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Center for Healthy Climate Solutions (C-Solutions)

The UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions (C-Solutions) turns climate and health science into pr...
Advancing climate-healthy solutions
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CENTER FOR MEXICAN STUDIES

The UCLA Center for Mexican Studies promotes collaborative and bilateral research on Mexican social,...
Mexican cultural awareness
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LATINO POLICY AND POLITICS INSTITUTE (LPPI)

LPPI has emerged as a respected and leading voice in data-driven policy and Latino-focused research....
Uplifting Latinos through research

OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY

UCLA has served Los Angeles and its communities since our university’s founding in 1919. Through our research partnerships, volunteer activities, healthcare programs and more, we continue to deepen our connections to the extraordinary city we call home.”

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JULIO FRENK

Chancellor

GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY RELATIONS is pleased to offer this dynamic inventory of hundreds of partnerships that our faculty, staff and students have formed with valued collaborators across greater Los Angeles. UCLA is grateful for these relationships and excited to further strengthen our community ties.”

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JENNIFER POULAKIDAS

Associate Vice Chancellor, Government & Community Relations