Discover Magazine’s November 2019 issue highlighted the Depression Grand Challenge’s (DGC) efforts to understand the genetic and environmental causes of depression with the ultimate goal of developing new and better treatments. The author provided details about the series of studies designed to uncover the genetic and environmental causes of depression.
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Jenn Gustetic (Program Executive for NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research Program) recognized UCLA Grand Challenges and Michelle Popowitz, JD, MPH (UCLA Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research & Executive Director for UCLA Grand Challenges) during her opening keynote entitled “Moonshots for Science Engagement” at the 2019 Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Annual Conference on September 21, 2019.
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Mark Gold, appointed in July 2019 as deputy secretary for oceans and coastal policy and director of the Ocean Protection Council at the California Natural Resources Agency, reflected on his tenure as UCLA’s associate vice chancellor for environment and sustainability in a Verdexchange profile.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved L.A. County’s first sustainability plan, OurCounty on August 6, 2019. The plan outlines ambitious sustainability goals targeting a range of environmental, economic and equity issues.
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UCLA’s Associate Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability Mark Gold has been appointed deputy secretary for oceans and coastal policy and director of the Ocean Protection Council at the California Natural Resources Agency by Governor Gavin Newsom. Mark has a long history of leadership in environment and is the perfect fit for this role.
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