[Sfts-students] [Please Share] Now Enrolling: Psych and Planetary Resilience Course

[Tea, Pei Qi]

Dear SFTS Student Listserv,
I’m reaching out from UCSF with an exciting new class for UC Riverside students.
We have developed a special academic experiential course on personal and social resilience to the ecological crisis that has been transformative for many students! However, as a new course we need your help raising awareness of it, and we are open to 100 students. Enrollment for the Spring 2026 UC-wide Climate Resilience Course is opening soon.
This will be the third year of the UC Climate Resilience Course and it’s now available at all 10 UC campuses in 2026.
The initiative has been featured by NPR<https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/10/07/nx-s1-5057430/stress-anxiety-climate-change-action-positive> and UC News<https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/got-climate-anxiety-uc-course-can-help>, highlighting the momentum behind this innovative and impactful program.
About the course:
Students today are navigating the realities of climate change and global uncertainty. This class helps them build stress resilience, a sense of purpose, and strong community connections while engaging in meaningful climate action. Students learn through short talks from global climate leaders, interactive small-group sessions led by mindfulness teachers, and hands-on climate resilience projects. Our evaluation is published here.<https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/7/3139>

Course title: Special Topics in Global Studies
Instructors: Selin Nielsen, PhD
Day/Time: Tues/Thurs 11:00am - 12:20pm
Catalog code: GBST 133 / SEHE 133

Although the course is listed as an upper-division class, it is open to all students. If students experience any difficulty enrolling, they can contact selin.nielsen at ucr.edu or their academic advisor for assistance, and they will be admitted if space is available.
Could you please share the attached flyer with your students, academic advisors and listserv? Early visibility will help students register for this important course.
Thank you so much for your support. Please feel free to reach out if you’d like any additional information or materials to share.
Warmly,
Pei Qi Tea on behalf of UC Climate Resilience Course Directors

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Elissa Epel, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco
Director of the Aging, Metabolism, and Emotions Center

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Philippe R. Goldin, PhD
Professor, University of California Davis
Director, Clinically Applied Affective Neuroscience Laboratory

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Jyoti Mishra, PhD MBA
Associate Professor, University of California San Diego
Director, Neural Engineering & Translation Labs



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