As the world creeps closer to global temperatures surpassing a limit agreed to in the Paris climate accords, 16 high-level leaders — aided by UCLA-led research — have formed a commission to consider responses that would minimize risks to people and the planet.
UCLA School of Law Dean Jennifer L. Mnookin has been selected to serve as the 30th leader of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The University of Wisconsin’s regents announced her appointment as chancellor on May 16. Her term will begin on August 4.