The SoCal SETAC Board of Directors is awarding travel grants to help undergraduate and graduate students attend the 2021 SETAC North America Annual Meeting in Portland, OR, USA (Nov. 14-18th). The purpose of the award is to encourage participation of SoCal students at the North America Meeting and to encourage student membership and involvement in our Regional Chapter. Check out the application and all award info here: https://www.socal-setac.org/travel-awards APPLICATION DEA

SoCal SETAC is pleased to announce its 2021 Student Research Grant to support our student members. Students currently enrolled in an Undergraduate, Masters or Doctoral program are invited to submit their application by September 29, 2021 using the link below: www.socal-setac.org/student-grants

Congratulations and welcome to our new Board members and officers! We want to thank all of our candidates for their support and willingness to serve our SoCal SETAC Regional Chapter. Our new elected 2021–2023 SoCal SETAC Board Members are: Academic: Andy Gray (UCR) Public: Ochan Otim (City of LA) Private: Meagan Rivera (née Morgan) (Physis Environmental Labs) NGO*: Caroline Moore (SD Zoo Wildlife Alliance) NGO*: Maggie Stack (SDSU Research Foundation) Student: Nancy Torres (U