at making the Los Angeles region more water resilient, and improving water quality for human health and well-being.
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In response to the City of Los Angeles’s release of an updated sustainability plan* in April 2019, Mark Gold (associate vice-chancellor for environment and sustainability at UCLA) wrote an opinion piece published in the Los Angeles Times arguing that the bold targets outlined in the plan are attainable – but only with public buy-in.
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UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain from the Center for Climate Science was interviewed on KCRW about Southern California’s unusual May rainfall.
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