UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute (Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) received a $1 million donation from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation. The donation was matched with a $1 million grant from the Global Challenges Research Fund’s Research and Innovation Fund, which is directed by the government of the United Kingdom.
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Michelle Craske, PhD (psychology and psychiatry professor at UCLA and co-director of the Depression Grand Challenge) is the 128th recipient of the UCLA Academic Senate’s Faculty Research Lectureship for the 2019-2020 academic year. The award was first given in 1925 and recognizes distinguished faculty members for their outstanding records of accomplishment. Each recipient presents their scholarly research to the UCLA community.
UCLA sponsored content about the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge (SLA GC) in the March 12, 2019 issue of The Washington Post. The article highlights how the City of Los Angeles is incorporating technologies developed by the campus to increase renewable energy, maximize local water supplies and enhance ecosystem health.
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Yongjie Hu, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was one of three early-career UCLA professors awarded the 2019 Sloan Research Fellowship. Recipients of the award are considered amongst the most promising scholars in their fields and receive a two-year, $70,000 research grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to support their research.
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CityLAB, UCLA’s urban design and architecture think tank, directed by Dana Cuff, professor of architecture and urban design at the School of Arts and Architecture, received two national awards in 2018 for informing innovative and sustainable approaches to designing backyard homes.
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