California’s programs to subsidize rooftop solar and plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles are disproportionately benefiting the wealthiest communities in Los Angeles County, a new study from UCLA’s California Center for Sustainable Communities (CCSC) has found.
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Michael Jerrett (professor of environmental health science at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health) is quoted in an NBC News story highlighting the structural environmental iniquities that residents of the banks of Mississippi River continue to face. Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” is the densest concentration of petrochemicals plants in the country, and Black communities in this region have suffered from health problems associated with pollution.
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Jisung Park (assistant professor of public policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs) was interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition to discuss his research on the effects of climate change on student learning.
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UCLA Depression Grand Challenge (DGC) Co-Director Michelle Craske (psychology and psychiatry professor) talked with “UCLA Health Zone Show” co-hosts Dr. Phil Cohen and Adam Auslund on May 23, 2020.
During her segment, Michelle covered:
UCLA Depression Grand Challenge (DGC) Co-Director Michelle Craske (psychology and psychiatry professor) joined Cleveland Cavaliers star and former UCLA standout Kevin Love for a conversation about mindfulness during an Instagram Live timed to coincide with Mental Health Month on May 15, 2020. They touched on topics such as:
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