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A mind of one’s own

UCLA Newsroom September 2, 2025
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Co-Executive Director Adriana Galván is featured in a UCLA Newsroom article and accompanying podcast that provides insights into adolescent development, memory, and the fight to protect our brains.

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Co-Executive Director Adriana Galván speaks with The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s CEO Lisa Law­son on the lat­est episode of the foundation’s podcast, Cas­ey­Cast. In this conversation, Lawson asks Galván about her research on how the ado­les­cent brain can inform the understanding of policymakers, edu­ca­tors, and youth-serving systems regarding this crit­i­cal stage of development.

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