Accomplishments

Our faculty and students strive for excellence in their work.

We are honored to be recognized by esteemed organizations. Below are a few of our most recent accolades.

Awards

Elijah Catalan selected for 2023 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award

Elijah Catalan has been selected for a 2023 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA), which is sponsored by the Ecological Society of America. Along with 15 other graduate…


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Susanna Hecht wins Brunn Award for Creativity in Geography

UCLA professor Susanna Hecht has won the 2023 Stanley Brunn Award for Creativity from the American Association of Geographers. The award is presented annually to a geographer who has demonstrated…


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Travis Longcore Awarded Galileo Award from International Dark-Sky Association

Please join us in congratulating Travis Longcore on receiving the Galileo Award from the International Dark-Sky Association! This award is given to those who have made outstanding contributions to research…


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Eric Hoek to Receive Top Water Research and Technology Prize

Sep 2, 2022 UCLA Samueli Newsroom The National Water Research Institute has selected Eric Hoek, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, as the 2022 Athalie Richardson…


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Future of Life Institute honors Richard Turco and other ‘nuclear winter’ pioneers

UCLA distinguished professor emeritus and founding director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Richard Turco, received The Future of Life Award for his role in the discovery…


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KLCS/UCLA show Sustaining US wins two Golden Mike awards

Program wins for Best Individual Writing and Best Environmental Reporting


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Bradley Shaffer elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Bradley Shaffer, the director of the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.


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Marilyn Raphael elected president of American Association of Geographers

Marilyn Raphael, director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, has been chosen to lead the American Association of Geographers — a global network of researchers, educators and…


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Karen McKinnon receives prestigious Packard fellowship

UCLA climate statistician Karen McKinnon was selected to the 2021 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering. The honor is given annually to 20 innovative early-career scientists and engineers,…


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American Geophysical Union awards Aradhna Tripati with Willi Dansgaard Award

Aradhna Tripati was awarded the Willi Dansgaard Award at this year’s fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The award recognizes Tripati for her work in paleoceanography and paleoclimatology. It…


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Victoria Sork elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Victoria Sork, a renowned plant evolutionary biologist, was among eight UCLA professors elected to the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences in 2021. The prestigious honorary society is comprised…


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Marilyn Raphael elected to American Academy of Arts & Science

Marilyn Raphael, interim director of UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, was among eight UCLA professors elected to the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences. The prestigious honorary…