IoES in the News
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Environmental science students participate in Eco Inventor Showcase
Education for Sustainable Leadership Program Action Research Team members Emily Anderson and Joanna Wheaton presented their water conservation plan at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Spring Green Expo.
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The science and application of sustainable supply chain activities
Executives and researchers met on May 8 to discuss the challenges and opportunities raised by sustainable supply chain management at a workshop conducted by the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability's Corporate Partners Program.
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Farmers Markets: Bruins like to feed on fresh fruit and vegetables
The L.A. Times Food Section profiled the UCLA Farmers Market which is co-managed by environmental science students Joanna Wheaton and Jasneet Bains.
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Leveraging SmartMeter Technology to Reduce Energy Consumption
A research proposal initiated by IoES and Anderson School of Management's Magali Delmas received $25,000 funding from the UCLA Transdisciplinary Seed Grant program.
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Magali Delmas gets $447,000 NSF grant for energy-conservation research
UCLA Professor Magali Delmas received a $446,912 grant from the National Science Foundation for her ongoing research tracking energy use in individual homes and testing what motivates people to reduce their power usage.
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Going, going, gone? Vanishing DDT is big surprise at ocean deposit off Los Angeles
IoES Associate Director Mark Gold is quoted in an Environmental Health News article about decreased pesticide deposits in L.A. County waters.
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Test drive into the future
Internships bring lesson plans to life and can help beginners define their path.
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UCLA environmental researchers release citywide plan, call on candidates to adopt
The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability partnered with the UCLA School of Law to produce a comprehensive plan for Los Angeles that addresses environmental challenges.
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Center for Tropical Research November 2012 Newsletter
CTR researchers report on a study exploring cryptic diversity with Indian and Pacific Ocean Big Fin Reef Squids and workshops held focused on building the capacity to control animal-borne influenza in Cameroon and Egypt.
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Sustainable Storytelling
The Education for Sustainable Living Program hosts seminars and screenings on sustainability issues.
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Highlights
New to the Institute The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) will assume management of the White Mountains Research Station (WMRS). WMRS is a full service field station with…
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UCLA’s Dr. Thomas Smith trains students to tackle Earth-changing issues
Part Four in the Mother Nature Network series on the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
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Connecting the Wintering and Breeding Sites of Migratory Songbirds Using New Isotopic and Genetic Methods
by Kristen Ruegg, Ph.D., Research Associate, University of California, Santa Cruz and Senior Research Fellow, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
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E3 Club sows seeds for schools
The Daily Bruin featured an article about the student group's initiative that educates kids about nutrition and sustainable food production through garden projects.
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First REDD+ Project in Cameroon announced
The Center for Tropical Research (CTR) is partnering with Global Green Carbon Corporation (GGC) on a major conservation project in Cameroon—a country in west Central Africa.
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Center for Tropical Research November 2011 Newsletter
CTR researchers report on a study tracking migratory songbirds and field research on seed dispersal of a tropical tree in Ecuador
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The Ecological and Genetic Role of Seed Dispersal for a Tropical Tree in Ecuador
by Stephanie Steele, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
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Center for Tropical Research May 2011 Newsletter
CTR researchers investigate stripe variation in the African plains zebra and monkeypox transmission in the Congo Basin.
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How the Zebra Changed its Stripes: Evolution of Stripe Variation in the Plains Zebra
by Brenda Larison, Ph.D., Researcher, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
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Using Remote Sensing to Map the Principal Carrier of Monkeypox Virus in the Congo Basin
by Trevon Fuller, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
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CNE-TV spotlights new International Research and Training Center, Central Africa
Watch presentation highlights plus a one-on-one interview with Center for Tropical Research (CTR) Director Tom Smith and CTR Africa Director Kevin Njabo.
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IoES awards first Glickfeld Family Scholarship
Environmental Science major Nancy Tu is the new scholarship recipient.
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UCLA joins Southern California Marine Institute to revitalize marine research in Los Angeles
UCLA joins a a strategic alliance of 11 major universities in southern California dedicated to advancing ocean studies.
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A champion of sustainability
Q&A with Dr. Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development and Science Advisor to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
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IoE receives gift to establish Pritzker Fund for Environment and Sustainability Education
An endowment from business leader Tony Pritzker will stregthen the Institute of the Environment's undergraduate academic program.
