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UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, longtime champion of DGC, to step down in July

November 07, 2023

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block announced he plans to step down from the helm of UCLA at the end of this school year, a post he has held for 17 years. Block, a neurobiologist, was particularly invested in the DGC to understand and better treat depression.

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STAR program integration into new UCLA student online wellness hub, signals value as important campus resource

November 03, 2023

When UCLA introduced an important new health resource this year for its students, Be Well Bruin, which included the STAR program as a key resource, the STAND program reached an important milestone — integration of the program into campus operations.

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UCLA Newsroom features DGC Co-Director Michelle Craske's accomplishments in first year as Kevin Love Fund Centennial Chair

October 23, 2023

Timed with the end of her first year in the role, the UCLA Newsroom reported on DGC Co-Director Michelle Craske’s activities as the inaugural Kevin Love Fund Centennial Chair.

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Apple cites UCLA Depression Grand Challenge research; launches innovative mental health features for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch devices

June 07, 2023

During Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference this week, Apple cited UCLA Depression Grand Challenge mental health research findings and expertise in demonstrating the importance of caring for your mental health.

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UCLA Depression Research Registry hits 20K participants, gears up to add more Angelenos

April 25, 2023

More than 20,000 people have enrolled in the UCLA Depression Research Registry, which improves and streamlines longstanding obstacles to recruiting participants for medical research. The registry is now expanding outreach to invite all Angelenos.

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NIMH awards $12 million grant to optimize STAND, explore expansion to more community colleges

May 01, 2022

The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge was awarded a five-year, $12 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to expand its STAND system of care, with a focus on reaching more California community college students.

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Nelson Freimer interviewed on KTVU San Francisco about UCLA study in collaboration with Apple

August 08, 2020

Nelson Freimer, UCLA Depression Grand Challenge director, appeared on KTVU San Francisco to discuss the DGC’s pilot research project in collaboration with Apple.

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UCLA launches study in collaboration with Apple to discover insights about depression

August 04, 2020

The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge has begun a pilot research project in collaboration with Apple, called the Digital Mental Health Study. The study seeks to develop more objective measures for detecting depression and anxiety.

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Michelle Craske offers COVID-19-related insights, discusses COVID-19 Care Package in July 2020 Issue of UCLA Magazine

June 22, 2020

The article shared the “five C’s” for managing COVID-19 anxiety, as well as COVID-19–related insights from UCLA Depression Grand Challenge Co-Director Michelle Craske (psychology and psychiatry).

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Michelle Craske to hold new UCLA psychology chair established by NBA player Kevin Love

June 22, 2020

UCLA announced that Cleveland Cavaliers star and former UCLA standout committed $500,000 through his foundation to establish a new Kevin Love Fund Centennial Chair in psychology. Love’s contribution, matched by the Centennial Term Chair Match, will fund research aimed to prevent, diagnose, treat and end the stigma around anxiety and depression.

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