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Feeling climate anxiety? You're not alone. Join the inaugural Climate Resilience Class with UCSF Elissa Epel and other University of California campuses, designed to help undergraduate and graduate students turn their climate distress into collective action. bit.ly/4a3ijw5

NOT TOO LATE to join our class at any campus! including UCSF. Email [email protected]

A year ago we released our climate anthology Not Too Late; on New Year's Day we added this practical 'what can I do' short guidebook that's a free download (and is added to the digital book). Thanks to everyone supporting climate action and Not Too Late's fantastic contributors.

Is loneliness is bad for your health? a @nature news feature synthesizes the scientific literature and comes to the conclusion that yes, loneliness is bad for your health and explains why nature.com/articles/d4158…

We, the health community, can play a unique & essential role in building public & political will to accelerate the end of the fossil fuel era. I share my thoughts on why & how in this essay: frontiersin.org/journals/scien… The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Global Climate and Health Alliance Lisa Patel, MD, MESc APHA GMU Center for Climate Change Communication

Research suggests that detecting misinformation is difficult. When we encounter new information—especially online—we tend to focus on understanding it and deciding what to do next, rather than evaluating it for accuracy. #facts #truth #psychology

Please share with early career researchers!

Don't miss out on the upcoming Health and Retirement (HRS) webinar featuring Elissa Epel—What can we learn about Stress and Emotional Well-being around the world?—on April 2, 2024, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm PST.

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Calling UC Students at any level--This AMAZING new course on polycrisis resilience starting now UC Riverside by Juliann E. Allison, UC Santa Cruz by Magy Seif El-Nasr, UC San Diego Health by Jyoti Mishra & Cassandra Vieten @ucsb by Summer Gray & Ken Hiltner, UC Davis Mandy Frazier @ucsf by yours truly.

Team Scientists Hal Hershfield, Robb Willer, Jay Van Bavel, PhD & co-authors conducted a #megastudy of 11 #climatechange interventions among 59,440 people from 63 nations. Read all about it Science Advances: bit.ly/3Tve3j9

Great opportunity for US based junior scientists interested in animal models for #social determinants of health and #aging !

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An open VR version of the TSST is finally available for download here: osf.io/cmw2g/. The related preprint on PsyArXiv may be downloaded here: osf.io/preprints/psya….

Research suggests we are less likely to fall for misinformation when we know how it is used.

In this 60 Minutes report, Sander van der Linden explains the concept of 'prebunking', which empowers social media users to spot the signs of misleading statements. cbsnews.com/news/how-prebu…

What causes early aging? RESEARCHERS: VALUABLE ACCESS TO DATA, 10 COUNTRIES, HEALTH AND WELLBEING! Share with early career scholars. Hear new findings on stress, loneliness, life satisfaction, blood pressure, & mortality. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Alliance for Aging Research American Society Aging USC Center for Biodemography and Population Health

So great to chat with Gayle Allen about the importance of sensation for mental health health!

Please Spread the word to UC students at all Levels! Undergrads, grads, postdocs! UCSF Office of Sustainability UC San Diego Health UCSD Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion UCSD Neurosciences UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences UCSF Health UCSF School of Nursing UC Santa Cruz UCSC SciCom Baskin Engineering at UCSC UCSC Institute for Social Transformation UC Riverside UCR Science to Policy Highlander Athletics UC Irvine UCI

Such a joy be at #APS2024UK all week and to present this work with Aric A. Prather, PhD and Elissa Epel on daily stress, depressive symptoms, and antibody responses to the COVID-19 vaccine! UCSF AME CENTER UCSF Stress Measurement Network

We are celebrating Women's History Month with gratitude for the progress made by UCSF's Committee on the Status of Women over the past 50+ years. Hear about our journey and the University's ongoing commitment from UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Catherine Lucey.

Got climate anxiety? The UC Climate Resilience Course can help, designed to help undergraduate and graduate students turn their climate distress into collective action. More from University of California: universityofcalifornia.edu/news/got-clima….