We are excited to present the first official issue of the Science Policy Group at UCLA Newsletter!

Read on to discover new resources, what we’ve been up to lately, and how you can get involved.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS


Dr. Andrew Thompson: NSIDP & AAAS S&T Fellow (12:30, Aug 10th)

 

Science policy career development talk (September)

 

Informational panel on the role of the District Attorney (October)

Stay Tuned
 

Dr. Andrew Thompson is a graduate of the UCLA NSIDP who currently works at the U.S. State Department in international policy for drugs, health, and science. He was chosen as an AAAS Science & Technology (S&T) Policy Fellow - a prestigious and competitive fellowship that I'm sure we would all love to hear more about! Please tune in next Monday to hear all about his journey.

 

 

Infographic Series: Racism is a Public Health Issue

To align our efforts to the current civil rights movement, we have compiled an infographic series titled “Racism is a Public Health Issue.”

Working to become anti-racist requires that we research and acknowledge the persistence and gravity of structural racism, including within the sciences. We hope that this series will help to serve as a primer on some prevalent yet severely under-addressed issues. This is by no means comprehensive, and we appreciate productive feedback as we all strive to meaningfully educate ourselves. 

 We cover topics including:

  • child & adolescent health
  • health care
  • sexually & reproductive health, family planning, and sexual violence
  • environmental racism
  • the effects of climate change on existing racial inequalities
 

 

Endorsing George Gascon for LA District Attorney

 

Watch our Q&A on the role of the DA and its intersection with science with DA Gascon and DA candidate Rachel Rossi

Register to Vote or check your registration status here!

 

 

Environmentalism Bill AB-345

Bill AB-345

Mandatory Public Health Buffers around oil drilling sites

 

Our group voted unanimously to support AB 345, which would provide a minimum distance between oil-drilling sites and homes, hospitals and schools.

 

The bill will be voted on in the state senate Natural Resources and Water Committee next Wednesday Aug, 12.

 

Please use this script and social media toolkit from VISIÓN (Voices in Solidarity Against Oil in Neighborhoods) to call key state senators on the committee & urge them to support this bill.

 

 

Opportunities to Get Involved

 

 

thank you for being part of the science policy group at ucla!

 

As always, feel free to email us to let us know about campus/community opportunities & ideas for events.

 

And please spread the word!

 

 
 
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